Country: Senegal
Closing date: 23 Mar 2018
UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world. And we never give up.
For Every Child, hope
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for developing innovative learning and training programs and strategies that support staff performance and career development. S/he will design and deliver curriculum and learning materials, and manage all phases of learning/training interventions. S/he contributes to the development of innovative staff development policies, programmes/activities, training methods, materials and solutions, and effectively coordinates training initiatives throughout the region.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
The Human Resources Specialist (Performance Management, Learning and Career Development) is:
An expert in performance management, learning and career development with demonstrated abilities in strategic partnering, project management and in motivating self and others to achieve quality and timely results that strengthen individuals, teams, and office performances thereby contributing to the achievement of results for children;
An analyst, with demonstrated abilities to identify performance gaps and learning and development needs from document reviews and surveys, including evaluating the effectiveness of the training and staff development programmes;
A communicator, who effectively engages with staff and managers to identify current and future learning needs and translate them into plans;
Key Results Expected:
Guidance and technical assistance through strategic partnering with managers and their staff, and in collaboration with HR practitioners and staff association resulted in:
Impact of Results
Efficiency and effectiveness of the incumbent will have a positive impact on the capacity of the region to contribute to the achievement of results of results for children by identifying and addressing gaps in knowledge and competencies of staff and managers and also to streamline internal capacity building and to monitor the return of learning and training investments on individual, team and office performance.
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The technical competencies required for this post are:
You can view your competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=511687