Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 30 Sep 2014
Purpose of the Position
Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Human Resources, the incumbent of this post will manage human resource activities, including the supervision of human resources staff in regional office as well as guidance to operations and HR staff in the region, in accordance with the HR strategy and work plan, aligned with the Regional Office Management Plan as well as the goals and strategic needs of the organization. The incumbent will provide guidance in human resources that promote a gender-balanced multidisciplinary team of professionals.
The incumbent will carry out these function for the Regional Office for CEE/CIS, CEE/CIS Region and EMOPS in Geneva; Programme Division in Geneva; UNICEF in Brussels and in Florence (referred to as client offices from here on).
Key Expected Results
- Recruitment, Selection and Placement
Support, implement and administer the effective and timely recruitment processes in the hiring, developing and retaining the best talents available to support the strategic human recourses needs of the clients and the organization. Promote equity, transparency, and consistency in the selection and placement of staff.
Support the client's human resources needs for national professional officers, general service, and temporary employees by implementing proper and expedient recruitment procedures. Ensure organizational human resources targets are met while ensuring the recruitment and retention of a diverse body of staff of the highest caliber.
Work to establish a targeted approach to recruit specialized talent, with particular focus on MTSP areas, to fill posts requiring specialized expertise, at the global, regional, or local level.
Establish and implement results-oriented action plans and sound budgets to coordinate targeted recruitment efforts with identified need at UNICEF in the short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term. - Policy Implementation and HR Administration
Establish and maintain equity, transparency and consistency in the interpretation, determination, implementation, and administration of HR policy, procedures and guidelines on all HR related matters applicable to the staff.
Ensure timely, equitable, transparent and systematic administration of all HR benefits, entitlements, contracts renewal and termination, performance management, promotions and other HR activities.
Identify opportunities for the country office to support UNICEF's global HR priorities, campaigns and partnerships, and lead, advise or recommend new initiatives to adopt in the office. In close coordination with DHR, implement and administer the equitable, transparent and efficient GS job classification system in compliance with the established job classification policy, guidelines, procedures and related requirements. - Capacity Building and Career Development
Opportunities to develop and support capacity among country HR staff, other colleagues and other relevant partners are regularly identified and addressed as appropriate.
In coordination with the relevant partners, the Regional HR Development Committee and DHR, implement timely and effective staff learning and development programmes and briefing on career management to all staff in the office in order to strengthen their capacity building and advance career development planning.
Support and utilize a database on staff development activities and training contracts and take follow-up actions for processing of external collaborator contracts and implementation of planned training activities.
Determines training and learning needs in consultation with organizational units at HQ and in the field in order to identify organizational competency gaps and gender imbalances. Plans and arranges regional operations workshops/learning programmes for organizational competency building. Advises on staff learning/development, career development, coaching and counseling in operations area that is gender-sensitive. - Strategic HR Planning and Management
Provide ongoing guidance, interpretation and technical support to management of the country offices in the area of HR management. Provide accurate and sound technical analysis to the management and HR planning process in the office as it relates to budget planning, staffing, organization design, and change management.
Liaise with the HQ Divisions to support and contribute to corporate HR strategy formulation and local implementation; advise on the applicability of new strategy and guidelines to country office HR plans and activities. Provide feedback and make recommendations from a field perspective on the establishment and improvement of systems and internal controls, planning and change management and resolution of HR issues and problems.
Support Country Programme Strategy Review and Regional Management Team Meetings to identify new trends, priorities and requirements. Participate in Global workshops and meetings for the strategic planning as requested. - Management Excellence in the Regional Office
Contribute to promoting management excellence in the office by ensuring accountability in HR and by demonstrating a high level of skills in the management of staff resources including staff selection (based on merit and the needs of the organization), staff counseling, systematic and equitable performance management, and staff development and learning activities.
Contribute to effectively manage the human and financial resources (budget planning, management and monitoring) of the office and ensure both are optimally utilized.
Monitor compliance with all systems and procedures and ensure management integrity and accountability with high quality standards in all activities in HR; ensure the implementation of agreed audit recommendations; advise on corrective measures to be taken and establish relevant internal controls. - Staff and Management Relationship Management
Monitor staff/management issues and support/advise management and staff as appropriate to improve the relations and resolve the issues. Provide administrative support to the staff-management bodies in the capacity of HR focal point in the office. - Inter-agency Cooperation, Networking and Partnerships
Ensure active coordination of HR initiatives with other agencies. Maintain effective and steady communication or working relations with UN agencies to seek harmonization. Support common strategies and approaches for enhancement of the HR reform within the UN Common system.
Collaborate with UN/UNICEF HR colleagues in the region, cooperate with partners in the locality, including Government and NGOs to identify and explore the best practices in HR area. Participate in the inter-agency coordination, conferences and other forums to improve HR planning, implementation, staff learning and development, recruitment, etc. - Emergency and Staff Security
In coordination with management and the staff, plan and ensure effective emergency preparedness and rapid responses in case of emergency.
Properly and promptly investigate and respond to emergencies affecting staff, including immediate actions, and if necessary, coordination with UN agencies and other parties concerned, in accordance with the UN and UNICEF emergency and security policy and guidelines. - Emergency Preparedness and Response
Assists in monitoring and assessing the emergency preparedness plan including its validity for the current crisis, i.e., the security situation and immediate actions needed, the ability of the office to function, the funds that have been reallocated from existing sources, etc. Advises on adapting the emergency preparedness and response plan as necessary, with particular attention to gender issues that may be expected to intensify during emergencies
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- An advanced university degree (Master's) in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences, Psychology or a directly-related technical field(s) is required.
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in HR Management and Staff Development is required.
- Prior experience in facilitating and running of training workshops is considered highly desirable.
- Work experience in emergency duty station is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Fluency in French is desirable. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking
- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
- Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment
- Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
- Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.
- Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 30 Sept 2014 .
Vacancy position link:
https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PA...
Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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