WFP Volunteer Margherita Baraldi

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Management Services Division (MSD) at HQ is a division comprised of over 200 colleagues across Rome UAE & India. The HQ division supports WFPs 20000 humanitarians and is represented by more than 3000 functional focal points present throughout all of WFPs offices. Within WFP Management Services colleagues play an integral role in keeping WFP operations and programmes running smoothly and cost-efficiently even in the toughest conditions so the focus can remain on WFPs core mandate of serving our beneficiaries.

Our global service portfolio for WFP is focused on enabling operations and providing a duty of care to WFPs workforce. This includes providing infrastructure and emergency response capacity through sophisticated engineering services light fleet management delivering and maintaining the most fit-for-purpose facilities measuring and reducing our environmental impact managing our pool of assets providing travel services for WFP employees and humanitarian accommodation - with administration field support available in all these areas.

MSD is the strategic Business Partner that Enables WFPs workforce and operations by driving performance with duty of care sustainability and innovation.

The volunteer will report to the HR officer in the Division as part of the Division Front Office. He/she will be an integrated part of the team bringing his/her knowledge and interest to the role a passion for people and innovative ideas to the table in various areas of Human Resources.

KEY OUTPUTS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Gain a deep understanding of MSDs deliverables and operations to provide excellent talent acquisition support
2. Contribute to the teams ongoing projects including proposing viable approaches and solutions
3. Support the identification of MS Global talent for deployments within the function
4. Support the team with the skill mapping exercise and keep the data up to date being sure to reach the entire MS community
5. Support the team for the reassignment preparation
6. Manage vacancy announcements in the Applicant Tracking System (Work Day): job postings open position information etc
7. Support system creation of technical assessments
8. Screen candidates against an established set of criteria
9. Help boost the recruiting pipeline by sourcing passive candidates and leveraging social media to publicise the organization and open roles

10. Support with data analysis
11. Perform other duties as required.

SUPERVISION (LEVEL/METHODS OF SUPERVISION):

Under the direct supervision of an experienced HR Officer the incumbent will be provided with close mentoring guidance and technical supervision. Performance planning and reviews and learning and development discussions will be an elemental part of the supervision. With the support of a comprehensive induction package the volunteer will rapidly become a productive member of the team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Proficiency in Windows MS Office (Word Excel PowerPoint)
Excellent command of English; Working knowledge of a second UN language would be an asset
Work experience or exposure to Talent Acquisition Human Resources and project management is highly desirable
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members
Strong analytical and communication skills
Ability to handle confidential information with diplomacy
Ability to think creatively and strategically
Ability to be flexible multi-task prioritise and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced changing environment
Strong attention to detail

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:

Experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Knowledge of social media outreach platforms is highly desirable.
TRAINING COMPONENTS: Throughout their assignment WFP Volunteers have access to an industry-leading learning platform weLearn.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

• If you experience challenges while submitting your online application please contact us at for technical support only.

• Please note that applications sent to this email address cannot be considered.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.