UNHCR HR Associate Jobs in Malawi

UNHCR HR Associate Jobs in Malawi



Duties

Human Resources Operational Support:
  • Implement HR operational activities to ensure timely provision of HR solutions, prioritizing according to the needs and risks. This may include.
  • Administration of recruitment, assignment and separation of local staff in the AOR, in accordance with UN/UNHCR rules and procedures.
  • Update of personnel records in the Office, including MSRP entries into HR module where required.
  • Assisting with recruitment and other procedures related to affiliate workforce, including MSRP entriesinto MSRP where required
  • Contribution to workforce planning activities.
  • Provision of a HR customer service-oriented culture that values proactivity, continuous improvement, innovation and high performance.
  • Enforce compliance with UNHCR¿s Human Resources policies and procedures and the UN staff rules, regulations and UNHCR administrative instructions.

    Assignments and Talent Acquisition:

  • Participate in the recruitment of local staff including the issuance of vacancy notices and arranging for required tests and interviews, and preparation of submissions for the review by the Assignments Committee (AC).
  • Assist in organizing outreach campaigns to attract diverse applicants.
  • Advice to staff and contribution to an inclusive work environment.
  • Build dialog and outreach with the workforce; answer questions, and provide information to staff as to where to go for help or ask questions.
  • Track and report on recruitment and assignments activities.

  • Advise staff members and affiliate workforce on their rights, obligations, benefits and entitlements.
  • Be proactive in identifying issues, themes and patterns affecting the workforce¿s health and welfare, including sexual harassment and abuse of authority.
  • Assist in the provision of on-boarding, induction, re-integration into the workplace and off-boarding to colleagues.
  • Assistance in implementation of HR initiatives that support organizational culture change such as good people management practices, and promoting gender, inclusion and diversity.

    Duty of Care:

  • Assist in the security and medical evacuations of UNHCR personnel. Maintain daily tracking record of staff and families to provide accurate information in case of emergency.
  • Administer UNHCR medical insurance plan for locally recruited staff.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

    Minimum Qualifications

  • Education & Professional Work Experience
  • Years of Experience / Degree Level
  • For G6 - 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

    Functional Skills
  • UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures
  • *IT-Computer Literacy
  • HR-Local mass recruitment
  • HR-Talent Development and Nurturing
  • HR-Employee Relationship Management
  • SO-Learning Agility
    (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

    Language Requirements

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local
    language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.
  • As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.
  • This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

    Desired Candidate Profile

  • The incumbent will be working in close cooperation and coordination with the HR team under the supervision of the HR Officer and senior HR management. He/she are expected to perform responsibilities such as recruitment , onboarding, personnel administration, provide advice and support to UNHCR colleagues. The incumbent is expected to provide support to the staff members in his/her area of responsibility with regard to different HR issues and provide general guidance on applicable HR policies. The successful candidate should have advanced level of English and excellent writing and oral communication skills. Ukraine is an L3 emergency, while UNHCR encourages work life balance, the incumbent is expected to be result oriented and a member of a bigger team working toward achieving the organizational goals and set objectives. He/she shall be familiar with and confident with working in HR systems, thus soft skills and computer/systems knowledge are required. He/she should have very good communication skills, problem solving approach, flexibility to learn and develop, and determination toward positive contribution to the Organization in general but more specifically to the HR team.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; UNHCR HR Associate Jobs in Malawi

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