People Consultant (Mobility and Relocation)
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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.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. We are currently seeking to fill an People Consultant (Mobility and Relocation) position in the INKA division, based in Munich, Germany.
Brief description of WFP Innovation Accelerator, INKA:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency fighting hunger. WFP reaches more than 100 million people every day – delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with smallholder farmers, communities, and governments to improve nutrition and build resilience.
The WFP Innovation Accelerator was named by Fast Company as Most Innovative Non-Profit Organization 2021 for its work in identifying, nurturing, and scaling disruptive start-ups and innovations to end global hunger. Based in Munich, Germany, the Innovation Accelerator provides WFP employees and start-ups with funding, hands-on support, and access to WFP’s global operations. Through the Accelerator, WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation – such as mobile technology, artificial intelligence, and blockchain – and new business models to transform the way it serves vulnerable communities across the world. In 2021, Accelerator supported innovations that positively impacted the lives of 9 million people globally. Most recently, the Accelerator runs programs for external partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others.
More information here: http://innovation.wfp.org and https://youtu.be/OnKkQlRdh2c
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
The incumbent, reporting to the Head of People, is expected to:
1. As part of the People Team, take care of all matters related to visa, health insurance, and mobility of our team members:
- Provide end-to-end support in the arrangement for visas and ID cards with the local and international German immigration authorities for Munich-based team members, and visitors (as applicable): internal and external administration of all relevant documents (e.g. visa and employment letters, visa application documents, etc.).
- Ensure the strengthening of relations with WFP stakeholders, other relevant United Nations agencies and local government offices; liaise with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Office on issuance of appropriate ID cards or permits of stay for WFP team members and their dependents (as applicable).
- Liaise with relevant health insurance service providers to ensure adherence to local and WFP policies (as applicable), as they may change from time to time.
- Draft harmonized approaches and guidelines for the Munich office team members.
- Brief team members and visitors (as applicable) on all up to date policies and procedures regarding local immigration and health insurance policies and procedures.
- Carry out data analysis and reporting to provide management with the accurate information and reports for efficient planning and decision making.
- Drive forward project work in the area of Relocation guidance and recommendations.
2. Support the innovation accelerator build-up, operations & management:
- Collate information and provide analysis & content preparation (PowerPoint presentations, reports, briefs, etc.) for corporate priority topics and executive management meetings.
- Liaise with colleagues in other Headquarters’ divisions (mainly HR and Protocol unit) or external stakeholders as needed, with guidance from manager.
- Support other HR processes as required, such as the maintenance of various lists and databases or scheduling of interviews.
- Support core processes of the Innovation Accelerator (e.g. innovation challenge; innovation bootcamps; sprint programme; thought leadership; scale-up enablement) as required.
- Support the Head of the Innovation Accelerator and the Director Innovation & Knowledge Management Division with any other activities as required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree a plus.
Experience: At least 3 years post-graduate professional experience in Human Resources or related fields, ideally in protocol or working with government authorities.
Languages: Fluency in oral and written English and German (location of office) is a must. Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) is a plus.
REQUIRED SKILLS | WFP COMPETENCIES
- Experience in a large organization (public or private sector).
- Experience within an assignment department of a company and in the handling of international assignments is desirable.
- Knowledge of the general privileges and immunities policies and practices at local level is desirable.
- Strong ability to maintain confidentiality in all dealings.
- Self-driven and very strong organizational and planning skills.
- Able to interact with a broad range of stakeholders and external audience with maturity and tact.
- Excellent communication/presentation skills, with the ability to write best practice documents, to develop project plans and to write and deliver presentations.
- Collaborative spirit, able to partner with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
- Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
- Sets a high-level of ambition for the project and own work to achieve impact for the hungry people we serve.
- Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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 website for detailed information on working with WFP: http://www.wfp.org
Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Closing Date: 23 February 2023
VA Reference number: 450030
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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
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.
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
