Background
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is represented worldwide. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Human Resources Section supports UNV in achieving its mandate, business plan and staff performance objectives by partnering with senior and line management to meet UNV’s strategic HR requirements, and by designing/implementing services and initiatives to attract, develop, motivate, and retain staff and personnel with the best talents to match UNV’s needs. The Human Resources Section operates within the framework of UNDP’s human resources policies and systems.
The Human Resources Management (HRM) team in the HR Section is looking for a highly motivated intern to support initiatives related to recruitment and performance management.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the HR Specialist, Team Lead HRM, the incumbent is expected to contribute to:
• Assisting in designing communication strategies to support Talent Acquisition activities
• Outreach and sourcing efforts for staff vacancies (social media/ virtual career fairs);
• Sharing vacancy announcements with recruitment partners, such as the UNV/UNDP networks.
• Supporting the team with the recruitment selection process, namely in:
• Organizing invitations for various types of assessments, including interviews;
• Assisting with candidates’ eligibility review;
• Assisting with the administration of written assessments;
• Assisting with the drafting of interview assessment reports;
• Organizing all the logistics prior to written assessments or interviews;,
• Assisting with the organization of the onboarding of selected candidates.
• Organize information in the Shared Drive;
• Participate in the weekly meetings of the Unit;
• Preparing presentations; all staff announcements; webinar content etc. on HRM issues.
• Providing administrative support to the performance management process.
• Provide support with other projects, as needed.
Competencies
• Achieve results: plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think innovatively: open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn continuously: open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with agility: adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with determination: shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and partner: demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable diversity and inclusion: appreciates/respects differences, aware of unconscious bias, confronts discrimination
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
1. Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
2. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
3. Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
4. Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
Experience:
• Experience in planning activities
• Experience in administrative document management and preparation
• HR/recruitment experience or knowledge is a strong asset.
Language:
• Proficiency in English;
• Knowledge of one of the other five official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
Conditions
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
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