WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of
equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified
candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or
social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or
expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or
disability.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian
agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world
achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to
ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most
vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food
they need.
Internal HR Officers on NOB level and above are highly encouraged to
apply
Education: Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public
or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or
First University degree with additional years of related work experience or
trainings/courses.
Experience: Typically three or more years of postgraduate professional
experience in Human Resources with an interest in international humanitarian
development.
Knowledge & Skills:
* Broad or specialised knowledge of HR best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.
* Ability to supervise and support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision.
* Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and recommend a course of action.
* Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client oriented service. Ability to identify client's needs and match them to appropriate solutions.
* Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems.
Languages : Fluency (level C) in English. Arabic language is an added
advantage.
These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Regional Bureaux (RBs), and
Headquarters (HQ), and typically report to a more senior HR Officer,
Regional/Country Director or the designate.
Job holders operate with minimal supervision, and provide guidance to junior
staff to ensure that operational and project objectives are achieved. They are
heavily involved in day -to-day activities and analytical work. Job holders
provide advice on low complex issues, applying HR rules, regulations and
expertise in making determinations and recommendations across a range of
activities.
Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Country Director (CD), the
incumbent will be responsible for leading HR operations, building capacity and
introducing latest HR practices suitable for the context and scope of
operation, rolling out HR initiatives as required. The Incumbent will lead the
planning and delivery of professional, client-focused HR services and will
provide technical advice and support to the CD, partnering with the Regional
Bureau and HQ stakeholders to implement HR solutions in line with the HR
corporate priorities
The HR Officer will be supporting the CO with the implementation plan of an
organizational alignment review exercise as well as temporarily lead the HR
unit of the CO. Some of the key accountabilities are:
* Act as Head of HR and oversee the ongoing HR activities with the close support of the national HR team member.
* Participate in the development of country specific plans and processes and lead the delivery of HR operational activities or projects to meet local objectives and support WFP strategic goals, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
* Lead the planning and implementation of HR initiatives to meet local objectives, and as aligned with the HR Strategy.
* Support the CO management and the HOU in the review of the action plan in response to the Global Staff Survey (GSS) and coordinate the implementation of the plan.
* Support the organizational alignment exercise and initiate the implementation recommendations ensuring timely delivery of the project (within the established deadline) in full compliance with the relevant WFP HR policies and other issuance, implementing best practices.
* Provide guidance/advice on HR related matters to the management, especially for the implementation of the organizational alignment exercise.
7.Partner effectively with senior managers to understand their priorities and
provide advice and solutions on all aspects, especially relating to the
organizational alignment exercise and organizational structure including the
review of the terms of reference (TORs) of all positions.
8.Drive the Talent Acquisition actions within the strategic workforce planning
framework and in alignment with the organizational alignment review, following
standard processes and wider WFP policies from posting an attractive vacancy
announcement until the final candidate is onboarded (drive a high-quality end-
to-end selection process; participate in interviews; update e-recruitment
system; etc.).
9.Provide support in sourcing talent, working with managers to understand
their needs, leveraging insights from the strategic workforce planning
framework and organizing solutions to recruit a high caliber workforce to
deliver the country strategic plan;
10.Assist the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP
and its staff, determining conditions of service, contracts and appropriate
entitlements within the Staffing Framework principles and resolving employee
relations issues.
11.Update the existing talent management practices and processes such as
delivering a stellar onboarding experience, the effective definition and usage
of employer branding activities, the launch of an internship programme,
innovative activities to further build a high-performance culture.
12.Revisit existing HR processes and practices aiming at process optimization,
simplification, streamlining, digitization, while remaining fully compliant
with the relevant WFP HR Policies and other issuances. Document (SOPs,
workflow charts) and communicate the processes as required.
13.Implement the recommendations of the RBC HR oversight mission and report
back to the RBC HR on full implementation of all recommendations within the
established deadlines
14.Lead and motivate a small of HR staff, monitoring performance, providing
coaching, training and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable
high performance. Establish mechanisms and cultivate the culture of
accountability for timely/correct HR actions.
15.Maintain and share knowledge with as well as build capacity of the HR team
member relating to external industry developments, procedures, and approaches
to drive a culture of improvement.
16.Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in all areas of
work, to ensure equal participation of women and men as well as to achieve the
CO's gender target.
17.Monitor the accurate and compliant recording of data; coordinate and
prepare timely corporate statistics and conduct analysis, identifying trends
and potential issues, and proposing solutions to stakeholders.
18.Other as required
Purpose
* Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP's Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
* Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
* Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP's mission.
* Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP's overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.
People
* Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
* Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
* Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
* Create an "I will"/"We will" spirit: Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances.
Performance
* Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
* Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
* Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
* Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.
Partnership
* Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams' priorities and preferred working styles.
* Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
* Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
* Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP's unique value as a partner.
This is an 11 months contract.
Deadline for submitting the online application is on the 17th of August 2022
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job
requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to
providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse,
all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and
abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous
reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the
UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP
External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other
similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight
responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of
ceasing that service.