Human Resources Associate

**Job no**: 558627**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment**Duty Station**: Cairo**Level**: G-6**Location**: Egypt**Categories**: Human ResourcesUNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.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 close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Officer the HR Associate provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff.**Summary of key results**:- **Support to business partnering**:- **Support in processing of entitlements and benefits of local staff**:- **Support in recruitment and placement**:- **Support in organization design and job classification**:- **Support in learning and capacity development**:- **General office support*****Support to business partnering**- ** **Support management of change processes by advising clientele on changes to HR processes under the guidance of HR Business Partner- Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using HR systems such as talent management, agora and achieve.***Support in processing of entitlement and benefits**- ** **Analyze, research, verify, and compile data and information on cases that do not conform to UN or UNICEF's HR Rules & Regulations. And also for the purpose of responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements- Initiates processing of a wide range of personnel actions, by ensuring all relevant forms and actions are completed by staff and forwarded to the GSSC.- Maintains and prepares all personnel-related records and files, ensuring all information on each staff member is up-to-date and accurate.***Support in recruitment and placement**- Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters, and initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications.**Support in organization design and job classification**- Drafts and edits job descriptions to be submitted for classification for review by supervisor.- Follows up and liaises with HQ and RO over status of requests to ensure timely completion.- Compiles and analyses information and statistics related to posts and staff for reports on staffing trends.- Analyze, research, verify, and compile data which facilitates preparation of workforce planning reports for supervisor to review against benchmarks**Support in learning & capacity development**- ** **Researches and analyses data and information to help identify training needs in office. Also on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps.- Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events.- Tracks the performance management cycle processes, ensuring the timely distribution and enhancing the timely completion and return of appraisals.**To qualify as a champion for every child you will have **Education: Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organizationExperience: A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience requiredLanguage: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is mandatory.**Skills required**:**Interpersonal and communication**Takes responsibility to respond to internal and external s