H (no hardship) Family Family GS6 General Service Regular > Regular Assignment No 2025-01-01 November 14, 2024

• Implement HR operational activities to ensure timely provision of HR solutions, prioritizing according to the needs and risks. This may include.
• Administration of recruitment, assignment and separation of local staff in the AOR, in accordance with UN/UNHCR rules and procedures.
• Update of personnel records in the Office, including entries into Workday where required.
• Assisting with recruitment and other procedures related to affiliate workforce, including Cloud ERP entries into where required.
• Contribution to workforce planning activities.
• Provision of a HR customer service-oriented culture that values proactivity, continuous improvement, innovation and high performance.
• Enforce compliance with UNHCR’s Human Resources policies and procedures and the UN staff rules, regulations and UNHCR administrative instructions.

• Participate in the recruitment of local staff including the issuance of vacancy notices and arranging for required tests and interviews, and preparation of submissions for the review by the Assignments Committee (AC).
• Assist in organizing outreach campaigns to attract diverse applicants.
• Track and report on recruitment and assignments activities.

• Build dialog and outreach with the workforce; answer questions and provide information to staff as to where to go for help or ask questions.
• Advise staff members and affiliate workforce on their rights, obligations, benefits and entitlements.
• Be proactive in identifying issues, themes and patterns affecting the workforce’s health and welfare, including sexual harassment and abuse of authority.
• Assist in the provision of on-boarding, induction, re-integration into the workplace and off-boarding to colleagues.
• Assist in implementation of HR initiatives that support organizational culture change such as good people management practices, and promoting gender, inclusion and diversity.

• Assist in the security and medical evacuations of UNHCR personnel. Maintain daily tracking record of staff and families to provide accurate information in case of emergency.
• Administer UNHCR medical insurance plan for locally recruited staff.

• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).

• Perform other related duties as required.

• IT-Computer Literacy;

The HR Associate will be based in Bucharest, Romania, and will support HR activities in Bucharest and the other field locations, too. The incumbent should interpret and apply the UN Staff Rules and Regulations to ensure uniform and consistent application of administrative rules and procedures on concerned UNHCR staff in Romania. He/she should maintain effective and cordial working relationships with UNHCR staff members and other counterparts within the Organization as well as outside in order to ensure expedition of required actions, observing discretion, due confidentiality, and courtesy in all his/her dealings with staff members and the counterparts. He/she should stay abreast of policy developments and application of administrative procedures on Personnel/Human Resources issues so that appropriate responses can be given to various queries by the staff members and managers.

Desirable skills/competencies:

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in Romanian and English
• Experience with Workday
• Strong conflict management skills
• Strong planning, organization, and decision-making skills
• Innovative thinking, proactive approach to process enhancement
• Ability to extract, analyze, and present human resources data for the identification of trends or decision-making purposes

Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member is subject to successful reference checks, and integrity clearances.
Non-EU citizens are invited to upload any residence permits or relevant documents under the ‘Certifications’ section, by selecting the type ‘Personnel Administration – Other’. Applications by Non-EU citizens will be considered if they are legally in the country”.
For further information on how to apply, please visit the ‘UNHCR - Application and Selection’ page, at https://www.unhcr.org/how-to-apply.html.
The recruitment process might include a written test and/or oral interview for this job opening. No late applications will be accepted.
UNHCR is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
NOTE: An individual whose mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister is a staff member of UNHCR, including a Temporary Appointment holder or a member of Affiliate Workforce, is not eligible to apply.
Remuneration:
In case of appointment, a competitive compensation and benefits package is offered.
G6 - Salary range: NET 8,532.07 RON - NET 10,815.43 RON.

Benefits:

Annual leave: UNHCR staff members holding a fixed-term appointment will accrue annual leave at the rate of 2.5 working days for each full calendar months of service (i.e. 30 working days per year).
Pension system: Staff members holding a fixed-term appointment will become participants in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).

Health insurance plan: locally recruited staff members will be enrolled in the Medical Insurance Plan (MIP). The coverage is optionally available for eligible family members. English Romanian HR-Employee Relationship Management, HR-Local mass recruitment, HR-Talent Development and Nurturing, IT-Computer Literacy, SO-Learning Agility, UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures Business Administration - Other, Human Resources Management - Other, Office Management - Other Accountability, Change capability & adaptability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Managing resource, Organizational awareness, Teamwork & collaboration This position doesn't require a functional clearance