Job Title: Human Resources Officer (Talent Acquisition), SC8, Khartoum 1

JR No: 205323

 Job Title: Human Resources Officer (Learning & Development)

Type of Contract: Service Contract Level 9

 Unit / Division: Human Resources Unit / WFP Sudan

Duty Station: Khartoum

 Duration: 12 months

Closing date:  09th January 2023

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

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What will you do in this position? 

You will deliver a full range of HR support Sudan country Office in applying Learning and Development initiatives.

Accountabilities?

• Ensure that the Learning & Development System is utilized in an effective manner and that all trainings are completed within the system.
• Coordinate with RBN and HQ to ensure that Sudan training needs are available in the format of e- learning and classroom.
• Contribute in the organization and administration of local training courses.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing new/updated HR policies, procedures and systems and recommending improvements.
• Ensure Mandatory training to all national staff including new, expired etc. provide statistics upon request.
• Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP, and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.
• Working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing/delivering development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
• Collate and analyses data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.
• Act as a focal point for all issues related to Learning & Development.
• Extra initiatives  could include contribution to the Internship and volunteer programmed.
• Other as required.

Contribute towards reinforcing a performance mind-set through: 

• Monitoring and highlight challenges in the completion of SC, SSA, and FT evaluations.
• Review the evaluations that been escalated and require attention.
• Provide effective management of probation evaluations and ensure that they are submitted in a timely manner and within the required quality.
• Escalating and highlighting delay in follow up of the previous points to  management .
• Conduct awareness sessions to staff regarding performance appraisal.
• Monitor and Guide the finalization of the MRC review of the appraisals on PACE.
• Act as a focal point for all issues related to performance evaluation.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: 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 or trainings/courses.

Experience: Typically, three or more years of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with in-depth expertise in performance management and learning & development.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Broad or specialized knowledge of HR best practices, techniques, and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.

• Ability to supervise and support more junior and/or less experienced members of the team.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and recommend a course of action.

• Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client-oriented service. Ability to identify client’s needs and match them to appropriate solutions.

• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly assimilate, UN/WFP specific processes and systems.

Language: Proficiency in oral and written communication in English and Arabic.