Denmark: Chief, Human Resources

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Denmark
Closing date: 14 Sep 2014

Purpose of the Position

As the Chief of Human Resources, the incumbent must ensure an effective and efficient workforce of an average 340 staff in Supply Division as well as global supply community in order to achieve Supply Division's goals and objectives.

S/he will advise the Director, Deputy Directors, and all Centre Chiefs on human resource planning and management.

Lastly, the incumbent will direct and manage a wide range of human resource services (recruitment, compensation and classification, personnel administration, recruitment career management, competency development, employee relations, training and staff development) performed in the Human Resources Centre.

Key Expected Results.

1. Provide strategic guidance and closely coordinate with Division's management team and DHR to ensure quality and timely recruitment process for vacant supply posts in SD and regional and country offices using the functional competency framework.
2. Establishes Centre's annual work plan/priorities to co-ordinate activities to support achievement of SD's goals and objectives. Ensures work plans/priorities reflected in individual PERs. Monitor timely completion of PERs.
3. Understands fully and ensures appropriate, consistent and equitable application of established organizational rules, policies and procedures. Monitors exceptions and deviations for analysis and management purpose.
4. Establishes /sets appropriate systems, policies and procedures to suit local conditions while preserving frame-work and intent of globally establish rules, policies, procedures and systems.
5. Guides Director and Centre Chiefs to plan workforce i.e. identifies need for new staffing, designs jobs and organizational structure, develops and updates posts competencies, recruitments and placement to ensures posts/staff skills and competencies aligned with SD operational needs and its effectiveness.
6. In close co-ordination with other Chiefs of Centers, formulating strategic staff learning and development plans to ensure relevant human resources skills and competencies to SD current and future needs.
7. Develops and directs career management for all categories of staff in SD. Ensures/undertakes career counseling and communicate ideas and opportunities to nurture career development.
8. Maintains open, transparent and healthy working relationship with staff consultative associations and bodies to ensure a healthy working and professional work environment.
9. Represents Director of Supply Division in interagency meetings and co-ordination relating to human resources issues with UN agencies or other partners.
10. Responsible for liaison with Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the Host Agreement.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate An advanced university degree (Masters) in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences, Psychology or related area(s) is required.

1. Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience, at national and international levels, in human resources planning and management is required.
2. Previous hands on experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity is required.
3. Background/familiarity with security and human resources in an emergency is an asset.
4. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

1. Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
2. Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
3. Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
4. Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
5. Adjusts team or department's approach to embrace changing circumstances.
6. Contributes and tries out innovative approaches and insights.
7. Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear visions of the organization's future potential.
8. Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching.
9. Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.

How to apply:

Please access UNICEF Employment at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index.php. To find the vacancy, please click on "Start an unregistered job search" and search by functional area, level and location or vacancy number. If you wish to apply, please register to the employment website and create a profile. Vacancy number: E-VN-2014-001813

Queries regarding the above can be directed to Vibeke Martensson, HR Assistant at vmartensson@unicef.org.