Human Resources Associate G6

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**TERMS AND CONDITIONS**:
**JOB TITLE**: Human Resources Associate

**TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT**: Fixed Term - General Services G6

**UNIT/DIVISION**: Human Resources Unit, Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC)

**DUTY STATION** (City, Country): Cairo, Egypt

**REPORT TO**: International HR Officer

**DURATION**: One year, renewable

**NOTE**: This recruitment process will be used to create a roster for Human Resources Assistant (G5) Fixed Term, or Human Resources Assistant (SC5) Service Contract for future requirements.

**ABOUT WFP**:
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 16 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.

**ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT**:
The Human Resource Associate will be based and providing support and operations for the Regional Bureau Cairo (RBC) Office within RBC HR Service Team, with the overall technical guidance and supervision from the HR Officer.

Within RBC, the HR Services Team provides the Regional Bureau with the full HR service delivery from:

- Talent sourcing, recruitment and selection, and onboarding
- HR servicing, including payroll and benefits administration, and overseeing all contracting and extension actions, leave management, and HR policy advice and development.
- Talent management, including learning and development, career development

At this level, you are expected to take responsibility for the completion of a full range of HR activities as described above. You are able to recommend a course of action within your area of expertise and provide guidance to other staff as well as deliver a professional, client-focused HR service, maintain a strong partnership with a variety of stakeholders.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)**:
**Recruitment & Contract administration**:

- Oversee the end-to-end contract & entitlement administration of national employees in the bureau, from on-boarding to offboarding, including drafting and issuing a contract, administering payroll for verification and posting, liaising with WFP HQ and other UN agencies to ensure alignment of practices and payments, coordinating with insurance providers, supporting learning and managing contract extension and exit processes
- Support and deliver on boarding for new staff joining WFP, to ensure that relevant processes are followed and the conditions of terms of service are explained and understood.

**HR Activity & Analytical **Support**
- Prepare a range of complex HR documentation required for the specific area of work (e.g. employment contracts, employment letters, training-related documents, etc.) ensuring accuracy and meeting established deadlines.
- Provide assistance on a wide range of complex HR queries and follow up actions, to ensure consistent and high-quality HR services are delivered to clients.
- Use HR management systems for reviewing, entering and updating a variety of HR data including monitoring various deadlines (e.g., contract expiration, PACE, etc), ensuring compliance with the established deadlines and accuracy of HR data
- Contribute to the tracking and monitoring of HR metrics to measure the effectiveness of core HR activities. Carry out the needed HR analytics, reports and dashboards as required
- Support activities in the areas of work allocated by the HR officer in compliance with relevant processes and procedures.

**Learning and Development & Performance Management **Support**
- Own and drive performance management (PACE) process for all staff in the Regional Bureau. Ensure planning and evaluation phases are closed on time (as per the contract type cycles) and support annual MRC process.
- Ensure individual learning needs are reported in the system following 702010 principles; collate and analyze data on the learning needs.
- With the support of HR Officer design, communicate and execute annual learning calendar for the Bureau leveraging existing global corporate programs