United Nations Support Office for
AMISOM (UNSOA)
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Human Resources Assistant, Nairobi
Grade GL4
Temporary Job Opening (4 months) with possibility of extension
Deadline 19
June 2015
Within delegated authority, the Human
Resources Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
- Initiate, review, process and advertise
Vacancy Announcements (VA), oversee the maintenance of the Section’s VA
files and keep tract of status of current VAs;
- Assist in building job openings in Inspira,
review Personnel History Profiles (PHPs) and initiate recruitment tracks
in Nucleus;
- Evaluate, screen applications and short list
candidates for competency-based interviews;
- Participate in interview assessment panels for
locally-recruited staff as HR ex-officio;
- Recruit and onboard successful candidates;
induct newly-recruited staff, brief them on conditions of service,
ensuring personnel forms are completed accurately for status files;
- Respond to enquiries and provide information
and advice to staff regarding administrative procedures, processes and
practices;
- Ensure recommendations regarding changes in
contractual status of staff comply with established policy and procedures;
- Liaise with Hiring Managers and counterparts
in the Regional Service Center Entebbe (RSCE);
- Initiate, review and process recruitment of
Consultants and Individual Contractors (ICs); check-in, on-board and
monitor expirations of their contracts, process extensions and/or
check-out forms;
- Develop proficiency in relevant UN Human
Resources information management systems such as INSPIRA, IMIS, FPMS,
UMOJA and FSS;
- Monitor and extend contracts for Consultants
and ICs and process check-out documents;
- Assist in research and drafting case reviews
on rules, policy and procedures as well as routine correspondence;
- Maintain and archive recruitment files;
- Perform other office administration related
duties as may be required.
Competencies: Professionalism, Planning and Organizing, Team work
and Communication.
Qualifications:
Education: Secondary
School certificate.
Required Experience:
At least four (4) years of
progressively responsible experience in Human Resources or related area.
Experience with the United Nations,
Non-Governmental Organizations or other International entities is required.
Languages: Good understanding of oral and written English.
Skills: Computer skills
Qualified candidates may submit their
applications including their curriculum vitae or United Nations Personal
History form (P.11) to the email address recruitment-unsoa@un.org on or before
the deadline.
Please quote Vacancy Notice Number in
the Subject of the e-mail.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
