Application period: 07-Oct-2024 to 21-Oct-2024.

Functional Responsibilities

1.       Support to policy development and implementation

•Contribute to HR policy development and corporate HR initiatives by compiling and maintaining data on trends, risks and opportunities and sharing local HR best practices.
•Provide technical or administrative services in support of HR initiatives for attainment of business objectives in line with the corporate HR strategy.

2.       Advisory Services

•Provide guidance on HR related systems and processes including but not limited to Recruitment, Contracts, Benefits and Entitlements consistent with UNOPS rules and procedures.
•Provide advice and answers to personnel on routine cases for HR services such as the performance appraisal process, learning & development activities, contracts, benefits, entitlements and remuneration and career development.

3.       Talent Acquisition and Administration

•Implement talent acquisition activities in line with UNOPS policies and processes covering Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management, Learning and Development, Change Management, Salary and Benefit administration, Contract Administration, Succession Planning and Out-processing.
•Administer contracts, entitlements, loans, exchanges, and secondments. Inform and advise UNOPS personnel, consultants, partners and project personnel on their conditions of service and entitlements according to their contract modality, expediting actions to facilitate their efficient, timely, and client-focused onboarding.

4.       Team Management

•Support efficient planning and management of the HR unit, including drafting annual recruitment plans, implementing designated projects in line with the corporate HR strategy, overseeing personnel file systems as well as provision of related statistical summaries and tracking movements of UNOPS personnel within relevant business unit/s.
•May supervise other personnel members in the provision of HR client services by assigning work, facilitating work planning, managing performance, motivating, developing and coaching team members to deliver high quality results and services.

Skills

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

•Advanced University degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, social or behavioral sciences.
•A first-level university degree in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.

Experience:

•Minimum of one (1)  year of experience in professional-level recruitment and/or HR generalist services in an international, public or corporate organization.
•A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2 ) years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.
•Some experience in UN system organizations preferably in a developing country is desirable.
•Proficiency in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office) is highly desirable.

Language:

•Fluency in English and Arabic languages is required