United Nations are hiring a Human Resources Officer

Org. Setting and Reporting 

This role is positioned withinside the Human Resources Section of the Executive Office of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Dakar, Senegal. OCHA is the a part of the United Nations Secretariat chargeable for bringing collectively humanitarian actors to make sure a coherent reaction to emergencies. OCHA additionally guarantees there’s a framework inside which every actor can make contributions to the general reaction efforts. OCHA`s venture is to mobilize and coordinate powerful and principled humanitarian movement in partnership with countrywide and worldwide actors which will alleviate human struggling in failures and emergencies; propose the rights of humans in need; sell preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions. 

This role-precise activity commencing is being marketed for the location of Human Resources Officer in Dakar, Senegal. Under the general supervision of the Chief of Human Resources Section, OCHA Executive Office, the incumbent reviews to the Human Resources Business Partner Team Leader. The put up is bodily hosted in OCHA`s Regional Office for Western and Central Africa (Dakar).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, and focusing on the services and clients within the assigned region the Human Resources Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

General

• Provides recommendation and help to managers and workforce on human sources associated matters.
• Prepares unique reviews and participates and/or leads unique human sources project.
• Keeps abreast of trends in diverse regions of human sources. Recruitment and site
• Identifies upcoming vacancies in coordination with purchaser places of work.
• Provides recommendation on powerful succession control and group of workers making plans via well timed and correct projection of vacancies and staffing necessities for the sphere places of work withinside the assigned region.
• Provides recommendation on recruitment and choice procedures in keeping with company hints and policies, main to the well timed sourcing, choice and site of the desired talent.
• Reviews advice on the choice of candidate through purchaser places of work.
• Monitors and evaluates recruitment and site associated sports of purchaser places of work, and recommends modifications or corrections associated with techniques to those places of work.
• Supervises and video display units the paintings of 1 Human Resources Associate in wearing out all human sources administrative transactions which includes guidance of employees actions, protection of staffing tables, and processing of contracts.

Administration

• Provides recommendation on interpretation and alertness of regulations, policies and rules. Reviews and presents recommendation on exceptions to regulations, law and rules.
• Prepares and Interprets team of workers records and facts the usage of UMOJA or different Business Intelligence Enterprise systems and make tips on team of workers necessities primarily based totally on HR analytics.
• Supports control withinside the settlement management through tracking contractual repute of workforce in customers offices.
• Reviews regulations and methods and recommends adjustments as required.
• Reviews and recommends stage of remuneration for consultants. Staff improvement and profession help
• Identifies and analyzes workforce improvement and profession help desires and designs programmes to fulfill recognized desires. Prepares tracking reviews on workforce improvement and profession help programmes.
• Provides recommendation on mobility and profession improvement to workforce.
• Provides overall performance control recommendation to workforce and control. Assists supervisors and workforce with information and the usage of the overall performance appraisal system (PAS).
• Monitors the crowning glory charges and timelines of the overall performance assessment withinside the discipline and offer help as had to the purchaser offices.
• Assesses schooling desires, identifies, designs and offers schooling programmes to workforce in any respect ranges all through the Organization.

Other duties

• Supports OCHA’s change management in its field operations, by providing advice on the implementation and monitoring of OCHA corporate HR programmes, and by advocating for the best application of HR practices.
• Advises and counsels staff in respect of rights, responsibilities, code of conduct and difficulties associated with work and entitlements.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Knowledge of human assets policies, practices and methods and capacity to use them in an organizational setting.
• Ability to perceive issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Shows delight in paintings and in achievements; demonstrates expert competence and mastery of concern matter; is conscientious and green in assembly commitments, watching closing dates and reaching results; is influenced through expert in preference to private concerns; indicates staying power whilst confronted with tough issues or challenges; stays calm in worrying situations.
• Takes duty for incorporating gender views and making sure the same participation of ladies and men in all regions of paintings.
• Able to research and interpret records in guide of decision-making and bring ensuing records to management.
• Communication: Speaks and writes honestly and effectively; listens to others, efficaciously translates messages from others and responds appropriately; asks inquiries to clarify, and famous hobby in having two-manner communication; tailors language, tone, fashion and layout to healthy audience; demonstrates openness in sharing records and preserving human beings knowledgeable.
• Client Orientation: Considers all the ones to whom offerings are furnished to be “customers” and seeks to look matters from customers` factor of view; establishes and keeps efficient partnerships with customers through gaining their agree with and respect; identifies customers` wishes and suits them to suitable solutions; video display units ongoing tendencies outside and inside the customers` surroundings to preserve knowledgeable and expect issues; continues customers knowledgeable of development or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for transport of services or products to client.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job – Specific Qualification

• Not available.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administration or related area is required.
• Experience using SAP, PeopleSoft, or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) for Human Resources Management is required.
• Experience in providing strategic HR advisory support to managers and staff in an international organization is desirable. Experience in HR Management in the UN Common System or other comparable international organization is desirable.
• A minimum of two (2) years within the last five (5) years of relevant human resources experience at the international level in the field (in complex emergency or natural disaster contexts) is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English and French is required.
• Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

Assessment

• The evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This position is funded for a finite period of one year. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and the availability of the funds. Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-general and to assignment by him or her. 

In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures. 

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential.

Closing date: 28 June 2024.

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