Human Resources Specialist

  • Contract
  • Baghdad

UNV - United Nations Volunteers


Business Partnering
• 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.
Learning and Capacity Development
• In collaboration with business owners, design and deliver learning plans for staff to enhance their knowledge and build skills in new areas.
• Collaborate closely with section heads and other stakeholders to integrate learning and development initiatives with operational goals for implementation.
• Recommend efficient and cost-effective learning products which strengthen staff capacity to contribute effectively to business goals.
• Implement the learning strategy and plan for capacity enhancement of staff.
• Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.
• Provide orientation briefings to new staff.
• Provide day-to-day performance and talent management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, career development, career conversations, and disciplinary actions)
• In the context of an evolving Office structure, provide guidance on Office-wide career development initiatives and solutions for affected staff, including building upon UNICEF resources and information building on Staff Support Plan.
• Engage externally within the UN system in Iraq as well as with Private Sector and Academia to develop.
• Support the implementation of the learning strategy and plan for 2024/2025 aligned with the new country program management plan.
• Follow up with DHR and other stakeholders for innovative and concrete career development programs and alternative career pathways.
Staff Wellbeing
• Participate and contribute to wellbeing and organizational culture activities including action plan arising from office retreat and Global Staff Survey results, working Staff Association, PSV, Young UNICEF and ECCs.
• Support with analysis of staff engagement considering results of Pulse Survey, Global Staff Survey etc.
• Contribute to the office’s change management strategy and staff support plan implementation in the context of CPMP development.
• Conduct regular needs assessments to identify wellbeing priorities and gaps.
Support in recruitment and placement for the new Programme Budget Review (PBR)
• Support implementation of the PBR recruitment strategy and recruitment implementation plan ensuring strict adherence to agreed timelines.
• Monitors life cycle of recruitment process and reports periodically on the status of the implementation of the PBR recruitment strategy and implementation plan.
• Prepares and circulates internal and external advertisements.
• Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.
• Prepares formal communications with applicant throughout the recruitment process.
• Initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications and ensuring the completion of other background checks.
• Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.
Support Implementation of PBR Staff Support Plan
• Support implementation of recommendations in the staff support plan
• Keep accurate records of status of implementation of the PBR staff support plan.
• Liaise with regional office and HQ focal points to implement regional and global learning and career development activities in line with the staff support plan.
• Conduct periodic surveys to assess uptake of the staff support plan.
• Report on a monthly basis to the CMT on the status of implementation of the staff support plan.

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