Human Resources Assistant

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Human Resources Operations Section, Headquarters Client Support Service, Division of Administration, Department of Operational Support. The Human Resources Assistant will report to the Human Resources Officer and Chief of Section. In line with the Secretary-General’s management reform effective 01 January 2019, DOS will focus on operations, services, transactions and surge support to entities in weak environments. It will service and support the entire Secretariat – at Headquarters, the regional commissions and offices away from Headquarters and in the field. The Human Resources Operations team works closely with the Executive Offices and the HR Services Division in the Department of Operational Support. The team processes onboarding, separations and complex entitlements (such as education grant, dependency and rental subsidy) for all New York-based staff.

Responsibilities

Within limits of delegated authority, the Human Resources Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

Recruitment and placement:

• Processes the onboarding of new staff through the Talent Management system or Inspira.
• Participates in the selection of candidates for General Service and Related Categories positions; including evaluating and screening applications of such candidates, preparing profiles of candidates, and conducting preliminary interviews, and conducting roster searches for vacancies and identifying short-lists of candidates.
• Assists in the filling of posts for all categories, including initiating and following-up on reference checks and academic verifications, ensuring the completion of the pre-recruitment formalities, calculating salaries and related benefits, and preparing and dispatching offers of appointment and Statement of Emoluments.
• Follows up on the status of recruitment related actions;
• Coordinates with relevant parties and selected candidates on visa matters and travel and shipment arrangements;
• Assists in organizing and coordinating competitive recruitment examinations.
• Oversees the maintenance of vacancy announcement files and tracking status of vacancy announcements.
• Reviews and processes personnel actions through UMOJA.
• Advises staff on visa matters and on onboarding.

Administration of entitlements:

• Reviews and processes requests for entitlements and claims such as rental subsidy, education grant, dependency allowance and annual declaration on dependency benefits.
• Process the relevant personnel actions through UMOJA.
• Answers queries covering a range of human resources services from staff of assigned organizational units or from selected candidates regarding Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative instructions and policies;
• Follows up on the status of human resources administration related actions Staff development and career support training:
• Assists in the organization and conduct of training courses and workshops.
• Provides logistics and administrative support to trainers.

Classification:

• Assists in reviewing and processing requests for classification.
• Provides advice and answers general queries on classification procedures and processes.

General:

• Conducts exit interviews and entitlement clearances for separating staff and assists him/her in final arrangements.
• Maintains HR related automated systems and applications including automated databases containing HR related statistics and prepares periodic reports.
• Undertakes research on a range of HR related issues and assists in the preparation of notes/reports.
• Provides general office support services; processes, drafts, edits, proofreads and finalizes for signature/approval a variety of correspondence and other communications; performs budget preparation, input monitoring and implementation in UMOJA etc.; sets up and maintains files/records (electronic and paper); schedules appointments/meetings, monitors deadlines, etc.
• Prepares written response to queries concerning HR related matters.
• Trains and provides supervision to new and lower-level staff in the unit.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. Experience in the implementation of the United Nations common system, or other similar international organization’s human resources policies, procedures and practice is desirable. Experience in administration of staff entitlements and benefits using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as UMOJA or equivalent is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/240720?language=en