Human Resources Officer SC8

The Human Resources Officer SC8 supports the delivery of Performance Management and Learning & Development portfolios, partnering with managers to implement HR solutions aligned with WFP corporate priorities. The position reports to the Head of Human Resources in Yemen CO and contributes to HR operational activities, staff capability building, and career development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support Performance Management operational activities or projects that are aligned to business needs, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of performance management processes, ensuring that employees' objectives are aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide guidance to managers and staff on setting objectives, conducting performance appraisals, and delivering constructive feedback to foster continuous improvement and development.
• Respond to queries from managers and staff, understanding their issues and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.
• Contribute to the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service pertaining to Performance Management.
• Support staff capability building through learning needs analysis, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
• Support and deliver onboarding activities to ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.
• Support career development initiatives and ensure staff have access to training and growth opportunities aligned with WFP’s strategic objectives.
• Support for succession planning activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs and allocate people to the right places to improve efficiency.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.
• Conduct straightforward data analysis under close guidance of a senior HR Officer, to support others on projects or contribute to process efficiencies and improvements.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional three years of related work experience or trainings/courses.
• Total relevant 5 years of experience including 1 year of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with an interest in international humanitarian development.
• Has responded to standard, ad-hoc HR enquiries.
• Has provided coaching or training to new staff members within area of expertise.
• Has gained experience providing administrative and systems support across multiple activities including training support, performance management and policy implementation within a country office environment.
• Knowledge of HR best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.
• Ability to support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team.
• Basic analytical ability to compile, maintain and analyze data, prepare reports and draw initial conclusions in support of work carried out by another officer; skills in developing sources for data collection.
• Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems.
• Fluency in written and oral English and Arabic

Skills

• Human Resources Management
• Performance Management
• Learning and Development
• HR Policy Implementation
• HR Administrative Tasks
• HR Systems Maintenance
• Training and Coaching
• Data Analysis
• Report Preparation
• HR Best Practices
• Staff Capacity Building
• Career Development
• HR Enquiries Response
• UN/WFP Processes
• Communications Skills

Languages

English, Arabic