Deadline: 16 June 2016
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Human Resources Specialist in Niamey, Niger.
The Human Resources Specialist will manage human resource activities including the supervision of human resources staff in the small-medium size country office in accordance with the HR strategy and work plan.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Human Resources Specialist will perform the following functions-
- 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 office and the organization.
- Promote equity, transparency, and consistency in the selection and placement of staff.
- Support the office’s human resources needs for national professional officers, general service, and temporary employees by implementing proper and expedient recruitment procedures.
- 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, advice or recommend new initiatives to adopt in the office.
- Opportunities to develop and support capacity among country HR staff, other colleagues and other relevant partners are regularly identified and addressed as appropriate.
- 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.
- Provide ongoing guidance, interpretation and technical support to management of the country offices in the area of HR management.
- Effectively manage the human and financial resources (budget planning, management and monitoring) of the office and ensure both are optimally utilized.
- Monitor staff/management issues and support/advise management and staff as appropriate to improve the relations and resolve the issues.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced university degree or equivalent backgrounds, in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences, Psychology or related areas.
- 5 years of relevant professional HR Management work experience.
- Developing country work experience.
- Fluency in French and English are required.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
