Chief of Human Resources – P5  

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!

UNICEF is currently looking for highly qualified Human Resources professionals to join its Talent Groups with prospective placement opportunities against key senior level positions. These positions require extensive Human Resources expertise, and proficiency in UN languages, particularly French and Spanish. Some positions may require humanitarian experience.

Talent Groups at UNICEF are profiles of pre-vetted, highly qualified professionals intended for fast-track recruitment as positions become available. After a rigorous selection process, including assessment center, successful candidates will be placed in a Talent Group and may be contacted by hiring offices for job opportunities across the world.

How can you make a difference? 

You will be accountable for leading specialized HR functions. Senior Human Resource leaders will play a pivotal role in driving strategic HR leadership, management excellence, strategic HR planning, performance development, stakeholder engagement, innovation, knowledge management, data analysis, and reporting.

You will be leading and managing a team of HR professionals that design, implement and/or monitor Human Resource function to enable their clients to deliver on business objectives. In addition, these positions serve as a key strategic advisor to the leadership of their offices in helping spearhead UNICEF’s global strategies that deliver results for children. They will also play a critical role in leading the HR transformation agenda.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Strategic HR Leadership
• Management Excellence
• Strategic HR Planning
• Managing Performance, Career Development and Learning
• Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships
• Innovation, Knowledge Management
• HR Data Analysis and Reporting

Please consult more detailed Job Description: GJD HR P5 GVA.docx

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

Join us in empowering children worldwide through effective HR leadership! Apply now and make a lasting impact at UNICEF

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An Advanced University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology, sociology or another related field is required.
• Work Experience: At least ten (10) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Strong leadership, strategic, technical, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency, humanitarian experience.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English language is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset. For some positions, fluency in French or Spanish is required.

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?

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 include a more diverse workforce, such as 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.

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.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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 and Get Prepared section.

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