National HR Officer

Duties

• The Human Resources Officer (NOB) position is the Head of HR in the Country Office, reporting to the Country Director
• Contribute to the development of strategic country specific plans and processes, and deliver HR operational activities or projects, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies
• Provide advice to managers and employees, understanding their needs and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems, and tools are available and correctly applied to support them
• Provide effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements, and resolving employee relations issues
• Contribute to staff capability building, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing/delivering development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges
• Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization
• Contribute to building and managing talent within WFP, partnering with managers to understand their needs and delivering solutions to recruit, retain, manage and develop a high caliber workforce to deliver business objectives
• Support organizational design activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs, and allocate people to the right places in order to improve efficiency
• Guide and supervise the HR unit, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries
• Collate and analyze data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enable informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing new/updated HR policies, procedures, and systems and recommending improvements to ways of working
• Other duties as required

Requisites

• Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant fields, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or training/courses
• Three or more years of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with an interest in the international humanitarian development
• Broad knowledge of HR best practices, techniques, and processes, with some understanding of the basic theoretical background
• Specialized knowledge in talent development and performance management
• Ability to supervise and support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and recommend a course of action
• Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client oriented service. Ability to identify client’s needs and match them to appropriate solutions
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate UN/WFP specific processes and systems
• National Professional: Fluency (level C) in English language and Portuguese

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted