HR Senior Associate

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Description

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The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. 

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to personnel on administrative procedures, processes and practices.
• Act as liaison between unit and internal and external clients and provide proactive customer service to expedite completion of projects, and provide information.
• As the first face of HR, ensure that new hires’ first impressions are positive and that they have all in-processing information completed.
• Advise hiring management on: recruitment processes, UNOPS performance management cycle, development initiatives, and learning plans.
• Advise hiring management and guide personnel on UNOPS recruitment and performance management processes, and learning and development initiatives, resources, and plans.
• Provide advice to supervisors on good practices, policies and procedures in performance management, including managing of underperformance. 
• Support the implementation of institutional gender and diversity initiatives, providing education and advice on issues related to equity, compliance, inclusion, and diversity.
• Contribute to HR policy development and corporate HR initiatives by assisting to maintain data on trends, risks and opportunities and sharing local HR best practices.
• Provide substantive HR expertise to assist in projects in support of HR initiatives for attainment of business objectives in line with the corporate HR strategy.  
• Assist to generate strategic and operational workforce data for planning, including related statistical summaries and movements of UNOPS Office/Projects Centre personnel. 
• Support the communication on HR policy changes and new HR initiatives to management and personnel, providing guidance as needed.

Education:

• Completion of Secondary education required.
• First University Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent disciplines is desirable.
• Knowledge of  UN policies, procedures and practices is highly desirable.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in an international and/or national organization in providing HR advisory, recruitment, and/or HR-generalist, support services.
• Some experience in UN system organizations is desirable.
• Proficiency in computers and office software packages (MS Office/Google Suite) and experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in use of HR information and/or Enterprise systems is desirable.

Languages:

• Full knowledge of English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=30207#1

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