Human Resources Specialist (Talent Group)

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.

This UN Volunteer 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. Among other tasks, RCOE is responsible for managing the global talent groups for international professional (IP) roles, as a strategic tool to support the organization to meet talent needs.

The Human Resources Specialist (Talent Groups) will support in the management and optimization of talent groups, to facilitate fast, efficient and effective selection processes; and will work closely with RCOE team members and in collaboration with Human Resources Business Partners supporting different Divisions.

Under the guidance of the supervisor and in consultation with Division Human Resources Business Partners:
• Conduct mapping of talent groups in Talent Management System (TMS) and document guidance on the application of the Talent Group (TG) mappings under concise review of the selection process.
• Review RCOE report on the outcome of quality assurance of talent groups in TMS and implement the endorsed corrective action.
• Support in the management of talent groups, taking a lead in the management of TG data dashboard to ensure timely and accurate placement of candidates in talent groups.
• Support the enhancements and monitoring mechanisms of TG dashboards, to ensure availability of missing data and correction of system errors in collaboration with the relevant sections.
• Support the management and implementation of the United Nations Mutual Recognition of Rosters by participating in consultations with business owners to facilitate the expansion of roles that UNICEF contributes to and documenting relevant guidance for hiring offices on the use of the roster.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of local talent groups by conducting spot checks and sharing feedback with the relevant offices on areas of improvement.
• Support other talent group related projects in the team as requested.
• Perform other duties as required.