Chief of Human Resources (P5) at UNICEF

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An Advanced University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology, or another related field is required.
• Ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Skills

• The ability to empower others to translate vision into results
• Capacity to anticipate and resolve conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions and demonstrate the courage to take unpopular stands.
• The ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals, foresee risks, and allow for contingencies when planning.
• Ability to develop clear goals consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, and adjust priorities as required.
• Experience and ability to design and implement targeted and innovative human resources strategies to address clients’ people-related needs.
• Ability to deliver innovative HR programs within a fast-paced, evolving, and wide organizational setting.
• Demonstrated ability and experience advising and influencing executives, providing insights that lead to key decision-making within the business.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen, general management experience, and capabilities that effectively assess the internal business environment and deliver transformative change where necessary.
• Authoritative technical knowledge of the principles and concepts of human resources management.
• Capacity to adapt policies, approaches, and models to meet emerging needs.
• Ability to identify and analyze systemic issues, formulate opinions and make conclusions and recommendations to resolve the same.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organization, tailoring language, tone, style, and format to match audience; ability to present sometimes negative results in a considered and tactful manner to promote acceptance.
• Ability to empathize with client managers, supervisors, and staff while advocating for consistent and equitable applications of promulgated HR regulations and rules.

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Nurtures, Leads, and Manages People (3); Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3); Works Collaboratively with others (3); Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3); Innovates and Embraces Change (3); Thinks and Acts Strategically (3); Drives to achieve Impactful results (3); Manages ambiguity and complexity (3).

(Functional) Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action (2)
• Following Instructions and Procedures (3)
• Entrepreneurial Thinking (3)
• Analyzing (3)

 Country Typology:

The position is based in ABUJA, a family duty station with international schools available and particularly well suited for families with young children.

 Country Income Level: Nigeria is a middle-Income country.

• Duty Station: Abuja is a C duty station, family, and non-emergency duty station.
• Office Size: 415 staff members, 9 field offices.
• Overall annual budget: Approximately USD 250 million
• Schooling: There are several international schools in Abuja (primary and secondary) including American, British, and French schools of a good standard.