The Position:
As a member of the Client Services Team serving Regional and Country Offices, you will be working closely with the Sr. HR Business Partner / HR Business Partner (Sr. HRBP / HRBP) in the regional office assigned, in the provision of delivering the full range of high-quality HR services and programs to clients in the Regional Office and in Country Offices.
You will report to the Sr. HRBP/HRBP.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The HR Analyst, Client Services will work closely with the Sr. HRBP / HRBP at HQ in the delivery and flawless execution of HR services and programmes to field-based managers and staff. The HR Analyst will support managers and staff in Copenhagen on matters concerning talent sourcing, recruitment, onboarding and induction, mobility, performance management, workforce planning, HR operations including contract management, contributing to policy development and advice training and career development and data analytics. HR Analyst positions have access to advice and on-the-job training from specialists in the individual HR occupations in the resolution of on-going non-routine casework.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
An advanced university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Development or related discipline is required.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Minimum of two years of progressively relevant experience in HR management providing strategic HR support to a large client base, and on a global level is required;
- HR experience within UNFPA is considered an asset;
- Knowledge of modern concepts and approaches, and evolving trends in the field of Human Resources;
- Ability to deliver effective solutions to complex HR challenges in a multicultural and increasingly remote-based environment ;
- Strong analytical skills – ability to extract data, identify trends and raise to the attention more senior staff with recommended actions;
- Demonstrated innovation and creative problem-solving abilities;
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills – ability to coordinate several work-streams in parallel, while maintaining attention to details;
- Ability to handle confidential information and build a trusting rapport with staff at all levels of the Fund;
- Ability to collaborate effectively and create sense of cohesion in teams
- Previous experience with development/humanitarian organization would be considered an asset.
- Excellent knowledge of information technology systems and tools. Knowledge of PeopleSoft HRMS would be considered an asset;
Languages:
Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages is desirable.
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