HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATE (LEARNING)

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The Human Resources Centre is developing and implementing HR policies under the umbrella of UN Rules and Regulations. The Human Resources Associate will be working under the leadership of the Human Resources Specialist (Learning) on learning, training and performance management.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of key functions: Learning and Staff Development; Logistics and databases maintenance; Performance management and career development; Knowledge building and knowledge sharing; Ensure competency of UN staff on mandatory courses including HIV/AIDS; Other duties. Description of Duties: Learning and Staff Development: Assists in the development and implementation of the annual Learning and Staff Development Plan; Supports the Human Resources Specialist ( Learning) in carrying out advisory functions on Learning and Development and making appropriate recommendations to Senior Management; Provides effective counseling to staff on career advancement, development needs and learning possibilities; Supports the implementation of strategic staffing policies in line with career development; Implements, monitors and evaluates the learning plan on a monthly basis; Monitors the implementation of approved learning events including budget provisions in accordance with approved guidelines. Logistics and databases maintenance: Organizes training courses for operations/programme staff on HR issues; Organizes and executes training events, coordinating with diverse partners and the media to highlight and publicizes key events; Handles administrative coordination in support of special training and other programmes; Manages updates and further develops internal databases; updates website; generates a variety of standard and non-standard statistical and other reports from various databases; Performs other duties as assigned. Ensures proper staff performance management and career development focusing on achievement of the following results: Provision of background information and facilitation of the performance appraisal process and maintenance of the related data; Participation in preparation of Learning plan and individual learning plans in consultation with the Human Resources Specialist (Learning). Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing focusing on achievement of the following results: Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in HR; Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Ensure competency of UN staff on mandatory courses including HIV/AIDS and knowledge of the existing UN Policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace: Facilitation of Learning Sessions on UN HIV/AIDS Learning strategy through the ‘We Care’ Programme/UN HIV/AIDS Learning Team. Other duties: Prepares presentations, briefings and training sessions regarding HR issues as required; Performs other duties as required by the HR Specialist; Provide support to the Chief-HR for specific assignments. Impact of Results: The key results have an impact on the overall execution of the learning services and success in implementation of HR strategies and policies.

Competencies

Core Values/Guiding Principles: Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct; Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. Core Competencies: Ethics and Values: Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents; Organizational Awareness: Building support and political acumen; Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring: Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation; Working in Teams: Building and promoting effective teams; Communicating Information and Ideas: Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication; Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating an emotionally intelligent organization; Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements: Leveraging conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards; Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning: Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Functional Competencies (Related to the Post): Knowledge Management and Learning Ability to teach and provide clear instruction to participants; Promotes a learning environment in the office and shares knowledge and experience; Encourages filed offices staff to share knowledge and contribute to UN Women practice areas; Ability to design test and/or survey and evaluation questionnaires for participants; Provides helpful feedback and advice to others in the office; Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills. Planning and Organizing and Operational Effectiveness Ability to plan and organize trainings and events under pressure; Ability to perform a variety of specialized activities related to HR management, including performance evaluation, learning and reporting; Strong IT skills; Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new systems. Leadership and Self-Management Focuses on result for the client; Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills; Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure; Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities; Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Secondary Education with specialized certification in HR; University Degree in HR, Business or Public Administration desirable, but not a requirement; Must have passed the United Nations Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) Experience: 6 years of progressively responsible HR and/or administrative experience is required at the national or international level; Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and experience in handling of web based management systems; Experience in Training of Trainers or teaching experience desirable. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required; Fluency in other UN languages an advantage. Note: In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.