Human resource Officer - Talent Acquisition

The National HR Officer based in Cairo Regional Office supports talent acquisition, contract management, and onboarding for the MENAEE Regional Office and 13 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe & Central Asia region. The role involves developing and implementing talent acquisition strategies, supporting HR service delivery, and enhancing learning and development engagement.

Responsibilities

• Shape and enhance effective talent acquisition strategies using new technologies and advanced sourcing techniques to identify, attract, and hire the best talent in support of WFP strategic goals.
• Stay up to date on new media tools and best practice to improve talent acquisition.
• Handle full cycle recruitment for positions in the MENAEE Regional Office or Country Offices.
• Review and streamline the recruitment process through data analysis and simplifications to improve process efficiencies and reduce recruitment turnaround time.
• Research availability of gender diverse talent pools and advise recruiters and hiring managers to develop engagement strategies.
• Partner with managers to understand staffing needs and implement solutions aligned with WFP policies.
• Articulate WFP’s employee value proposition to enhance visibility and reputation through targeted employer branding activities.
• Build partnerships and maintain relationships with schools, institutions, diversity organizations, and professional associations to ensure a strong talent pipeline.
• Prepare regular, accurate reports on talent acquisition activities to enable informed decision-making.
• Increase quality of applicant flow including internal, external, passive, and active candidates.
• Manage employment relationship by administering conditions of service, contracts, and entitlements.
• Strengthen regional Learning & Development engagement, lead community, share good practices, support corporate course enrollment and reporting.
• Support and deliver onboarding activities to ensure positive new employee experience and integration.
• Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a referral point and supporting analysis and queries.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience.
• At least five years' experience including 1 year of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with strong expertise in recruitment/selection and talent acquisition with an interest in international humanitarian development.
• Experience in sourcing and recruiting hard-to-find profiles.
• Demonstrated success developing and deploying creative, effective candidate pipeline development methodologies and effective outreach strategies.
• Ability to leverage social media to connect with diverse community to do Employer Branding and recruitment market.
• Knowledge of the Egyptian and Middle Eastern employment Market.
• Knowledge of Talent Acquisition best practices – latest trends (Sourcing, EVP, Selection methodologies, Onboarding, Retention, etc).
• Customer Orientation at any times and very proficient communication skills (verbal – written).
• Experience working as part of a multicultural and diverse team.
• Ability to transfer knowledge, best practices to colleagues in a context-relevant and credible way.
• Strong analytical – reporting skills to compile, maintain, analyze, and prepare strong people report to draw some (initial) conclusions and help key stakeholders make some informed decisions.
• Curiosity to learn, challenge the status quo and positive drive.
• Experience in partnering with senior management and managers is very desirable.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Recruitment and Selection
• Candidate Pipeline Management
• Outreach Strategies
• Social Media Recruiting
• Employer Branding
• Egyptian Employment Market
• Middle Eastern Employment Market
• Sourcing Techniques
• Employee Value Proposition Development
• Selection Methodologies
• Onboarding Process
• Retention Strategies
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Knowledge Transfer
• Analytical Reporting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Senior Management Partnership
• Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

English, Arabic