About US:

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Job Summary:

The Senior Human Resources Assistant will function under direct supervision of the Administrative or Human Resources Officer, assisting him/her in personnel administration and other HR related matters, including the process of recruitment and appointment of staff, and in the performance management and welfare issues of staff under area of responsibility (AOR).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the recruitment, assignment, reassignment and separation of local general service staff. Prepare documents for the interview panel for the recruitment of local staff.
• Process local staff members’ contracts, entitlements and benefits in accordance with Staff Rules and established HR procedures.
• Update personnel related information in MSRP/HR module where this activity has been rolled out from PAPS to the respective office.
• Advise staff members on their rights, obligations, benefits and entitlements, and assist them in interpreting UN/UNHCR staff rules and regulations.
• Assist newly arrived international staff with administrative formalities related to their accreditations, security/ground passes, submission of completed forms and related documents to headquarters, arrange travel and hotel reservations
• Assist with shipment of their personal effects in coordination with the logistics section.
• Administer UNHCR medical insurance plan for locally recruited staff. Provide administrative support to staff and dependants in case of medical evacuations, as well as security evacuations/relocations. Maintain daily tracking record of staff and families to provide accurate information in case of emergency.
• Maintain personnel records in the office, including maintenance of the attendance, overtime and leave records.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Senior Human Resources Assistant job placement should have completed secondary education with certificates in secretarial and administrative training
• At least five years of previous relevant work experience is required.
• Good knowledge of UNHCR administrative procedures and processes and exposure to provision of support services in an international organization is required.
• Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language is required.
• Analytical Thinking
• Planning and Organizing
• Working knowledge of other UN language(s) is desirable.
• Field experience with UNHCR and/or with other humanitarian organizations is desirable.
• High IT affinity and working experience of PeopleSoft/MSRP is desirable

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Deadline: 27^th April 2020