Human Resources Manager United Nations Children's Fund Experience: Atleast 8 years Istanbul, Turkey Apply By: 05-01-2025

How can you make a difference? 

Under the guidance of the Chief Talent Engagement and Partnerships, the Talent Engagement and Placement Manager will lead the work of the Recruitment COE and the current Mobility team, including a range of initiatives and will substantially contribute to the development of aTalent Management Framework. The Talent Engagement and Placement Manager will support the Chief with the placement of staff with special cases.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Management of Unit and Technical HR Leadership
• Support the Chief of Section in developing annual work plans, setting priorities, and measuring performance.
• Monitor progress to ensure results align with schedules and performance standards.
• Define individual performance objectives, timelines, and provide necessary guidance to the team.
• Source, recruit, and supervise external experts/consultants for program and policy delivery.
• Offer technical leadership in HR specialty areas, ensuring compliance with policies, regulations, and standards.
• Develop, implement, and oversee the application of new HR policies and procedures to address evolving organizational needs.
• Resolve highly sensitive or contentious HR cases with organization-wide implications.

Talent Engagement (Recruitment COE)

• Lead the implementation of the Staff Selection Procedure and develop resources to ensure equitable recruitment practices.
• Establish mechanisms to evaluate and refine recruitment practices, including Talent Group Management.
• Build capacity for hiring managers and HR staff to strengthen decentralized recruitment processes.
• Innovate talent pipeline strategies to populate UNICEF talent groups across all functions.
• Oversee Talent Group Management transition to Recruitment Administrative Services.
• Leverage advanced HR technologies like AI-powered analytics and the SKILLS+ marketplace to enhance recruitment and mobility processes.

Talent Mobility and Placement

• Transition UNICEF to a proactive mobility model, encouraging staff to seek new roles post-tour of duty.
• Partner with leadership teams to support succession planning and ensure a robust talent pipeline.
• Collaborate with Career Development to create tailored development plans for mobility participants.
• Enhance employee experience through customized support for relocation, cultural adjustment, and professional development.

Knowledge Management and Evaluations

• Ensure team projects are evaluated, meeting organizational quality standards and incorporating lessons learned.
• Monitor and evaluate personal contributions to ensure goals and standards are achieved.
• Facilitate reporting and knowledge sharing by analyzing data on service uptake.
• Contribute to policy and guidance reviews on mobility and staff selection procedures.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An Advanced University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology, or another related field is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals, and foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning.
• Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required.
• Strategic Experience and ability to help design and implement targeted and innovative human resources strategies to address clients’ people-related needs.
• Ability to help design and implement innovative HR programs within a fast paced, evolving, and wide organizational setting.

Technical

• Authoritative technical knowledge of the principles and concepts of human resources management.
• Capacity to adapt policies, approaches and models to meet emerging needs.
• Ability to identify and analyze systemic issues, formulate opinions and make conclusions and recommendations to resolve same.
• Excellent knowledge of organizational and HR information technology systems and tools.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/577775