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Job Title: Human Resources Associate
Grade: SC6
Type of contract: Service Contract        
Vacancy Number: 156077
Duration: 11 months 
Duty Station: Bangkok, Thailand
Unit: RBB HR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 

To co-ordinate and deliver a full range of end-to-end recruitments from planning, sourcing to onboarding. Pro-actively partner with hiring managers to ensure that staffing needs and workforce planning requirements are well established. Facilitate an effective HR service to meet the requirements of the Regional operations and priorities. Provide advice on WFP HR policies and procedures on recruitment, selection and related activities.

Reporting to the HR Officer, the Human Resources Associate will be assigned for the following duties (not all-inclusive).

• Be responsible for all aspects of recruiting activities in alignment with WFP corporate direction and Regional priorities, working with managers to understand their needs and prioritizing solutions to recruit and develop a high calibre workforce to deliver the business strategy.
• Analyse and recommend options for an optimum candidate sourcing approach to generate a good gender balanced candidate pipeline and roster (i.e. Career Site/Job Board, Active search on Social Media, Internal Referral, Agency etc.) as well as other creative avenues for job search. Identify partners that could accelerate the recruitment process and/or TA approach.
• Own the selection processes including screening, coordinating tests, case studies, organizing interviews, acquiring hiring manager’s and panels assessments and conducting reference checks.
• Maintain and develop relationships with all key partners within the Regional Bureau. And supporting Country Offices and Headquarters as needed.
• Support TA activities in the region by providing sourcing of gender balanced talent pipeline.
• Support to Identify evolving needs of the organisation and recommend changes in TA processes and procedures, to support improvements in TA services.
• Compile and analyse variety of data on TA activities, for statistics on TA achievements and trends.
• Prepare a range of HR documentation required for job offer
• Assess and take timely administrative action related to staff deployment to enable WFP to respond quickly to a crisis.
• Any other related duties as required. 

QUALIFICATIONS
 

EDUCATION

Completion of secondary school education. A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business/Public Administration or related fields is an advantage.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Six or more years of responsible work experience in Human Resources administration in a global/multinational organization, with a minimum of three years’ experience in running the full-cycle of recruitment activities.
• Proficiency in MS Office skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of applicant tracking tool or similar HR recruitment systems.
• Experience in training others on recruitment tools and procedural activities on end-to-end recruitments.
• Strong number orientation with ability to analyse data and reports 
• Ability to make recommendations for recruitment, recruitment selection  activities, and process improvement 
• Good communication skills and ability to establish relationships with a variety of individuals across the organization. 

LANGUAGE 

Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English and Thai.
 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
 

Thursday 3 February 2022, 23:59 hrs Bangkok time.

This vacancy announcement is limited to nationals of Thailand. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).

ABOUT WFP
 

The United Nations World Food Programme is a leading organization delivering food assistance and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. We also support governments of developing countries in their efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by addressing the underlying causes and disparities in access to food and good nutrition to ensure that no one is left behind in line with the Agenda 2030, Sustaining Peace and Agenda for Humanity. WFP is particularly focused on Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and Goal 17 (Partnerships).

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to WFP is recognition that ending hunger is a critical first step towards global peace. WFP recognizes that one of the greatest contributions it can make to humanity is to provide a voice to the 690 million hungry people in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize gives us a platform to make their needs heard and to mobilize support for the assistance they need. 
 

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Female applicants and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organisation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection & recruitment process, and for work-related needs upon joining the Programme. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. All selected candidates will, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
 

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.