Human Resources Officer

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Description

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Under the overall authority of the Chief of the Talent Acquisition and Outreach Section and the direct supervision of the Senior HR Officer (Talent Outreach and Partnerships)/Team Lead, the HR Officer (Partnerships) will play a key role in building and maintaining strategic relationships with ‎donor countries and entities and enhancing the employee experience of the sponsored ‎personnel, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), sponsored trainees, Seconded and ‎Loaned Personnel, and UN Volunteers. This position involves guiding these employees ‎through the entire Employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to performance ‎management and offboarding. The incumbent will also ensure alignment between ‎organizational HR needs and donor expectations to foster sustainable and impactful ‎partnerships.‎

Partnerships Operational Management:

• Manages HR Partnerships modalities, including exploring potential opportunities for the deployment of sponsored personnel. ‎
• Maintains strong relationships with donors relating to the operational management of the ‎employment of the sponsored personnel. ‎
• Ensures timely and transparent communication with donors, serves as a point of contact for donor inquiries, maintaining transparent and timely communication.‎
• Coordinates with relevant Sections ‎financial and administrative processes for sponsored positions.
• Monitors and produces regular reports and briefings for internal and donor stakeholders.‎ ‎
• Employee Experience & Lifecycle Management for Sponsored Personnel:‎
• Enhances employee experience for JPOs, sponsored ‎trainees, and other personnel by ‎coordinating recruitment, onboarding, training and ‎mentoring, and offboarding processes.‎
• Advises, provides guidance and support to sponsored personnel ‎throughout their tenure with ‎the organization, facilitating their adjustment and ‎engagement.‎

Onboarding & Integration:‎

•  Designs and oversees (in collaboration with relevant HRM teams) the onboarding programs specific to ‎sponsored personnel, ensuring they receive a structured and welcoming introduction to ‎the organization.‎
• ‎Organizes orientation sessions, training activities, and networking opportunities.‎

Ongoing Support & Development:‎

• Collaborates with HR Learning and Development team to identify learning and ‎development opportunities aligned with both the organization’s needs and donor ‎objectives.‎
• Tracks performance and development milestones and addresses any performance ‎shortcomings offering tailored support.‎
• Establishes regular check-ins to assess job satisfaction, gather feedback, and address any ‎ challenges they face.‎

Offboarding:

• Facilitates offboarding procedures, ensuring that all administrative, logistical, and ‎knowledge-transfer requirements are met.

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resource management, business or public administration, organizational development, law, social sciences or related fields.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience in human resources management, HR partnerships management & development or related areas, of which preferably at least 2 years acquired at the international level.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to build trust-based relationships with colleagues at all levels and with external partners.
• Excellent coordination, organization and planning skills; strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to deliver a high-quality service in a timely manner and strong client orientation focus.
• Ability to work under pressure; to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team with sensitivity, high sense of confidentiality and respect for diversity.
• Strong team working ability and team leadership capability.

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English or French and good knowledge of the other language.

Source: https://careers.unesco.org/job/Paris-Human-Resources-Officer-(Partnerships)/811836002/

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