Closing date: Friday, 24 April 2015
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Post Grade: Fixed Term, NOC
Duty Station: Nairobi
Date of issue: 10 th April 2015
Deadline for application: 24 th April 2015
Strategic Purpose of the Function
WFP's greatest strength is its dedicated people working tirelessly around the world to reduce hunger, often under difficult conditions where security threats and risks to personal safety are considerable. The global context in which WFP operates is rapidly changing which means the need for effective people management is becoming important than ever before. HR plays a key role to support WFP in implementing its People Strategy successfully so we will continue to have a high performing and competent workforce to deliver the best outcomes for the people we serve.
Job Purpose
In this transformational context, we are recruiting a high caliber candidate to fill the role of Human Resources Officer to lead the HR service delivery and People Strategy implementation in Kenya Country Office. The HR Officer will manage the HR team and ensure strategies and plans are implemented across the different Field Offices in the Country Office. He/she will work independently, using technical knowledge and expertise to analyse data, prepare reports, provide advice and solutions to problems, and identify opportunities for improvements, core processes and procedures and manage the delivery of professional, client-focused HR services while partnering with senior managers to contribute to the implementation of HR solutions in line with WFP corporate priorities.
Key Accountabilities
Under the overall supervision of the Country Director, and direct supervision of the Senior Deputy Country Director (support services), the Human Resources Officer will be the Head of the Human Resources unit and will be responsible for the following duties:
- Participate in the development of Kenya Country specific plans and processes, and lead in the development and delivery of HR people management activities or projects to meet local objectives and support WFP strategic goals, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
- Provide expert-level HR and business consultative advice to managers and employees on complex issues, understanding their needs and ensuring that HR policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.
- Ensure the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, determining conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements, and resolving more complex employee relations issues.
- Manage capability building, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and delivering development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
- Plan and deliver an on-boarding process which ensures new employees have a positive experience of WFP, and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organisation.
- Contribute to building and managing talent within WFP, working with managers to understand their needs and planning/implementing solutions to recruit, retain, manage and develop a high calibre workforce to deliver WFP objectives.
- Deliver organizational design activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs, and allocate people to the right places in order to improve efficiency.
- Lead and motivate HR staff, monitoring performance, providing coaching, training and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
- Monitor the accurate and compliant recording of data; coordinate and prepare timely corporate statistics and conduct analysis, identifying trends and potential issues, and proposing solutions to stakeholders.
- Maintain and share knowledge of best practice, and support the development and implementation of new/improved HR policies, systems and procedures to ensure they are reflective of legislation, and support WFP effectively.
- Develop and implement optimized talent acquisition, talent management and development practices and share the responsibility for the goals of the organizations.
- Design career management and succession plans for key talents and key job positions
- Other duties as required.
Qualification Requirements:
- Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with two additional years of relevant work experience from the minimum experience requirement stated below.
- At least five years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in the relevant field.
- Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills to influence and collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts across business functions, levels and geographical areas;
- Ability to work with ambiguity and build consensus across diverse and global teams;
- Ability to demonstrate high personal impact and influence to build a trusted advisor relationship with business leaders;
- Solid understanding of HR procedures, principles and concepts.
Organisational Capabilities:
- Purpose - ability to align individual purpose to WFP's mission.
- People - support our people to be the best equipped to serve our beneficiaries.
- Partnership - lead across boundaries to deliver the best for our beneficiaries.
- Performance - deliver practical, sustainable, solutions to achieve WFP's mission.
Interested and qualified Kenyans are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures: Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/15-0017682 Step 1 : Create your online CV Step 2: Click on 'Description' to read the position requirements and 'Apply' to submit your application. NOTE: You must complete Step 2 in order for your application to be considered for this vacancy. If you have any queries relating to this VA please send them to: wfp.rbnhr@wfp.org WFP is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
