HR Officer (Talent Acquisition) SC8

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“WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees. It encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, or disability”.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support, and direction to WFP operations and activities in 15 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate, and disaster risk reduction, and other programmes that build resilience and support development. 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The HR Officer (Talent Acquisition) will be based in our Cairo, Egypt Regional Bureau and will be providing support and people operations for the Regional Burau Cairo (RBC) Office or Country Offices in the region, mainly with tasks related to Talent Acquisition, Contract Management and Onboarding. The incumbent will develop, gain support for, and implement the approaches needed to identify, attract, and acquire the best talent to meet WFP ’s business needs. The incumbent is also expected to support the delivery of a professional client focused HR service, partnering with managers to implement HR solutions in line with WFP corporate priorities. 

The ideal candidate has a deep passion for talent acquisition, constantly thinks about how to introduce new methods and ideas for identifying and engaging top talent; and successfully enlists support from the business for talent attraction, networking and employer branding engagement initiatives and a strong knowledge of the various aspect of talent management. The HR Officer (Talent Acquisition) will be either working with RBC Services Team providing talent sourcing and recruitment support to Cairo Regional office and or to be assigned to the Talent Acquisition Team to provide a remotely support on talent acquisition and recruitments to 15 Countries in Middle East, North Africa, Eastern  Europe 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• JOB TITLE: HR OFFICER (TALENT ACQUISITION)
• TYPE  AND LEVEL OF CONTRACT: Service Contract SC8
• Duration: One year – Renewable 
• UNIT/DIVISON: Human Resources
• DUTY STATION: Cairo, Egypt

WHY TO JOIN WFP

SAVING & CHANGING LIVES ❤
Make a difference, and the world will notice.
We are driven by our mission to fight world hunger and feed people’s dreams of a brighter future.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Build bridges that unite people across the world.
Being part of a global, diverse, and multicultural community like WFP, will continuously expose you to new ideas and perspectives.
How we deliver our mission in a deep respect for personal and cultural differences and close collaboration between every member of our global team, will certainly enrich your experience and knowledge on so many levels. 

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES
Unlock possibilities you never thought you’d find.
WFP goes anywhere it is needed and does whatever it takes to get the job done.

LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE ⭐
Reach beyond yourself and discover your true potential.
WFP offers the kind of life-changing experiences you’re unlikely to find in many other organizations.

Join us to make a difference.

Watch this video to learn more about WFP; the 2020 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE!!
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Shape and enhance for an effective talent acquisition strategies for the best-in-class selection and process by using new technologies and advanced sourcing techniques such as online social media, cold-calling, networks Boolean searches and referrals to identify, attract, and hire the best talent in support of WFP strategic goals. Stay up to date on new media tools and best practice to improve talent acquisition.
2. Handle full cycle recruitment for the positions in the RBC Regional Office, Country Offices and Emergency Recruitment Scale Ups. Review and streamline the recruitment process through straight forward data analysis and putting forward some simplifications to contribute to process efficiencies and improvements. Ensure timely and establish a shorter return around time for RBC recruitments 
3. Research availability of gender diverse talent pools for select roles to advise & consult with recruiters & hiring managers to develop a strategy to engage and a Partner with managers to understand their specific functional staffing needs and implement solutions to meet these needs, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
4. Articulate WFP’s employee value proposition to enhance visibility and reputation in key sourcing channels by carrying out impactful and targeted employer branding activities.
5. Build partnerships, develop and maintain strong relationships that include outreach to schools, institutions of higher learning, target diversity organizations, professional associations and other recruiting sources to ensure sourcing produces a strong talent pipeline.
6. Contribute to preparation of a regular, accurate report (i.e a dynamic dashboard) on the talent acquisition activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.
7. Increase the quality of applicant flow, including both internal and external, passive and active candidates.
8. Contribute to the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements.
9. Support and deliver onboarding activities to ensure new RBC employees have a positive experience of WFP, and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization. Share good practices region-wide.
10. Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries
11. Other duties as required.
     

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:    Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience.

Experience:   Total 5 years of experience including one year of Professional experience.

Knowledge & Skills:    

• Experience in sourcing and recruiting hard-to-find profiles
• Demonstrated success developing and deploying creative, effective candidate pipeline development methodologies and effective outreach strategies
• Ability to leverage social media to connect with diverse community to do Employer Branding and recruitment market
• Knowledge of the Egyptian and Middle Eastern employment Market
• Knowledge of Talent Acquisition best practices – latest trends (Sourcing, EVP, Selection methodologies, Onboarding, Retention, etc)
• Customer Orientation at any times and very proficient communication skills (verbal – written)
• Experience working as part of a multicultural and diverse team
• Ability to transfer knowledge, best practices to colleagues in a context-relevant and credible way
• Strong analytical – reporting skills to compile, maintain, analyze and prepare strong people reports to draw some (initial) conclusions and help key stakeholders make some informed decisions
• Curiosity to learn, challenge the status quo and positive drive
• Experience in partnering with senior management and managers is very desirable
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Languages:  Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

Deliverables

• Ensure timely and establish a shorter return around time for RBC / Country Office recruitments and create a positive onboarding experience for new joiner. Advocate and enhance a diversity and inclusive sourcing and recruitment.
• Issue employment documentation in a timely and qualitative manner
• Strengthen the knowledge and skills of HR Colleagues in the team in terms of Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Contract Management
• Build the capacity of hiring managers and provide a positive recruitment experience
   

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The Deadline for receiving applications will be on the 15th of April at 11:59 (EGYPT TIME).

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

Qualified Female candidates and Individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of any disability-related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to discuss your needs. This email is only to be used for any disability-related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any payment requests should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.