Date : 2007-07-19

Title : HR Officer / Assistant

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Description :

HR Officer / Assistant

United Nations World Food Programme in Pakistan invites applications for the following Islamabad based vacancies:

Human Resources Officer

Within the delegated authority; the Human Resources Officer will be responsible for the following duties

Interpret and apply human resources policies rules and regulations, Analyze human  resource procedures, develop policies and evaluate impact of policies on the programme. Identify needs for new or modified human resources policies, practices and reviews, and initiate or propose actions as required. Recruit field professional and general services staff.  Collaborate in country offices with the UN inter agency groups to ensure consistency of application in the recruitment and administration  of national staff. Plan and implement human resource initiatives. Provide advice to the managers on organization planning, job design and utilization of staff resources. Coordinate the performance management process. Assess training needs of staff and government counterparts and organize appropriate training in collaboration with other offices. Recommend the need for new or adapted human resources policies and procedures. Coordinate with WFP HQs and the Regional Bureaus on the other human resource management services. Represent Programme at inter-agency and other human resource related meetings.

Education, Experience and knowledge:

Advanced University Degree with training / courses in more of the following disciplines HRM. Public Administration and Industrial Psychology with pleasant personality to work with the people of different cultural background. At least two years postgraduate progressively responsible, job related experience in Human Resource Development / Management or Administration. Fluency in oral and written English. Excellent hand on experience of utilizing computers based soft wares packages.

Human Resource Assistant

Within  the delegated authority, the Human Resource Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

Extract and input data from various sources in the human resource database. Respond to human resource queries from staff in the unit and elsewhere in the programme. Ensure that all the entitlements of the staff including Terms of Reference are comprehensively included in the letter of employment offers. Review supporting documentation for processing various actions, Answer a variety of enquires and supply readily available information from office files. database, liaising with other offices. Verify all the benefits and claims for accuracy and conformance with HR rules and regulations. Draft routine correspondence. Assist supervisor(s) in monitoring the contractual status of all on various appointments based in immediate location or within the office's mandate. Check and maintain attendance level reports etc. Maintain personal files of the staff ensuring all documentation is kept in the staff personal files. Search for retrieve, compile, assemble and archive of human resources statistical data from records for external use. Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Education, Experience and Knowledge

University Degree preferably some training / courses in the field of Human Resource Management and with pleasant to work with the people of different cultural background. At least two year progressively responsible, job related experience in Human Resource Management or Administration, Fluency in oral and written English, Excellent hand on experience of utilizing computers based soft wares packages.

Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply

Apply with your latest  RESUME supported by a cover letter before 21st July 2007 address to Human Resource Unit. UN / WFP. House No. 3, Street No.2 Sector F-8/3 Islamabad or Islamabad.HR@WFP.org

Incomplete applications without current contactable references or arriving after the deadline will not be considered. Envelop should clearly be market in the bottom left-hand corner with the Post applied for. Applications only with the specific education and experience background mentioned above will be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be called for test / interview.