Job Identification : 10176
Locations : Panama City, Panama
Posting Date : 04/24/2023, 11:03 PM
Apply Before : 05/15/2023, 09:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full time
Grade : P4
Vacancy Type : Fixed Term
Rotational/Non Rotational : Rotational
Contract Duration : 1 Year with Possibility for extension
Education and Work Experience : Master’s Degree – 7 year(s) experience
Required Languages : English
Desired Languages
Spanish
Vacancy Timeline : 3 Weeks
Job Category : Management
Job Description
The Position:
You will manage the interface between business units and the Human Resources function in UNFPA by providing strategic HR Client services and driving HR programs and initiatives in your client area. This position is located in the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO).
You will report to the Deputy HR Director.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a key member of the global HR team and facilitates the identification and meeting of the Human Resource needs and objectives of the organization in the client area (Region/HQ) supporting the effective implementation of the Human Resources aspects of the UNFPA Strategic Plan. The HRBP maintains an effective level of business acumen and aligns HR initiatives and programs to support the clients’ business objectives. The HRBP manages the business-HR interface and guides client managers in applying HR policies and practices effectively and equitably, also invites them to contribute to development of policies and HR initiatives in support of new and evolving ways of doing business. The HRBP will ensure delivery of timely, client focused HR support in a spirit of partnership with the business. In close collaboration with the Chief of Career Development & Talent Mobility, you will lead and coordinate the efficient, consistent implementation of key HR processes in the above Regions. You will strengthen the team’s ability to provide value-adding advice to managers and staff regarding policy application in all areas of Human Resources.
You will supervise a team of Human Resources Specialists and Assistants who support managers and staff based in the field. Together with the Deputy Director, Client Services the Regional HR Business Partner will be responsible for ensuring that the delivery of HR services globally meets clients’ expectations with regard to efficiency and consistency.
The position is a rotational and roster post.
The HRBP works with Client managers, including Directors and Representatives or equivalent level, and staff at all levels in the country offices and in New York, and participates in Regional/Division leadership/management teams. You will also work closely with other DHR Units, Legal, Staff Association, the Ombuds Office, and the Ethics Office, as well as other relevant networks within the UN system and other major international organizations to find synergies, benchmark and promote the progress in modernizing HR policies and practices.
You would be responsible for:
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
1. Policy Advice ● Advise staff and managers on HR policies, guidelines and practices; ● Provide quality advice to develop innovative HR approaches and solutions to complex problems; ● Under the facilitation of the Sr HR Business Partners, build business cases and provide justifications for revising or policies and by contributing to policy reviews; ● Ensure the implementation of HR policies and practices by managers, HR Focal Points and other non-HR staff involved in implementation of HR policies and processes at the local level providing timely advice, guidance and ensuring follow-up as appropriate;
2. Performance and Staff Development ● Manage the implementation of all corporate talent management programmes, while ensuring local relevance (performance, talent reviews, succession, global mobility, staff development) and initiatives in the client area working closely with the Specialists in the Career, Development & Mobility Programmes Branch; ● In collaboration with the Programmes Unit, support leadership in strengthening the links between individual performance and delivery of strategic priorities, and effective management of under-performance; advise staff on career development, and support client managers in continuously building up and developing their people management capabilities; ● Take the lead in identifying, assessing and resolving issues, problems, and conflicts at the Regional and CO levels, including guidance on informal and formal avenues of conflict management; ● In collaboration with the Directorate, provide support on identifying and managing complex cases (e.g. performance, health, medevac and separations); ● Work directly with staff members in at the regional and country offices on skill/learning needs assessments, and contribute to design and implementation of customized learning interventions; ● Working closely with the Career, Development & Mobility Programmes Branch and the Regional/Divisional Learning Focal Points ensure strategic regional learning needs are met.
3. Organizational Effectiveness/Business Consulting ● Support the development and implementation of all regional talent management programmes, in consultation with the Career, Development & Mobility Programmes Branch, while ensuring local relevance (performance, talent reviews, succession, global mobility, staff development) and initiatives in the client area working closely with the Specialists in the Career, Development & Mobility Programmes Branch; ● Advise and support in the design and implementation of interventions to support organizational effectiveness and high performing teams; ● Participate as a team member on HR projects, working groups, task forces, etc. in the client area and/or at corporate level; ● In consultation with the Directorate, provide guidance to client units on the review of GSS feedback, related action planning, implementation and follow-up; ● Support Country Offices in the transition to new modes of engagement as required to deliver on the Country Programme. This may include assessment, realignment/shifts in staffing patterns, skills profiles and/or organizational structures; ● Undertake assessment and realignment of other business units as needed; ● Under the guidance of the Deputy Director, DHR, act as an integral member of the Regional Office Leadership Team, providing input on workforce planning, staffing trends and needs, implementation of HR initiatives/programs and current people issues/solutions.
4. Planning and Analytics, and Workforce Management ● Proactive use of HR analytics to understand the staffing trends in the client area; ● Advise and assist managers in analyzing staffing needs, taking into account existing and anticipated work requirements and institutional goals/objectives; ● Contribute to the development and implementation of the Annual Regional or Divisional HR Plan (e.g. workforce analysis, recruitment, staff performance, staff development, career development and succession) in consultation with key stakeholders in the client area as well as in DHR to support the delivery of UNFPA’s People Strategy.
5. Recruitment and Staffing ● Manage all recruitment activities and administration of national and international staff, including high level national posts at Country level, in the client area and provide advisory services as required; ● Oversee and provide guidance to Country Offices, as need, staffing matters; ● Manage recruitment and administration of national and international Individual Consultants (ICs), and provide quarterly reports; ● Provide guidance and facilitate the induction, orientation, and integration of new staff members in the client area as needed; ensure staff exit interviews are conducted; ● Work with UNDP BES Team, local and HQ, on HR administrative matters.
6. Supporting Humanitarian Capacity and Capability ● Working closely with the HR Humanitarian and Surge deployment team to: a. Assist in cases of humanitarian and medical emergencies, in collaboration with the Humanitarian Office and DHR Humanitarian Unit, DHR/Duty of Care, Security, and other relevant interagency counterparts; b. Support the provision of timely support to countries under fast track. Assist in talent acquisition for urgent humanitarian/other situations not in fast track countries requiring rapid response; c. Support the capability development efforts on humanitarian response.
7. Supporting knowledge building and knowledge sharing ● Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the client area (Region/Division) through active participation in the HR Business Partners community of practice. ● Contribute to building awareness and understanding of HR policies through knowledge sharing across the Region; ● Provide oversight and guidance to staff/team members supervised.
Performing any other duties as may be required by the Deputy HR Director or the HR Director.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Development or related discipline.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Seven years of progressively relevant experience in HR management of which three years at international level and three years in a similar role are required;
- Experience in a supervisory/managerial role is required;
- Proven ability to deliver effective solutions to complex HR challenges in a multicultural environment;
- Strategic mindset coupled with strong analytical skills and a proven ability to handle big picture perspectives, as well as day to day operational matters;
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and project management skills;
- Ability to handle confidential information and gain trust;
- Experience working in an advisory capacity with a team remotely is an asset;
- Strong communication, collaboration and team skills;
- Excellent understanding of the UN Staff Rules and Regulations and UNFPA HR Policies is an asset;
- Field experience is an asset;
- Experience with the United Nations, Fund or Programme is an asset;
- Consulting experience related to organizational development and change management, is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required; Fluency in Spanish is a significant advantage.
Required Competencies:
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity,
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
- Embracing cultural diversity,
- Embracing change
Core Competencies:
- Achieving results,
- Being accountable,
- Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
- Thinking analytically and strategically,
- Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
- Communicating for impact
Functional Competencies:
- Anticipating client’s needs of HR support and responding based on clear understanding of the issues/concerns;
- Acting as a trusted advisor, removing obstacles and resolving issues within and across units;
- Assuming accountability for agreed results and meeting deadlines, creating conditions for achieving them;
- Using facts to persuade and demonstrating the ability to gain commitment;
- Job knowledge/technical expertise.
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
Disclaimer:
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm
In accordance with the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
