HR Officer at World Health Organization (WHO)

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Country Management Support Units (CSU) have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an enterprise resource Planning (ERP)system.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Actively participate in the establishment, and manage the implementation of, the HR strategic plan that supports the emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities within timeframes and allocated budgets; identify with managers the emergency staffing needs and contractual modalities, advice on overall HR policies and procedures and ensure the provision of all related services. Coordinate with the Regional Office and HQ the sourcing and outreach efforts, roster management, targeted sourcing, use of stand-by partners, technical networks, NGOs, UNVs and FMTs; ensuring speedy deployment of the right staff and international responders, in the right place, at the right time. Monitor and oversee all staffing and position management actions including facilitating the establishment of new positions, extension of appointments, renewal of non-staff contracts, separation, etc. advocate the use of generic post descriptions. Conduct and manage recruitment and outreach for international and locally recruited staff and non-staff. Establish and maintain related rosters, at the country level. Track and report on HR requirements against plans, status of filled positions/vacancies. Advise on interpretation and application of HR policies, regulations and rules, code of conduct; as well as benefits and entitlements. Provide induction and orientation sessions and briefing to newcomers. Act as attendance and leave administrator for the incident management team. Provide guidance and ensure compliance across the incident management team in the implementation of the performance appraisal system. Manage and supervise the HR team, ensuring that the team functions transparently, efficiently and effectively. Supervise updating and maintaining the relevant HR databases and reporting systems. Provide regular and ad hoc HR reports to support strategic decision making. Draft audit responses, review and follow- up on any outstanding audit recommendations related to the HR issues.Report to the Regional Office on overall status of HR issues including Danger pay, Location verification, Dependency verification and other HR issues as requiredProvides information and analysis of CO's training and learning needs, facilitates local training and participation of CO staff in the Regional training activities.Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Essential: University degree in human resources management, business or public administration, Law, social science, or related field from a recognized institution.
• Desirable: Advanced university degree in human resources, public health, business or public administration.

Experience

• Essential: At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resources management and administration.
• Desirable: Demonstrated experience in the operational application of human resources management policies and practices, selection and recruitment, and the administration of benefits and entitlements.