Batch Recruitment:

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to Dedication

UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education. UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Working with and for children through adolescence and into adulthood requires a global presence whose goal is to produce results and monitor their effects. UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged.

How can you make a difference?

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional People & Culture (P&C) services and contributing to UNICEF’s mission for children, this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team. In this role, you will support the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to benefits administration and offboarding, helping to ensure a positive staff experience across the organization.

Under the close supervision and guidance of the People and Culture Officer/Specialist/Manager/Chief, the People and Culture Assistant provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

Key Functions, Accountabilities And Related Duties/tasks

• Support to business partnering
• Support in processing of entitlements and benefits of local staff
• Support in recruitment and placement
• Support in organization design and job classification
• Support in learning and capacity development
• General office support

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: GJP_People and Culture Assistant-G5.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the field of work.
• Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible human resources experience in supporting recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and managing staff entitlements and benefits, is required.
• Skills:
• Technical:
• Good knowledge of HR principles, rules, regulations and procedures within the UN.
• Computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools as well as good knowledge and skill in using HR systems.
• Ability to extract and format data and to solve operational problems.
• Ability to organize own work, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Interpersonal and communication:
• Takes responsibility to respond to internal and external service needs promptly and proactively; takes initiative to ensure that deadlines, rules and regulations are met. Uses own discretion to address unforeseen situations.
• Demonstrates a high degree of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment.
• Demonstrates courtesy, tact, patience and ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Prior experience in provision of HR support for a fast-paced office with multiple demands is an asset. Understanding of UNICEF systems - SAP/VISION, WebHRIS, Fiori, etc. is an asset.
• Experience with UN and/or UNICEF regulations and rules related to staff benefits and entitlements is an asset.
• experience with talent management systems, experience with learning management systems, exper