Human Resources Officer

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Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous country on the continent with an estimated population of 115 million. It borders six African countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 square kilometers. Approximately 85 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of ancient cultures with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident in the religious, ethnic, and language composition of its people.

Over the past two years, children and their families across Ethiopia faced multiple and complex emergencies, such as the conflict in the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in millions of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. UNICEF has programmes in Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, and Education and serves over 15 million children in Ethiopia. Join UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to improving the lives of children and women.

Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks:

Business Partnering:

Through research of policies and analysis of data, provide support to the HR Business Partner in advising their clients on HR-related needs and developing subsequent plans of action.
Provide accurate and timely advice to clients on HR processes and policies, ensuring the highest level of client-orientation.
Proactively advise clients on the resolution of human resources issues ensuring equitable and transparent solutions that protects both the staff and organizations interests in accordance with policies, regulations and procedures.
Promote the organizational goals and targets for gender equity and cultural diversity.

Strategic Human Resources:

Liaise with the HQ Divisions, regional and country offices to support and contribute to corporate HR strategy formulation and global implementation. Provide feedback and make recommendations on the establishment and improvement of HR systems, policies and processes.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best and cutting-edge practices in HR management and contribute to the development of global policies, procedures and introduce innovation through sharing of best practices and knowledge learned.

Support to Implementation of assigned Human Resources Services:

Provide support to various or one specific HR occupation (recruitment, job classification, career development, performance management, data analytics, learning & development etc.) to help their supervisors in implementing efficient client services that help either attract, retain and/or motivate staff of the highest caliber.
When assigned casework in the relevant area on either a routine or non-routine basis, analyze and synthesize issues and problems, and interpret established, formal guidelines to address and recommend solutions or further actions required.

Learning and Capacity Development:

In collaboration with business owners, support the design and delivery of learning plans for staff.
Contribute to the mapping of competencies for all staff included in the assigned client portfolio, assisting in the development of a comprehensive framework in support of the development of the talent pipeline.
Research on efficient and cost-effective learning products which enable staff to develop their skills and competencies.
Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.
Provide orientation briefing to new staff.

HR Data Analytics:

Collect, interpret, and analyze HR data to help inform decision making on HR processes and strategies.
Support the development and implementation of data collection systems to optimize data quality.
Coordinate with country offices and partners to provide assistance in their HR information management.

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

A first university degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology or another related field is required.
A minimum of two [2] years of relevant professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
Developing country work experience, specially in Ethiopia is required.
Familiarity with emergency operation is considered an asset.
Fluency in English and Amharic is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/568845/human-resources-officer-nob-fixed-term-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-ethiopian-nationals-only

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