UN WOMEN Jobs - 69971- Consultant - HR Services (Open to Indian Nationals

Consultant - HR Services (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New Delhi, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-Jan-2017

Application Deadline :

05-Jan-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Six Months (20 working days per month)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Six Months (20 working days per month)

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women is the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

All human development and human rights issues have gender dimensions. UN Women focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. Five focus areas include violence against women, economic empowerment, leadership and participation, peace and security and national planning and budgeting

UN Women MCO based in New Delhi, India, covers four countries of the region, i.e., Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Under the direct guidance of the HR Associate and the overall supervision of the Operations Manager, the consultant provides support to HR related services to UNWOMEN MCO ensuring high quality of work, accurate, timely and properly recorded/documented service delivery. The consultant promotes a client-oriented and consistent with rules and regulations approach in the Unit.

The consultant is expected to work in close collaboration with the Management and Business Development, Programme, Operations teams and projects’ staff in the MCO staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide support to the ongoing recruitment processes for various positions :

Support in job postings;
Support in long listing and short listing of applications for various positions;
Support in preparation of interview and written test documents;
Support in preparation of interview reports;
Support in ensuring all recruitment documents are up to date for signatures.

Provide support in absence management.

Provide support in staff learning and development.

Provide support in efficient operations of the HR Unit.

Any other day to day functions delegated by the supervisor.

Deliverables:

Timely recruitment & issuance of contracts;
Updated staff data base;
Accurate absence management;
HR information and reports.

Competencies

Core Values / Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organisation and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organisational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Functional Competencies:

Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelors degree or equivalent in HR Management or a related field.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of experience in Admin. Support and/or HR Management.
Working knowledge and use of computers and its programmes / applications. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spread sheet and database packages.

Language:

Fluency in English and working knowledge of any other Indian language.

Application:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria

Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment:

Required Degree and Qualification (5 points);
Minimum 5 years of experience in Admin Support and/or HR Management. (5 points);
Working knowledge and use of computers and its programmes / applications. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spread sheet and database packages (5 points);
Fluency in English (5 points).

The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment:

Interview (70 points);
Written Test (30 points).

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.