• Develop, manage and maintain rosters and talent pools for functional specialties in the assigned occupational groups, to ensure the maximum possible use of both to fill vacancies in peacekeeping operations, and special political missions, and other UN Secretariat entities;• Build Job Openings with clear, objective and consistent evaluation criteria for both generic rosters and mission specific posts; Review applications for eligibility and initial suitability;• Coordinate substantive assessments of applicants to include knowledge-based evaluations and/or competency-based interviews by Expert Panels (EP);• Serve as ex-officio for EPs;• Prepare submissions to the Field Central Review Bodies (FCRB); Develop, manage and maintain rosters for functional specialties in the assigned occupational group(s) up to and including the D-1 level;• Identify and analyze actual and anticipated capacity gaps in the talent pools and rosters;• Develop, promote and implement strategies to remedy, including through targeted outreach and specialized recruitment exercises, and working towards human resources targets, including those related to gender representation, diversity and inclusion in collaboration with Office of Human Resources (OHR) and recruitment focal points in related areas;• Identify and analyze structural, procedural and work process challenges from a policy perspective, generate ideas for improvements and follow up as appropriate;• In consultation with Headquarters and substantive offices, develop recommendations to Programme Managers in field missions of candidates who would best benefit from consideration for selection, building on personal requirements, gender, mobility and other human resource targets;• In cooperation with the Outreach and Diversity Section in DMSPC build partnerships within occupational groups to strengthen the occupation networks and facilitate succession planning and career development; Perform such other duties as required

Based in the Human Resources Unit within the Central Service of the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, Italy.Human Resources Management:•Advised Senior Management on Human Resources policies and practices and provided direction and coherence to all HR activities and systems for the UNGSC.•Supervised the process of knowledge/awareness building amongst program managers, senior management and staff members with regard to the staff rules and regulations, and related guidelines in the administration of entitlements and their strict application by the HR Section, including consistent implementation of delegated authority.•Provided advice on interpretation and application of policies, regulations and rules. Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of related guidelines, HR rules, regulations practices and procedures, and recommends revisions to DOS, where necessary.•Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of delegated authorities, through inter-alia, the Human Resources Management Scorecard (HRM-S), Service Level Agreements, HRM-S indicators, and the Senior Managers' Compact. Managed the selection and appointment process of highly competent candidates by advising managers on organizational policies and SOPs on the staff selection process, and ensuring compliance and required level of skill to conduct and document competency-based interviews for position specific job openings, if required.•Facilitated the review of the recommendations for Special Post Allowance, ensuring adherence to the applicable policies.•Represented Senior Management on a variety of joint staff-management advisory bodies in an ex officio advisory or active capacity, as appropriate.•Reviewed/approved administrative paperwork pertaining to staff members administered by the section integrated team.•Liaised with the Department of Operational Support on all HR-related issues.

Based in the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT:• Participated in the selection of candidates for secretarial, clerical and related categories positions; including evaluating and screening applications of such candidates, preparing profiles of candidates, and conducting preliminary interviews, and conducting roster searches for vacancies and identifying short-lists of candidates.• Assisted in the filling of posts for all categories, including initiating and following-up on reference checks and academic verifications, ensuring the completion of the pre-recruitment formalities, calculating salaries and related benefits, and preparing and dispatching offers of appointment and Statement of Emoluments.• Assisted in the recruitment of consultants and individual contracts, including posting of job openings, review and placement of consultants and individual contractors.• Assisted in organizing and coordinating competitive recruitment examinations.• Oversaw the maintenance of vacancy announcement files and tracking status of vacancy announcements.• Trained and provided supervision to new and lower-level staff in the unit.• Assisted in the organization and conducting of training courses and workshops.

Based in the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)• Participated in the selection of candidates for secretarial, clerical and related categories positions; including evaluating and screening applications of such candidates, preparing profiles of candidates, and conducting preliminary interviews, and conducting roster searches for vacancies and identifying short-lists of candidates.• Assisted in the filling of posts for all categories, including initiating and following-up on reference checks and academic verifications, ensuring the completion of the pre-recruitment formalities, calculating salaries and related benefits, and preparing and dispatching offers of appointment and Statement of Emoluments.• Assisted in the recruitment of consultants and individual contracts, including posting of job openings, review and placement of consultants and individual contractors.• Maintained HR related automated systems and applications including automated databases containing HR related statistics and prepared periodic reports.• Undertook research on a range of HR related issues and assisted in the preparation of notes/reports.• Provided general office support services; processes, drafts, edits, proofread and finalized for signature/approval a variety of correspondence and other communications; set up and maintained files/records (electronic and paper); scheduled appointments/meetings, monitored deadlines, etc.• Prepared written response to queries concerning HR related matters.• Assisted in reviewing and processing requests for classification.• Provided advice and answered general queries on classification procedures and processes.• Assisted in the organization and conducting of training courses and workshops.

Based in the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).General Administration and Operations Support.- Assisted the operations team to ensure the proper organization, implementation, monitoring and control of procurement actions in progress as guided by respective team leaders.- Assisted the respective teams with filing documents, typing, copying and minute taking.- Assisted with daily customer service at the front desk and drafting of office correspondence.- Maintaining and updating the UN Fuel Station Integrated System, UN Recreation Centre and Commissary Customer databases.- Assisted with receiving and inspection of consignments destined to the United Nations Commissary.- Assisted with preparation of routine office correspondence and undertaking any other office administration duties that may be assigned by the respective team leaders.Archiving.- Assisted in maintaining a central list of records transferred to archives by entering data of legacy records into the system, as guided by the respective team leaders.- Sorting and inventorying legacy records.- Appraised records in the archives.- Assisted in accessioning and receiving records transfer lists and reviewing the accuracy of the transfer list.- Participated in designing and improving and streamlining archives and records management programme.- Assisted in carrying out research within the UN Archives Network on archives and records management and the move to digitization.- Assisted in ensuring that all departments have updated copies of their records in archives including the retention schedules.