UN WFP HR Officer - Consultant Jobs in Kenya

UN WFP HR Officer - Consultant Jobs in Kenya

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Organizational Context

The Regional Bureau of Nairobi (RBN) provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

Job Purpose

The Regional Bureau is looking for a highly qualified and dynamic HR Officer specialized in organizational design, project management and change management, who can be deployed to support WFP Country Offices across the RBN Region in conducting organizational alignment reviews to optimize the delivery on Country Strategic Plans (CSPs).

The HRO will play a key role in RBN HR’s effort in supporting the Country Office teams in the review of organizational structures and workforce composition, conducting a skills review and identify gaps, facilitate talent reviews and formulate recommendations on how to effectively align organizational strategies and maximize operations.

Country Office will be able to formulate structures with the CSPs in a more systematic and structured way, embedding workforce planning principles and identifying opportunities for long-term skill and talent solutions including the opportunity to review and implement appropriate contract modalities and incorporate gender-based recommendations into Country Office staffing plans.

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education: