Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
PROFESSIONAL
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO: FRSOM-888-13-PRJ
Opening: 10
April 2013 Closing date: 24 April 2013
Position Title: Human Resources Officer FAO-Somalia
GRADE LEVEL: P-3
DUTY STATION: Nairobi, Kenya
DURATION:
Fixed Term: 1 year
POST CODE/NO: Unidentified
CCOG CODE: 1A06
Applications
from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of non-and
under-represented member countries are encouraged Persons with disabilities are
equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the
strictest confidence. The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities
and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under
the overall supervision of the Officer-in-Charge, FAO-Somalia, functional
guidance of the Human Resources Officer, the Regional Office in Africa, RAF,
and within the delegated authority, the Human Resources Officer will develop
and maintain partnerships by managing the HR function for FAO-Somalia. He/she
will be the primary point of contact for all human resources queries in areas
such as policy and procedures, recruitment and staffing, staff learning and
performance management, conflict management and mediation. In particular, the
incumbent will:
- upon request provide information, technical advice and options, to line managers on planning Human Resources problems emerging during programme implementation;
- brief and advise staff on the terms and conditions of their employment, and refer to SSC HR Officer for more complex cases;
- interpret and apply FAO rules, regulations, procedures and policy governing human resources management; make determinations and take appropriate action;
- process requests for human resources actions and determine/approve within delegated authority salary, entitlements, travel, social security and other benefits for Non-staff human resources;
- manage and oversee the selection, recruitment and appointment of staff and non-staff and provide coordination to staff selection panels;
- advise management and support the proactive and systematic implementation of staff development and learning programmes;
- guide and advise managers on organizational design, position management, succession planning and lead the implementation of the staffing needs assessment enabling the effective delivery of the work program in the country;
- maintain close contact with HR Officer/s in RAF, Shared Services Center (SSC), Budapest, and HQ to obtain guidance on technical aspects and keep abreast of the different HR initiatives and policies and maintain leading edge knowledge on human resources issues;
- perform other related duties as required.
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates
should meet the following:
- University degree in Human Resources management, public or business administration or a related field
- Five years of relevant experience in human resources management and administration, including experience in two of the following: staff servicing, organizational design, position management, succession planning, staff development and learning
- Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French
SELECTION
CRITERIA
Candidates
will be assessed against the following:
- Relevance of experience in human resources management, administration and staff servicing or
- Experience in development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures
- Experience in ensuring compliance to rules and regulations and expressing sound judgement thereon
- Familiarity with automated human resources management system
- Supervisory experience
- Experience in providing client service
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of another language of the Organization would be an asset.
Please
note that all candidates should possess computer/word processing skills and
should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds.
- The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments
REMUNERATION
A
competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN
salaries, allowances and benefits, click on the following link:
http://icsc.un.org/ For guidelines to applicants, please visit the Application
Toolkit at: http://www.fao.org/employment/current-vacancies/project/en/ Send
your application to:
V.A FRSOM-888-13-PRJ
FAO-Somalia UN-Somalia Ngecha Road
Complex
Corner Lower Kabete Road/Ngecha Road
PO Box 30470-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Fax No: +254-20-4000333
E-mail: HR-somalia@fao.org
ADM213e
04/12
Please
note that FAO staff members are international civil servants subject to the
authority of the Director-General and may be assigned to any activities or
office of the organization.
