Client of United Nation careers
Location
Jordan | India
Job description
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at this level is responsible for a fully integrated and regulatory-compliant Human Resources Unit in this Mission and in the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), within the integrated Mission Support structure serving both Missions. S/he serves as the Missions Human Resources Adviser to the senior leadership teams and hiring managers on human resources planning and management, policy implementation and monitoring to ensure that HR and Missions strategies are aligned and responsive to evolving changes in mandates and phases, operational priorities and budgetary imperatives. The CHRO is based in Amman, Jordan and reports to the Chief of Operations and Resource Management (CORM).
Responsibilities
Within delegation of authority, the CHRO will be responsible for the following duties: Strategic Planning Participation in the Missions planning processes throughout the Missions lifecycles and plays a critical role in determining the staffing requirements and structures. Advising the Senior Management Leadership on emerging capacity gaps in accordance with the evolution of the Missions mandates. Advising Senior Management Leadership on workforce planning, including implementation of succession planning and forecasting of human resources requirements during the start-up, mission transition and draw down, including closely coordinating with Department of Operational Support (DOS) to manage the drawdown and retrenchment of staff and works with individual staff to advise them on potential future placements within UN field operations and beyond. In coordination with all Mission components, developing coherent staffing strategies to support the implementation of the Missions mandates including recruitment and deployment plans. Assessment of the workforce per function, skill, level, category, occupational group, gender and geography, and identifying gaps and determining actions to respond to needs taking into account existing vacancies, projected changes due to retirements, returns to parent duty station and turnover rates. Advising Missions leadership on the implementation of Organization-wide change initiatives especially those related to and have impact on the human resources. Reviewing Missions structures to establish required adjustments that may lead to consolidation, retrenching and reduction of positions. Budget Process: Participates in the budget development process of the Missions and provides guidance and advice to the Senior Management Leadership on the human resources requirements, staffing table and organizational structure of all sections based on the established guidelines on budget review. Coordinates with Missions leadership on the review of the staffing aspects of the Missions budgets and manages preparation of documentation for classification of positions and the implementation of classification result. Ensures that expenditures related to staffing are within the budgeted staffing costs, coordinating with the Finance and Budget Units at the Mission level to ensure availability of funds. Ensures the integrity of the staffing table as approved in the budget without discrepancy in sections and locations. Advises hiring managers on loaning of positions between sections and movement of positions and staff between locations based on the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on staffing table and position management. Recruitment and staff selection: Manages the selection and appointment process of highly competent candidates by advising managers on organizational policies on the staff selection process and ensuring compliance and required level of skill to conduct and document competency-based interviews for position specific job openings, if required. Facilitates the Missions participation in expert panels to evaluate applicants to generic job openings. Manages recruitment and selection related process in a transparent, consistent, merit-based, and fair manner, complying with policies related to gender balance, geographic diversity, as well as enhancing both the management and staff awareness of these policies. Manages the recruitment and selection of national staff ensuring the development of job descriptions for approved positions, liaising with the UNHQ on the classification of such positions, advertising, and guiding managers on the selection process in line with UN Staff Regulations and Rules. Represents the Organization with full delegation of authority in discussions with senior government officials on recruitment and other human resources matters. Human Resources Management: Advises and communicates to Senior Management and staff on Human Resources policies and practices and provides direction and coherence to all HR activities and systems in the Mission.
An advanced university degree (Master s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Job - Specific Qualification
Not available.
Work Experience
A minimum of (7) seven years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administration or related area is required. Experience in the strategic and operational application of human resources management policies/practices, staff selection, talent management, and the administration of benefits and entitlements is required. Experience in data analysis, organization and preparation of analytical HR visualizations and reports is required. At least two years providing strategic human resources advice to senior managers at the Assistant Secretary-General or above levels, or equivalent, is desirable. Experience managing staffing, administration, and talent acquisition, using enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, administration of individual uniformed personnel or non-uniformed UN Observers is desirable. Experience with the planning and delivery of human resources services for complex, volatile and conflict and post-conflict environments is desirable. Experience in UN field missions is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For the position advertised, fluency in English (oral and written) is required and fluency in Arabic (oral and written) is desirable.
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