ONU Femmes, fondée sur la vision de l’égalité inscrite dans la Charte des Nations Unies, œuvre pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes et des filles, l’autonomisation des femmes et la réalisation de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes en tant que partenaires et bénéficiaires du développement, des droits de l’homme, de l’action humanitaire et de la paix et de la sécurité.
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.
The West and Central Africa region encompasses 24 countries, UN Women being present in 10 of them, either through Country Offices (CO) with full delegation of authority, or through Programme Presence (PP)[1], namely: Countries offices: Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone; Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo. Program Presence: Niger, Senegal; Central African Republic.
The West and Central Regional Office (WCARO) is understood as the interface between the headquarters (HQ) and the country offices, with a different role than the upper and lower level ones. The RO plays an oversight, advisory, technical support, and capacity development role. In this context, WCARO acts as a policy advice and support provider, as well as a knowledge hub. The oversight, policy advisory, technical support and knowledge development functions cover the priority thematic areas, and the RO is the first line interlocutor for country offices.
Under the technical guidance of the Regional HR Business Partner in HQ and the daily supervision of the Regional HRBP, the Human Resource (HR) Associate is responsible for administratively and logistically supporting the recruitment and placement, administration of benefits and entitlements of staff and local external contractors, other HR administration issues and separation of personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administer and implement HR strategies and policies in Regional Office (RO) in full compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, and HR policies and guidelines
Provide general, standard information to the management and staff on HR strategies, rules and regulations;
Identify ways in which the administrative needs can be met within existing policies; interpret processes and procedures, anticipate and manage operational requirements;
Prepare written response to queries concerning HR related matters.
Provide HR administrative and logistical services to RO and region in full compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, and HR policies and guidelines
Process, draft, edit, proofread and finalize for approval a variety of correspondence and other communications; maintain files/records, monitor deadlines;
Provide administrative coordination in the extension of contracts, processing of national benefits and allowances, and entitlements, and renewal of UNLPs and visas;
Input and track all transactions related to positions, recruitment, benefits, earnings/deductions, retroactivities, recoveries, adjustments and separations through Atlas;
Facilitate responses to audit findings and recommendations;
Assist for leave management; record management;
Facilitate staff separation process;
Create/update entries of vendors, PO and Receipts in ATLAS system.
Facilitate and coordinate recruitment processes in full compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, and HR policies and guidelines
Draft job descriptions and vacancy announcements; assist in reviewing and processing requests for classification;
Screen candidates and facilitate and participate in interview panels as necessary;
Prepare recruitment recommendations/supporting documentation for the Central Review Board (CRB);
Prepare position establishment, liaise with headquarters and assure that action is completed;
Provide regular recruitment status reports;
Provide advice to local recruitment in programmes/projects when necessary.
Provide administrative support to staff performance management and learning and development in full compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, and HR policies and guidelines
Assist inmMonitoring compliance with the performance appraisal review in the Programme presence and Region and staff learning and development;
Facilitate the preparation of Office learning plan and individual learning plans in consultation with the HR Business Partner
Maintain data in relation to HR in full compliance with UN Women rules, regulations, and HR policies and guidelines
Maintain and update internal database and files on administrative HR matters in a confidential and secure manner;
Generate a variety of standard and non-standard statistical and other reports from various databases;
Update position data in Atlas, association of positions to chart fields (CoAs), update of CoA information and setting up vendors.?
Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing globally
Organize training courses, workshops, information sessions, orientations and consultations for staff;
Provide a synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in HR administration;
Liaise with HR headquarters in HR administration and staffing to disseminate information on a variety of HR matters.
Key performance indicators
Timely and accurate HR administration
Timely and accurate organization of recruitments
Timely and accurate information provision to staff on HR administrative and benefit and entitlement issues
Timely administrative service delivery to the RO and offices in the region
Up-to-date and secure databases, files and records
Competencies
Core Values:
Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism
Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Leading by Example
Functional Competencies
Strong knowledge of HR administration, processes and policies;
Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;
Ability to handle information of a confidential nature;
Ability to provide inputs to business processes re-engineering, implementation of new systems;
Good quantitative skills; ability to produce reports;
Strong IT skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
Completion of secondary education is required.
Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business or Public Administration is an asset.
Experience
At least 5 years of relevant experience in office administration and/or human resource management.
Experience in human resources recruitment, HR benefits administration in international organizations is an added advantage
Experience in researching and interpreting UN Staff rules and regulations and HR related policies and procedures is highly desirable
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and experience in handling of web based management system, including experience in the use of an ERP system (i.e. Oracel Cloud, SAP or PeopleSoft) is an added advantage.
Language requirements
Fluency in English and French is required
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.
