HR Consultant (Project Management) CST-II, WFP Regional Office in Cairo
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
JOB TITLE: Human Resources Consultant (Project Management)
TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: International Consultant Level II
UNIT/DIVISION: Human Resources Unit, Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC)
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Cairo, Egypt
REPORT TO: Sr. Regional HR Officer
DURATION: 11 months
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.
WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 15 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen and Ukraine. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
RBC region counts 14 Country Offices across the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa and serves over 27 million people which constitutes almost one third of WFP's global beneficiaries. From 2011 onwards, WFP operations managed in this region have seen a sharp increase in terms of operational scope and requirements. This is mainly attributable to emergency response serving those impacted by conflict, violence, and displacement. Most beneficiaries in the region are assisted through unconditional resource transfer activities such as general food distribution through in-kind and cash-based transfers, followed by school meals and nutrition activities.
The purpose of this assignment is to deliver country specific HR roadmaps, delivery of professional, client-focused HR capacity development interventions, partnering with Senior managers to contribute to the implementation of HR initiatives, provide regional support to Country offices in implementing HR Strategy.
The role will be under the overall guidance of the Senior Regional HR Officer and would involve co-ordination and close partnership with the CO management team.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
Partner and contribute to the development of HR Road map for Country office in the region, monitor and report progress
- In partnership with CO HR and Regional HR, engage in the development of HR road map that is aligned and integrates CO Strategic and operations priorities along with implementation of the CO & Corporate HR priorities.
- Coordinate a phased implementation approach of the HR roadmap for the various offices within the region. Undertake review of the implementation progress and analysis to leverage efficiency gains in common projects and communities of practice to support CO.
- This role will oversee and escalate challenges which could hinder the implementation and will be guided by UN/WFP corporate HR Policy and frameworks.
- Provide analysis and insights of CO HR Roadmap to RBC HR team leads for them to plan . Work with Team leads in leverage efficiency gains in common projects and communities of practice to support CO.
- Partner with Regional Sr. HRO & Regional HRO to organize engagement with the HR workforce in the region, via yearly Regional HR Workshop and bi-monthly Regional HR calls, organizing on boarding of new commers etc. focused on building capacity on commonly identified gaps in competencies.
- Lead and coordinate for RB -HR Team on key HR interventions i.e., APP activities and KPI definition for RBC HR team, Act as focal point for the HR budget and partners with subject matters experts in managing CCI Projects with the HR team.
Capacity development & Recognition Programme
- Lead development of gap analysis of Supervisors’ participation to Leadership trainings and develop targeted solutions with CO to address this gap (360 assessments, unconscious bias trainings, corporate leadership programmers, etc.)
- Contribute to the development of culture of feedback for leaders and Supervisors .by utilizing appropriate WFP Corporate interventions.
- Lead the development of Talent Management solutions, conduct pilots and capture learning insights and from the intervention for management review.
- Partner and Lead employee engagement project and conduct pilots in 2- 3 creative and high impact areas -like Job swap/job shadowing program, Creative Reward & recognition program etc.
- In coordination with the HR Officer SWP, support Country offices in building their Learning & Development plan by performing Learning Needs Analysis and proposing learning solutions to address those.
- Coordinate the building of a L&D plan for 2 of the RBC Strategic Priorities, in partnerships with Programmes team and HQ
HR Operations
- Provide support on the CO HR Operational activities as HRO when required (recruitment, talent management, learning and development, onboarding, performance management etc) and implementation of the new HR initiatives
- In collaboration with the HR SWP officer, provide support on the validation process of interventions such as Orgn alignment and SWP for targeted CO
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Master’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Adult Learning, Organizational Psychology, Development or other related field. First University degree may be accepted with additional relevant courses and/or experiences in progressive HR practises in global organisations. Experience in Organization Design implementation and Job Evaluation training or courses will be added advantage.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 6 – 8 years of relevant work experience in Human Resources, with experience in designing and influencing Learning Interventions, Project Management and experience in managing transformative HR Interventions in country offices.
- At least 2 years direct experience in learning management, building learning journeys, and blended programmes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/work streams simultaneously.
- Track record of successful project delivery
- Experience of working at the regional offices in global multicultural organization and or international NGOs would be added advantage.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Project Management and coordination skills.
- Experience in learning need analysis to support development of people and leadership through capacity development interventions.
- Ability to quickly build credibility with internal stakeholders.
- Ability to work well with a diverse team, cultural sensitivity and demonstrated business partnering skills.
- Creative problem solver, flexible and constructive approach.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and prioritize multiple stakeholder requests.
- Vendor management experience
- International HR work experience
Languages:
Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Good working knowledge of second official UN language, preferably French or Arabic would be an added advantage.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 (Midnight Egypt time)
Click ‘Apply’ link below to start the application process. Candidate are requested to create an account in WFP E-Recruitment system before applying.
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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.
