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- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
Organizational Setting
FAO Afghanistan is investing, across all 34 provinces, in resilience reinforcing actions that focus on protecting agriculture livelihoods and local ecosystems, boosting local production of nutritious foods and cash-incomes, and safeguarding critical agriculture sectoral development gains achieved over the past couple of decades through revitalizing rural markets and economy. In 2023, FAO will contribute to the humanitarian components of the UN Strategic Framework 2023-2025 through four priority actions\: (i) Safeguarding Wheat Seed Security, (ii) Enhancing Local Production of Nutritious Food, (iii) Livestock Protection and Dairy Sector Support, and (iv) Restoring Irrigation Structures to Boost Cash Incomes. FAO will also contribute towards resilience building activities and longer-term transformational processes as part of the implementation of the UN Strategic Framework 2023-2025.
Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative and the direct supervision of the International Human Resources Specialist (Advisor).
Technical Focus
The incumbent is responsible for supporting the Human Resources in Information Management.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have a positive experience and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.
• Coordinate Office management on staffing needs, recruitment, and talent management, provide support on recruitment cases, and FAO HR policies and procedures.
• Manage and maintains HR systems, processes, and practices.
• Develop and maintain the complete HR database of Afghanistan country office, ensuring the accuracy and consistency.
• Design and develop BI dashboards for the HR department.
• Ensure e-filing processes are established for the HR team and monitor and ascertain adherence to the process.
• Monitor the PEMs/QAR’s cycle and help prepare database on the required capability building and training opportunities for staff and working with managers to understand training solutions which will equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
• Research and learn existing and new human resource policies, communicate, and apply them clearly, identify and address service delivery issues, maintain operational statistics, and prepare related reports.
• Contribute to learning and development initiatives and develop training materials as applicable for staff.
• Make sure that the team used updated version of corporate templates.
• Support the daily work of the International Human Resources Specialist/Advisor and provide guidance to the human resource team in absence of the Human Resources Officer and International HR Advisor.
• Ensure quality checks and adherence to the policy by the HR team members.
• Perform other duties, as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Advance university degree (Master) or University degree (Bachelor) in Human Resources, Management, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology, Law or a related field.
• For advance university degree (Master) at least three (03) years of relevant experience in Human Resources Information Management and development of dashboards, including demonstrated experience in management and in staff servicing.
• For university degree (Bachelor) at least five (05) years of relevant experience in Human Resources Information Management and development of dashboards, including demonstrated experience in management and in staff servicing.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and the local languages (Pashto and/or Dari).
• National of Afghanistan.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Extent and relevance of experience in Human Resources, Information Management, administration, and staff servicing.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft, Office 365 applications, Business Intelligence and MS access and any other coding language is desirable (eg\: Java script, .NET, C sharp or C ).
• Supervisory experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with UN, preferably FAO Human Resources rules, regulations and administrative processes is desirable.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http\://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
- Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance\: https\://fao.service-now.com/csp
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