Human Resources Officer
Human Resources Officer
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The length of appointment for internal FAO candidates will be established in accordance with applicable policies pertaining to the extension of appointments.
FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender nationality background and culture
Qualified female applicants qualified nationals of nonand underrepresented Members and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct and to uphold FAOs values
FAO as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations has a zerotolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status objectives and mandate including sexual exploitation and abuse sexual harassment abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
FAO staff are subject to the authority of the DirectorGeneral who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
FAOs commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient inclusive resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production better nutrition a better environment and a better life leaving no one behind.
FAO staff are expected to adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
- Extension of fixed term appointments is based on certification of performance and availability of funds
- FAO reserves the right not to make an appointment.
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment accreditation any residency or visa requirements and security clearances.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Other benefits subject to eligibility include:
Dependency allowances
Rental subsidy
Education grant for children
Home leave travel
30 working days of annual leave per year
Pension fund entitlements under the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund
International health insurance; optional life insurance
Disability protection
elements of familyfriendly policies
flexible working arrangements
standards of conduct.
Organizational Setting
FAOs Human Resources Division (CSH) provides human resources (HR) strategies policies guidance and oversight to FAO Offices worldwide to ensure that the Organization attracts develops and retains a diverse skilled and highly motivated workforce delivering on the mandate of the Organization. Over the next years the Human Resources Division will focus on developing and implementing a people centered strategy and positioning HR as a strategic partner contributing to the achievement of the mandate of FAO.
The Human Resources Division is composed of two main clusters namely (i) the Integrated Talent Acquisition and Management cluster providing advice and managing position management recruitment mobility staff development and training performance management and social security; and (ii) the HR Strategy and Policy cluster providing HR strategic guidance policy and oversight.
The position is located in the Integrated Talent Acquisition and Management cluster of the Human Resources Division (CSH) at FAO headquarters in Rome Italy.
Reporting Lines
The Human Resources Officer reports to the Senior Human Resources Officer under the overall guidance of the Director HR Division.
Technical Focus
The Human Resources Officer by ensuring compliance with HR policies and procedures coordinates talent acquisition and managementrelated activities including recruitment selection staffing staff development and duty of care.
Key Results
Comprehensive HR expertise for the planning and delivery of multidisciplinary HR programmes products and services and development of related policies and specialized tools and systems.
Key Functions
- Leads projects and/or work teams; leads and/or participates in divisional teams; provides secretariat services and/or professional HR expertise on Organizationwide HR committees and working groups and represents FAO at interagency meetings.
- Plans and delivers HR programmes products and services including related policies systems and tools to facilitate the effective recruitment management development and retirement of the FAO workforce.
- Analyses HR requirements information data statistics relativities trends problems and/or issues to support service delivery new HR initiatives and the preparation of plans strategies reports policies and/or other products.
- Provides specialist HR advice and expertise to designated business partners on specific or complex cases staff requirements policy interpretation issues labor relations issues and/or best practices etc.
- Manages special projects and provides guidance to consultants for the development and implementation of new HR products tools and systems.
- Develops information training materials and products to increase understanding of HR programmes services and policies promote capacity development and facilitate the introduction of Change across the Organization.
- Provides information and assistance to management and staff to resolve problems and/or reach agreement on complex issues.
- Develops relevant performance criteria and indicators to evaluate HR programmes products and services.
Specific Functions
- Oversees the overall planning of talent acquisition and talent management processes of the Senior staff category (Directors and above FAO Representatives and Deputy FAO Representatives) and other categories of staff when required; ensures timeliness and quality control of activities adherence to policies and procedures including application of fasttrack procedures for emergency positions as needed.
- Supervises the Talent Acquisition Team dedicated to the recruitment of Senior staff.
- Manages the full cycle of the recruitment operations from requisition requests to appointment decisions for Senior staff.
- If necessary acts as Secretary of Selection Panels for Senior positions and supports selection Panels.
- Ensures communication messages and related confidential correspondence are prepared and circulated to the Core Leadership as appropriate.
- Liaises with Senior Management and Core Leadership on matters related to recruitment for Senior positions under their reporting lines.
- Keeps track of progress and provides regular reports to Senior HR management on the status of recruitment.
- Prepares analytical HR reports and statistics and interprets and analyses HR data to support strategic decision making on HR processes and strategies.
- Coordinates the process for contract extensions in collaboration with other Divisions Offices and Centres for all staff categories requiring approval from the Office of the DirectorGeneral.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of talent acquisition and talent management strategies ensuring the timely provision of HR solutions to meet anticipated challenges. This involves participating in the definition of workforce plans and capacity needs assessments.
- Liaises with external recruitment sources to ensure supply of suitable and qualified candidates; develops best practice candidate sourcing techniques to enhance the candidate pool; reviews the effectiveness of recruitment sources and takes action for improvement; finalizes relevant analytic reports for monitoring and taking corrective actions.
- Researches relevant regulations rules policies and practices of other United Nations entities to identify needs for change; contributes to development of policies and procedures and introduces innovative approaches.
- Develops guidance documents lessons learnt/best practices and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support talent acquisition and talent management strategies and build HR capacity.
- Identifies training and learning needs plans workshops/learning programmes to enhance HR capacity and shares best practices and lessons learnt among HR practitioners and other stakeholders.
- Keeps abreast of best practices and related technological tools in the private and public sectors and participates in the definition of revised or new business requirements for existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Minimum Requirements
- Advanced university degree in human resources management organizational development or a related field.
- Seven years of relevant experience in human resources management including the development and implementation of talent acquisition and/or talent management strategies.
- Working knowledge (proficiency level C) of English and intermediate knowledge (intermediate proficiency level B) of another FAO official language (Arabic Chinese French Russian or Spanish).
Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work particularly in field positions is desirable.
- Extent and relevance of experience in human resources recruitment planning and management including talent management talent acquisition and outreach.
- Extent and relevance of experience in development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures including those pertaining to confidential and sensitive processes.
- Familiarity with automated human resources management systems; familiarity with ERP systems.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to analyse complex issues formulate advice and make recommendations on HRrelated matters.
- An HR professional certification is considered an asset.
To apply visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications and language skills
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work character education military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
Incomplete applications will not be considered
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Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
