Human Resources Officer, P-2, Polio Eradication Programme at UNICEF

Key Tasks And Responsibilities Include The Following
Staffing and Talent Acquisition Outbreak Response

• Provide support to outbreak-affected countries and regions in sourcing, recruitment, and deployment of surge
• Proactively support regional and country office colleagues in affected countries in fast-track recruitment of staff members and technical experts/consultants
• Use existing talent pipelines to address HR needs and strengthen pipeline options for surge and staffing in Polio Outbreak Response in relevant areas of expertise
• Support the development of different staffing concepts/strategies based on the nature and scope of the Polio Outbreak
• Support the management of the global polio outbreak response roster, including shortlisting of candidates, interviews, reference checks, and maintaining the information in TMS.

Staffing monitoring and reporting

• Support in mapping and monitoring of human resources responding to Polio outbreaks in terms of geographic areas, volume, roles, functional areas, contract type, and level
• Support preparing staffing reports capturing these parameters for internal and external use
• Support tracking staff and third-party deployments to outbreak countries for response activities
• Support matrix management to optimize human resource deployment for effective and timely outbreak response

​​​​​​​Strategic HR Business Partnering and guidance

• Provide guidance to colleagues in affected countries on HR in Emergencies, specifically on surge and fast-track recruitments
• In collaboration with the HR Business Partner, Polio Eradication Programme, New York, strengthen full cycle HR support to the Outbreak Response Team in Nairobi

Minimum Requirements

• Education: A University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology, or another related field is required.
• Work Experience: At least two (2) years of professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.