Senior Consultant, Young Talent Pipeline
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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
Are you passionate about Talent Attraction and want to lead an innovative project while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organization investing in its people?
If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, September 7th (17:59 EDT).
WHO WE ARE
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
To learn more about WFP, visit our website: UN World Food Programme (WFP) and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.
WHY JOIN US?
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment
- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities
- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe
- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section)
THE ROLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
WFP is looking to build, implement, and continuously improve a Young Talent Pipeline to support our growing needs, within 3 primary focus areas: University Internship Program, College Graduate Program and University Partnerships
We are looking for an individual that will partner with universities or other institutions to attract the best candidates with a focus on attracting female and individuals from Developing Countries. This role owns defining the centralized process and roadmap. This includes defining success criteria, aligning key stakeholders, developing and implementing tools and processes, developing and measuring success criteria, etc.
The role sits within our Talent Acquisition unit which focuses on external recruitments, young talent and FIT Pool (WFP’s roster).
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
- Partner with key stakeholders in Headquarters, Regional Bureaus and Country Offices to develop and execute the training programme
- Build and maintain a robust list of the top global universities with degrees relevant to WFP
- Work in collaboration with the team on the communication strategy to promote the initiative
- Plan and execute sourcing and attraction events with universities, educating them on our WFP’s values and career opportunities, and providing guidance as needed to carry out a customized strategy for individual universities
- Continuously analyze the talent inflow for quality and diversity of applicants and propose and implement corrective actions to improve.
- Consult with Country Offices to identify their key relationships for successful young talent outreach
- Drive project execution within a matrixed organization by managing partner and stakeholder communications and ensuring timelines and deliverables are met
- Lead a small team and coach and guide through the process and focus on the team's engagement and development.
- Stay abreast of industry knowledge, campuses, and best practices for recruiting; analyze and summarize to stakeholders all trends, competitive intelligence, and key performance metrics to influence data driven decisions
- Other tasks as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 8 years' experience as a part of a university recruiting function that manages high-volume, seasonal hiring or a large scale trainee programme
- Strong track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously, while contributing to larger programmatic initiatives
- Able to communicate effectively and deliver presentations to groups at varying levels.
- Enjoy collaborating effectively with all stakeholders with the capacity to take into consideration and incorporate each point of view.
- Strong attention to detail is essential for this role.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge and effective usage of project management methodologies, processes and tools
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment; receptive to receiving/giving feedback
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business or related field of study
- Fluency (level C) in English language.
- Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language) is desirable
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This is a Consultant contract. WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
