Human Resources Manager, P-4, Fixed Term, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya #105664

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each little one, dedication.

For extra details about our programme, please go to our web site:www.unicef.org/esaro/

How are you going to make a distinction?

The Human Useful resource Supervisor, below the supervision of the Regional Chief of Human useful resource, will handle Individuals Administration actions in accordance with the HR technique and work plan, aligned with the Regional Administration Plan, in addition to the objectives and strategic wants of the group. The incumbent will present skilled HR management and steering that promotes a various, equitable and inclusive office.

Administration of the Unit

• Assist the Regional Chief of Human Assets in establishing the annual work plan, setting priorities/targets and efficiency measurements.
• In collaboration with the Regional Chief of Human Assets, monitor work progress and guarantee outcomes are achieved in accordance with schedule and efficiency requirements.
• Set up clear particular person efficiency targets, objectives and timelines; and supply well timed steering to allow the staff to carry out their duties responsibly and effectively.

Technical HR Management

• Develop, implement and monitor the interpretation and software of latest human assets insurance policies, practices and procedures to satisfy the evolving wants of the area, together with formulating the place of the group on insurance policies and figuring out the suitable software of guidelines and laws to extremely delicate or contentious particular person instances having implications for different HR techniques and UNICEF as a complete.  

Enterprise Partnering

• Function the one level of contact for his/her shopper portfolio on recommendation pertaining to all elements of the employment life cycle for chosen Regional Workplace sections.
• Act as a regional point of interest for HR professionals in Nation Workplaces.
• Work with purchasers to assist fulfill their objectives by means of advising on find out how to entice, retain and inspire workers of the very best caliber.
• Present correct and well timed recommendation to purchasers on HR processes and insurance policies, making certain the very best degree of client-orientation.
• Proactively advise purchasers on the decision of human assets points making certain equitable and clear options that protects each the workers and organizations pursuits in accordance with insurance policies, laws and procedures.
• Promote the organizational objectives and targets for gender fairness and cultural variety.

Strategic Human Assets

• Liaise with the HQ Divisions, regional and nation workplaces to help and contribute to company HR technique formulation and world implementation. Present suggestions and make suggestions on the institution and enchancment of HR techniques, insurance policies and processes.
• Hold abreast, analysis, benchmark, and implement greatest and cutting-edge practices in HR administration and contribute to the event of worldwide insurance policies, procedures and introduce innovation by means of sharing of greatest practices and data discovered.
• Accountable for strategic human assets forecasting for his/her purchasers together with figuring out future human useful resource necessities by way of numbers, sorts and ranges of workers, and figuring out rising traits in profile necessities.
• Helps design optimum organizational, staffing buildings and ranges, and, in session with senior administration develops requirements and benchmarks staffing norms.

Implementation of assigned Human Assets Companies

• Present help and high quality assurance to recruitment, job classification, profession improvement, efficiency administration, knowledge analytics and studying & improvement to assist nation workplaces and supervisor in implementing environment friendly shopper companies that assist both entice, retain and/or inspire workers of the very best caliber.
• When assigned casework within the related space on both a routine or non-routine foundation, analyze and synthesize points and issues, and interpret established, formal tips to handle and advocate options or additional actions required.

Studying and Capability Improvement

• In collaboration with enterprise homeowners, design and ship studying plans for workers to reinforce their data and construct expertise in new areas.
• Contributes to the mapping of competencies for all workers in assigned shopper portfolio, aiding within the improvement of a complete framework in help of the event of the expertise pipeline.
• Advocate environment friendly and cost-effective studying merchandise which strengthen workers capability to contribute successfully to enterprise objectives.
• Take part as a useful resource particular person in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of purchasers/stakeholders.
• Present orientation briefings to new workers.
• Present day-to-day efficiency and expertise administration steering to line administration (e.g., teaching, counseling, profession improvement, profession conversations, and disciplinary actions)

HR Knowledge Analytics

• Interpret and analyze HR knowledge to assist inform strategic determination making on HR processes and methods.
• Develop knowledge assortment techniques to optimize knowledge high quality.
• Coordinate with nation workplaces and companions to supply help of their HR info administration.

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have…

Schooling: An Superior College Diploma in human useful resource administration, enterprise administration, worldwide relations, psychology or one other associated area is required.

Expertise:

• Eight years {of professional} expertise in human useful resource administration in a global group and/or giant company is required.
• Expertise in managing Studying and Improvement portfolios required.
• Nation Workplace expertise is very desired.
• Emergency Nation expertise is desired.

Language Necessities:

Fluency in English is required. Intermediate data of French or Spanish or Portuguese is very desired.

For each Little one, you show…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

 

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain outcomes for affect (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages individuals.

In the course of the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

 UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. 

Remarks:

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which will probably be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice will probably be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background examine.

Authorities workers which are thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.