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UNOPS Human Resources Officer Vacancy For 2024

UN Jobs Admin February 27, 2024

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UNOPS Human Resources Officer Vacancy For 2024

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Program Details

Job categories: Human Resources

Vacancy code: VA/2024/B5303/27599

Department/office: AFR, KEMCO, Kenya MCO

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

Contract type: Local ICA Specialist

Contract level: LICA Specialist-8

Duration: Open ended subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability

Application period: 25-Feb-2024 to 11-Mar-2024

Program Overview

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects.

Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations. Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the Kenya Multi Country Office manages a growing portfolio of engagements, including associated strategic and operational risks. The KEMCO sub-region currently consists of an established Operation Centre in Nairobi/Kenya which manages a portfolio of engagements in multiple countries in East and South Africa. This includes primarily transactional projects in partnership with the Nairobi based UN Agencies, UN-Habitat and UNEP, and multiple ‘operational’ projects in Kenya, Burundi, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and several island states.

Under the direct supervision of the HR Manager, the Human Resources Officer delivers high-quality and consistent delivery of effective HR services (recruitment, contract and performance management of talent) to the client office, ensuring full compliance with UN rules and regulations, UNOPS policies and procedures and internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in HR management. Under the guidance, the HR Officer provides solutions to a wide spectrum of complex HR issues in a collaborative, client-oriented manner. The HR officer may supervise HR Associate and HR Assistant (based on the need of the office).

This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya – family duty station.