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Human Resources Specialist, P-3, China, Beijing

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Purpose of the Position
Under the general supervision of the Chief of Operations, the incumbent of this post will be responsible for the Human Resources Management of China Country Office as well as to provide HR support to few other country offices in the region. This includes Human Resources Planning, Personnel Administration and Management for all of the various categories of staff and consultants/contractors, and the conceptualization and implementation of a state of the art Human Resources Development plan.
Key Expected Results
  1. Carries out the recruitment process of national professional officers, general service, and temporary staff, according to UN/UNICEF rules, regulations, procedures and policies. Reviews appropriateness of job descriptions, arranges internal and/or external advertisement(s) and, in consultation with supervisors, undertakes the shortlisting of candidates for CRB reviews and conducts preliminary interviews.' Ensures job descriptions for all posts are up-to-date, properly recorded and duly classified. Provides guidance and support in the preparation of job descriptions for all categories of staff (professional and general service).
  2. Participates and acts as resource person to staff/management bodies such as SAP, CRB, JCP, CMT, Change Task Team and JCC, providing support and guidance on systems and procedures as well as prepare minutes of some .of these meetings. Also serves as Secretary for CRC for hiring individual consultants/contractors.
  3. Participates in the identification of staff development needs, preparation of Training/learning and internal rotation proposals, and makes necessary arrangements for their implementation and monitoring, as well as the evaluation of impact on staff/office performance. Reports key performance indicators to CMT.
  4. Follows up on all local staff contractual status and ensures appropriate and timely actions for renewals of contracts, promotions, within-grade increments, and performance evaluations. Also monitors the proper administration of the performance appraisal system for international staff.
  5. Determines and implements entitlements for international and local staff in accordance with UN/UNICEF rules, regulations, instructions and directives, (e.g., home leave, education grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, SPA etc).
  6. Contributes to the budget preparation and reviews process through an analysis of staffing pattern and needs of the office, makes recommendations regarding the organizational structure of the office, and the effective planning of human resources. Participates in management meetings affecting human resource management and planning.
  7. Monitors potential staff relations or personnel problem areas, and keeps Representative/ Chief of Operations, informed of situations and recommends courses of action. Provides on-going counselling to all categories of staff in the office. In collaboration with the Staff Association, carries out interviews and staff surveys to assess issues impacting staff competency development, job enrichment, morale, efficiency, etc.
  8. Advises and informs all staff on the correct application and interpretation of UN/UNICEF personnel rules, regulations, procedures and policies, Provides briefing and orientation to newly arrived staff on personnel procedures.
  9. Reviews policy changes from headquarters, and briefs the Operations Officer/Representative on the feasibility and appropriateness to local conditions. Implements decisions and establishes control mechanism.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
  • An advanced university degree (Master's) in Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences, Psychology or a directly-related technical field(s) is required.
  • A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in HR Management and Staff Development is required.
  • Work experience in emergency duty station is considered an asset.
  • Previous experience in supervisory capacity is considered as asset
  • Fluency in English and Chinese (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
  • Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking
  • Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
  • Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment
  • Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
  • Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.
  • Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization
  • Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives
  • Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 15 August 2014 .
Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

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