UNHCR is hiring an HR Associate

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees.

Vacancy: Not specified

Vacancy Type: Full-time

Role: Human Resources Associate

Job Responsibilities:

Human Resources Operational Support:

• Implement HR operational activities to ensure the 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 by UN/UNHCR rules and procedures.
• Update personnel records in the Office, including MSRP entries into the HR module where required.
• Assisting with recruitment and other procedures related to the affiliate workforce, including MSRP entries into MSRP where required
• Contribution to workforce planning activities.
• Provision of an 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, 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 the implementation of HR initiatives that support organizational culture changes 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 records 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.

Requirements:

• Education and Professional Work Experience
• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G6 - 3 years relevant experience with a High School Diploma or 2 years relevant work experience with a Bachelor's or equivalent or higher.
• Certificates and/or Licenses in business Administration, Office Management, Human Resources Management, or related fields. (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) .
• Relevant Job Experience
• Experience working in Human Resources. Knowledge of general HR policies, processes, and systems.

Additional Requirements:

• Experience in HR information technology systems and tools. Experience working with the United Nations. Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and the 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.
• FI-ERP Financial Management (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday and other), HR-PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, IT-Computer Literacy, IT-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), PG-Resource planning, UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures.

Job Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salary: Not specified.

Benefits: As per the Company policy.

Application Deadline: 13 September, 2023

Application link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9s3kud