Human Resources Specialist

UNICEF in Turkey works to protect the rights of children and adolescents in Turkey since 1951. UNICEF’s programme in Turkey focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children in the areas of education, child protection, health care, social policy, adolescents and youth, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Division of Human Resources (DHR) works with partners and clients to ensure that UNICEF’s most important resource – our highly skilled and incredibly dedicated people – are provided with the work environment and support to give their best for every child.

This UNV assignment is in the Recruitment Centre of Expertise (RCOE) in the Division of Human Resources (DHR). RCOE plays a leading role in providing content expertise related to recruitment and talent acquisition solutions that are tailored to the business needs of the Organization. The UNV Human Resources (HR) Specialist will support coin the development tools, resources and guidance and delivery of strategic talent acquisition solutions. including the management and optimization of talent groups, to facilitate fast, efficient and effective selection processes. The UNV HR Specialist will work closely with RCOE team members and in collaboration with the Talent Development section.

• Under the guidance of the supervisor and in consultation with Talent Development team, support in the research and development of online capacity building learning modules for the HR Community and hiring managers.
• Support in monitoring and reporting on the completion of the recruitment online learning modules. In collaboration with Regional Office HR, develop mechanisms to ensure offices’ compliance to panel accreditation requirements.
• Promote engagement and exchange of lessons learned and best practices on the implementation of the new Staff Selection Procedure amongst the HR Community.
• Support in the design and development of monthly updates on recruitment tips and tricks for hiring managers and HR Community.
• Review the existing recruitment resources and guidance material and contribute to their updates, as required.
• Manage the RCOE SharePoint Page, ensuring the content and resources uploaded are up to date and drive real time engagements on VIVA Engage.
• Support in the change management and capacity building on the guidance on use of talent groups in recruitments.
• Support implementation of key initiatives related in the RCOE, as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.