UN Women
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Vacancies: 1
Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%
80-100% / 100%
Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Duration: 2 to 3-year assignment (1 year renewable fixed-term contracts)
Education level: Master’s degree
Macro-area: North America
Level of experience: Professional, 3 to 5 years
Area of work Definition: Human Resources Management
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations
Job description
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UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
The Human Resource Division is responsible for the timely, accurate, equitable, effective and efficient delivery of all human resources management services, i.e. strategic staff planning, recruitment, staff administration, organizational and design and learning/career development, for the continuous development and improvement in human resource operations, policies, and methods to align with UN Women evolving business needs, and for providing advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of UN Women’s overall mission, strategy and plans of actions.
As Human Resources Analyst you support the Human Resources Division by providing the following:
- Support development and implementation of staffing policies and procedures
- Improve recruitment and staffing processes, including digital tools optimization
- Assist in planning and rolling out strategic HR initiatives
- Prepare reports, presentations, and coordinate internal HR communications
- Ensure alignment of HR initiatives with policies and support staff engagement
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Part of the Swiss JPO Programme, this position is sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC of the FDFA.
Please find the full job description here:
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Skills required
For the Swiss JPO programme:
- Swiss nationality
- Not older than 32 years at the date of the first round of interviews
- Fluency in English and a second UN language
- Master’s degree
- Strong interest in a longer-term career with the United Nations
For this position:
- Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, Public Administration or other relevant social sciences;
- 3 years of professional experience in human resources management is required. (UN Women counts relevant experience gained after completion of first university-degree. Relevant paid internship experience is counted at 50%.)
- Desirable experience includes:
- Job design and classification
- Working in an international context
- Proficiency in spreadsheets and modern web-based ERP systems
- Recruitment and selection within the UN Common System;
- Knowledge of UN system recruitment and selection policies and procedures are desirable.
Please find more details in the full job description.
Important details regarding your application
Make sure your profile on cinfoPoste is complete and up to date:
- Mandatory: Motivation letter in English (not more than 3500 characters, to be inserted in the pop-up window when you click on “apply”)
- Mandatory: UN Personal History Profile duly completed and uploaded under the section “documents”. Note that we will base our evaluation and calculation of your relevant experience on the UN Personal History Profile, not the CV
- Mandatory: Work certificates, diplomas and university credentials (as PDF) uploaded under the section “documents”
- Optional: CV in English
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Application deadline: 24 August 2025
First round of interviews: 03 / 04 September 2025 online
Start date: Please be aware that the recruitment process may take 3 to 6 months. You are expected to start your assignment within 3 months following notification of selection.
Any questions? Contact Michal Habegger, cinfo’s Recruitment Specialist, [email protected]
We are committed to gender balance and encourage applications from qualified individuals of all genders. We also welcome applications from people with different gender identities and from people with different backgrounds, including sexual orientation, disability, cultural or religious background. We value an inclusive working environment that promotes equal opportunities and a non-discriminatory culture.
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