UN World Food Programme Human Resources Assistant Jobs in Kenya

UN World Food Programme Human Resources Assistant Jobs in Kenya

About WFP

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

These jobs are found in Country Offices (COs), Regional Bureaux (RBs) and Headquarters (HQ). The job holders report to an HR Officer or the designate.

At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for the completion of a full range of HR activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines and practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action within their area of expertise and may provide guidance to other staff.

Job Purpose

To perform a range of HR tasks to support accurate implementation of WFP policies and procedures and facilitate the effective functioning of a client-focused and strategy-oriented HR services.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Provide assistance on general HR queries and follow up actions, to ensure consistent and high quality HR services are delivered to clients.

Liaise with other internal units/offices on payroll, contracts, etc. and provide necessary information in order to enable timely HR services.

Maintain and update records on medical statistics for all the staff and their eligible dependents in the corporate system. Follow up for medical cards for staff members and their eligible dependents.

Extract and compile HR data on staff contractual conditions, entitlements, performance and training requirements, to support analysis and reporting needs.

Provide administrative support in various HR activities in the HR Operation officer including on boarding of new staff members in compliance with relevant processes and procedures.

Maintain confidential personnel records, HR databases and archives, to ensure data and files are accurately stored and updated in compliance with the established standards.

Draft various HR documentation required for the specific area of work (e.g. employment contracts, transfer letters, training-related documents, etc.) ensuring accuracy and meeting established deadlines.

Use HR management systems for entering and updating a variety of HR data including leave management, sick leave management and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.

Support staff in related administrative actions including facilitation of efficient HR services enabling WFP to respond quickly to a crisis.

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

Experience:

Five or more years of progressively responsible support work experience in general administrative work, including at least two years in human resources or other related field.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of general HR administrative work practices and methods, gained through relevant technical training and experience.

• Good communication skills and basic understanding of HR principles and their application in order to respond to and resolve general HR queries.

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of individuals in order to provide a high quality support service.

• Ability to collate and compile relevant data from a variety of sources in order to produce periodic reports for supervisor(s).

• Ability to monitor and record personnel files and documentation in an organised manner and in line with compliance standards.

Language:

General Service (Headquarters): Fluency (level C) in English language. Fluency (level C) or intermediate knowledge (level B) of another official

language may be required depending on the location of the post or area of responsibility.

General Service (Field): Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities

Purpose

Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.

Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.

Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.

Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

People

Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.

Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds.

Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.

Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance

Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.

Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.

Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.

Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership

Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.

Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.

Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.

Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

Functional Capabilities

HR Operations Management: Demonstrates understanding of HR operations impact on the broader organisational context. Proactively identifies opportunities for HR operational improvement and creates work plans to implement changes.

Other Specific Job Requirements

HR Expertise & Policy Knowledge: Is able to interpret and apply detailed knowledge of HR policies, operational processes, leading HR practices and internal regulations, within a complex organizational context, to provide guidance to employees and implement solutions within area of responsibility.

Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role

• Has conducted specific HR Services activities such as payroll administration, aspects of recruitment and interviews administration

• Has provided ad-hoc guidance to less experienced staff members

• Has provided briefing to new recruits as part of the onboarding process

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Human Resources Assistant Jobs in Kenya

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