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United Nations (UN) Talent Management Officer Vacancy in New York for 2025. Apply Now!

Talent Management Officer Details

  • Position(s): Talent Management Officer
  • Organization: United Nations
  • Job Opening ID: 249175
  • Job Network : Management and Administration
  • Job Family : Human Resources
  • Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
  • Duty Station : New York
  • Department/Office : Resident Coordinator System
  • Deadline: Jan 8, 2025

Organizational Setting and Reporting

United Nations (UN) Talent Management Officer Vacancy in New York for 2025. In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. The new DCO assumes managerial and oversight functions of the resident coordinator system under the collective ownership of the members of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). This position is located in the Resident Coordinator (RC) System Leadership Branch of the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO). The incumbent reports to the Senior Talent Management Officer, under the overall supervision of the Chief of Branch.

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Duties and Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Talent Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Support the inter-agency talent management strategy for the identification, talent sourcing of future Resident Coordinators (RCs). This function will include:

  • Assist in supporting the implementation of a talent management strategy across pillars and across entities to build foundational tracks for Resident Coordinators (RCs).
  • Contribute to the maintaining of a pool of high-potential candidates for RC positions (RC/HC Talent Pipeline) whilst ensuring gender and geographical balance, in close coordination with United Nations entities.
  • Coordinate the provision of development opportunities to high-potential candidates including learning, coaching, mentoring, etc. in close coordination with the Leadership Development pillar of the Leadership Branch and the candidates’ parent UN entity.
  • Facilitate inter-agency discussions on career paths for UN field leaders and influencing UN entities with a view on how to include RC postings in their career paths.
  • Produce analytical reports on RC demographic trends and RC Pool composition to ensure effective succession planning.
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Support the implementation of an outreach strategy to attract qualified candidates from outside the UN to the RC track. This will require:

  • Supporting and following up on the unit’s engagement with governments, civil society, the private sector, and other labour markets to identify potential feeder pools and gauge their suitability for the RC track.
  • Contributing to maintaining strategic partnerships with select stakeholders.
  • Participating in campaigns to promote the RC/HC Talent Pipeline using a variety of formal and informal channels.

Facilitate the unit’s engagements with potential candidates, RC/HC Talent Pipeline members, RC Pool members and sitting RCs to provide them with career counselling and support, in close coordination with their parent entity.

Assist in preparing policy papers and briefing notes on issues related to RC talent management.

Perform other relevant duties, as required.

Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of human resources policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting. Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

CREATIVITY: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

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PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Requirements

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related area.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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Work experience

  • A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic human resources management, including talent management and career development, is required.
  • Experience in managing, analyzing and presenting large data sets and information gathered from diverse sources to identify trends and visualize results in a clear manner is desirable.
  • Experience in building senior leadership pipelines is desirable. Experience working with senior UN leaders, or equivalent, is desirable.
  • Experience in the United Nations system or a comparable international organization is desirable.
  • Experience with inter-agency or multi-stakeholder collaboration is desirable.

Special Notice

All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application. All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line as soon as possible after the job opening has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the job opening. Online applications will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary.

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