UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
Join us as the next Human Resources Assistant for UNICEF Mexico Country Office!
If selected, you will provide administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
If this position interests you, please read the advertisement and apply today!
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child, empowerment
The focus of HR positions at this level is on providing both standardized and specialized activities of recruitment and placement, administration of entitlements, staff development, and career development, job classification and/or performance management. Specialized activities pertain to applying HR regulations, rules, and procedures in the context of clear guidelines and procedures where the choice of action is limited and where issues requiring clarification and decision are directed to the relevant HR Business Partner.
In the Mexico Country Office, the HR Assistant (GS-5) will be part of a team of 5 colleagues who support more than 200 people hired by UNICEF Mexico to work for the promotion and protection of the rights of children in the country. The HR team is located in Mexico City and provides HR support to colleagues in the field offices and other remote locations. Eventual travel may be necessary.
For more information related to the work of our organization in Mexico, please visit our website: UNICEF Mexico and our latest Annual Report 2022: Informe Anual 2022 UNICEF México
How can you make a difference?
Under the close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Specialist (P-3), the Human Resources Assistant (GS-5) provides administrative, procedural, and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in the Country Office in Mexico City, 3 Field Offices and other staff located around the country, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations. The HR Assistant (GS-5) will be accountable for the following responsibilities:
- Support to business partnering
- Support in the processing of entitlements and benefits of local staff
- Support in recruitment and placement
- Support in organization design and job classification
- Support in learning and capacity development
- General office support
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: 
JD HR Assistant G-5.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements
- Completion of secondary education (high school), preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to Human Resources.
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in Human Resources is required. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in a field relevant to the position may replace three years of the required work experience.
- Experience supporting or leading recruitment and selection processes.
- Experience working with processes, workflows, and developing templates.
- Fluency in Spanish.
- An intermediate level of English.
Desirables
- Experience working in the UN System.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Fluency in English. If the person hired does not have an advanced level of English, they will have to commit to improving their English language skills in the first year of appointment.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of measures to our staff, including paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
Candidates who are not citizens of Mexico must hold a valid work permit, before applying, to be considered eligible for this post.
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