Human Resources Assistant

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Staff Closes 03 Aug 2026 11 days left

Overview

Performs routine functions in support of human resources transactions, assisting in providing guidance and advice on policies, rules, and procedures.


Key Responsibilities
  • Review, answer and follow-up on standard requests, enquiries and claims regarding human resources matters; provide readily available information from office files and databases.
  • Assemble and review supporting documentation for processing various human resources actions relating to recruitment, staffing, organizational design, staff development and learning, policy and/or social security.
  • Assist in the recruitment process of all categories of staff and non-staff including the preparation of vacancy announcements; communicate with applicants and prepare offers/terms of employment.
  • Assist supervisor(s) in monitoring the contractual status of staff on various appointments; assist in the timely preparation and issuance of contract renewals and personnel action forms.
  • Check and maintain attendance records, leave reports, DSA forms and other documentation and reports for staff and non-staff.
  • Maintain personnel and/or position management files for staff, ensuring all documentation is complete; maintain and update confidential information and documents, and ensure relevant documents are kept in their respective files.
  • Search for, retrieve, compile, assemble and archive a variety of human resources statistical data from questionnaires, publications, surveys, research projects, websites, reports, databases, etc, for internal and external use as required.
  • Draft routine correspondence; assist in the preparation of administrative reports; assist with briefings and debriefings; take notes at meetings.
  • Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience

Three years of relevant experience in administrative and/or human resources support work.

Qualifications

Secondary School Education.

Other Details
Languages Required
Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
Fixed-term: one year with possibility of extension
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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