Qualifications and Experience
Education
Essential: An Advanced University degree in human resources management, law, public or business administration, industrial relations, psychology or other social sciences; a first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience (minimum 7 years) may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Desirable knowledge: Expertise in conflict resolution, multi-functional collaboration and project management.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, several of which must be in HR policy with advanced degree or 7 years with first level degree. You will need relevant work experience in an international/multilateral entity, preferably a UN common system organisation.

Desirable: Experience in handling staff appeal and disciplinary cases preferably in an international and/or multilateral context.

Skills and Competencies
You have broad expertise in HR policy to lead on the end-to-end creation, implementation, governance and interpretation of HR policies, guidelines and procedures, using in-depth expertise of best practices and organisational values and standards of fairness and equity. You will co-create the new people strategy and develop communication strategies for new policies guidelines and procedures to scale the HR policy function. You will provide guidance on employee relations topics, such as complaints, performance management, grievances and conflict resolution issues. What is more, strong supervisory and leadership skills as well as good interpersonal skills, critical thinking skills, tact and discretion, ability to establish and to maintain collaborative and inclusive working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment are required.

Languages
Fluency in English is essential and a good working knowledge of one of the other official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is desirable.