HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER job at The Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, Uganda (RSCE)

Vacancy title:
HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

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Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, February 15 2025 

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Department of Operational Support (DOS) was established to provide end-to-end
operational support, advisory services and other solutions to operating entities across the
Secretariat, including departments, offices away from headquarters, peace operations, and
regional commissions.
The Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, Uganda (RSCE), was established in July 2010,
following the adoption of General Assembly resolution 64/269. The Centre provides efficient,
client-oriented and scalable services with the goal of moving transactional, non-location
dependent administrative functions to the Centre from its client entities. This includes
transactional elements of human resources, finance, multimodal movement and control,
personnel and cargo transport and information and communications technology (ICT) support.
In addition to these services, the Office of the Director RSCE and support offices through the
Deputy Director RSCE provide overall guidance on the operations of the RSCE including
strategic planning, communication, budgeting, human resources management, property
management, quality assurance and business intelligence, conference services, record keeping
and archive management, and audit response and risk management.
For more information, please visit https://rsce.unmissions.org.
The position is in the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) in the Office of the Director
and is valid up to June 2025 only. The incumbent will report to the Director of RSCE.

Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Human Resources Officer, Special Projects will be
responsible for the following duties:

ONBOARDING AND SEPARATION HR PROJECT:
• Coordinates the Global onboarding and separation Project aimed at Identifying options for
the global integration of Secretariat onboarding and separation processes to overcome the
current duplication and fragmentation across entities/duty stations.
• Liaises with relevant stakeholders within the Secretariat to obtain the necessary information
for drafting concept notes, dashboards and related reports aligning and enabling Secretariat
onboarding and separation
• Harmonizes service tools and mechanisms as a key enabler for the onboarding and
separation project within the shared service delivery.
• Undertakes benchmark and utilize lessons learned from other entities of the UN Secretariat
to build a repository of knowledge applicable to the improved service delivery project.
• Identifies a tool that could be used by Entities within the Secretariat to streamline the
onboarding and separation project.
• Proposes a simplified Onboarding and separation framework for the UN Secretariat

OTHERS
• Uses the available resources (policies, systems, etc.) to provide recommendations on various
HR topics.
• Performs other duties as required.

Competencies
• Professionalism. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional
• competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting
• commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather
• than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
• remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender
• perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• Planning & Organizing - Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
• Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; Allocates
• appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows
• contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; -Uses time
• efficiently.
• Teamwork - Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; Solicits
• input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; Places
• team agenda before personal agenda; Supports and acts in accordance with final group
• decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; Shares credit for
• team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Education
• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in human resources management,
• business or public administration, social sciences, education or related areas. A first-level
• university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the
• advanced university degree.
• Job Specific Qualifications
• Work Experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources
• management, administration or a related area is required.
• Experience in designing HR dashboards and related KPIs, as well as producing relevant
• reports is desirable.
• Experience in coordinating HR Projects with a focus on Onboarding newly recruited staff is
• desirable.
• Experience in a shared service centre or operation is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the
advertised post, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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