Human Resources Officer at UNOPS, Harare, Zimbabwe

Deadline: 27 November 2019

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Human Resources Officer in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The Human Resources Officer will deliver high-quality and consistent delivery of effective HR services (recruitment, contract and performance management of talent) while ensuring full compliance with UN rules and regulations, UNOPS policies and procedures and internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in HR management.

UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Human Resources Officer will perform the following functions-

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Knowledge building and knowledge sharing
  • Organize, facilitate and/or deliver training and learning initiatives for personnel and other personnel on HR-related topics.
  • Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice by synthesizing of lessons learnt and dissemination of best practices in human resources.
  • Substantively contribute to the planning and development of the HR components of the office annual report.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Advanced University degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, social sciences.
• First University degree in Human Resources management or related fields combined with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in professional-level recruitment and/or HR generalist services in an international, public or corporate organization.
• 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.
• Some experience in UN system organizations preferably in a developing country is an asset.
• Proficiency in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office) and experience in the use of HR information systems, Enterprise systems including OneUNOPS is an asset.
• Fluency in written and oral English language is required.
• Working knowledge of another, official UN language is desirable.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, please visit UNOPS.