Associate Human Resources Officer at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Standard Job Description

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

• The Associate Human Resources Officer supports the UNHCR People Strategy and contributes to the implementation of the 2018 independent Human Resources review, which resulted in the establishment of HR strategic priorities and the reconfiguration and transformation of the Division of Human Resources (DHR) from a largely transactional model into a strategic business partner for field operations and senior management.
• Having the right people in the right place at the right time is at the core of enabling UNHCR to protect and respond to persons of concern. By attracting, retaining and developing a talented, diverse and agile workforce while nurturing a culture of excellence, respect and wellbeing for all, UNHCR¿s Human Resources acts as a strategic partner to the organization, enabling a people-centric culture.
• The Associate Human Resources Officer provides support and assistance in the areas of operational support, workforce planning, assignments and talent acquisition, organizational cultural changes, HR policy implementation and duty of care.
• The incumbent maintains employee confidence and protects the organization and its workforce by keeping human resources information confidential. The Associate Human Resources Officer is usually supervised by the HR Officer or Senior HR Officer or Head of Office in a Country Operation, or the most senior HR staff in a Regional Bureau.
• She/he usually supervises HR General Service staff.
• The incumbent maintains a direct working relationship with a number of units within the Division of Human Resources (DHR).
• The incumbent also works closely with the Senior HR Partner, the Senior Medical Officer and the Senior Staff counsellor for his/her region.
• All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description.
• They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties Workforce Operational Support:

• Assist in implementation of HR initiatives that support organizational culture change such as good people management practices, and promoting gender, inclusion and diversity.
• Implement HR operational activities to ensure timely provision of HR solutions, prioritizing according to the needs and risks.
• Contribute to the development of a HR customer service-oriented culture that values proactivity, continuous improvement, innovation and high performance.
• Provide support, guidance and trainings to HR staff.

Assignments and Talent Acquisition:

• Coordinate the process of recruitment, assignment and reassignment of locally-recruited staff and affiliate workforce, also assisting with set up and running of (Regional) Assignments Committee where relevant.
• Assist in organizing outreach campaigns to attract diverse applicants.
• Ensure proper consideration is given to all applicants without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Analyse, track and report on recruitment and assignments trends for management, including efforts to reach gender parity.
• Take a proactive approach to risk management in the areas of recruitment, ensuring the issues are identified, addressed and reported and, where appropriate, escalated.
• Advice to managers and staff, and contribution to an inclusive work environment:
• Build dialog and outreach with staff; answer questions, and provide information to staff as to where to go for help or ask questions.
• Be proactive in identifying issues, themes and patterns affecting the workforce¿s health and welfare, including sexual harassment and abuse of authority.
• Ensure that on-boarding, induction, re-integration into the workplace and off-boarding support, is provided to colleagues.
• Induction programmes should include information on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Sexual Harassment, Code of Conduct as well as workforce¿s rights and obligations.

HR policies and inter-agency:

• Enforce compliance with UNHCR¿s Human Resources policies and procedures and the UN staff rules, regulations and UNHCR administrative instructions.
• Participate in the ICSC survey on living conditions and classification of duty stations as well as in the UN Country Team local staff salary survey and other local inter-agency HR-related fora and initiatives.

Duty of Care:

• Contribute to establishing and maintaining a medical evacuation plan with senior management, Field safety and the Senior Medical Officer.
• Assist in the security and medical evacuations of UNHCR personnel.
• Support the implementation of a Duty of Care strategy. Identify and assess issues related to duty of care including physical, mental health and safety of UNHCR¿s workforce, promoting workforce balance.

Minimum Qualifications Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level For P2/NOB -

• 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

• Human Resources Management; Human Resources Development; Personnel Administration; Business Administration; or other relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience

Essential:

• Experience working in Human Resources.
• UNHCR HR certification is a plus.
• Knowledge of general HR policies, processes and systems.

Desirable:

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• HR Administration, workforce planning, recruitment, HR policy or talent development.
• Experience in HR information technology systems and tools.
• Experience in field humanitarian operations and/or emergency settings.
• Experience working with the United Nations.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.

Functional Skills

• HR-Local mass recruitment
• HR-Talent Development and Nurturing 
• HR data and people analytics
• HR-Employee Relationship Management SO-Learning Agility
• HR Business Partnering MG-Client Relationship Management
• HR-Inclusion, Diversity and Gender strategy design and implementation