Senior Recruitment Officer

In 2016, Sri Lanka was declared eligible to receive a Millennium Challenge Compact, a large-scale five-year grant program ($480 Mn.) MCC is developing the compact in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka to promote inclusive economic growth, reduce poverty and increase economic opportunities for the people of Sri Lanka. The compact will be funded completely through grants by MCC and the focus areas will be Transportation and Land Reform.

Based on an analysis of Sri Lanka’s economy and the constraints that are holding back private investment and growth, MCC expects to invest in projects proposed by the Government of Sri Lanka in the transport and land sectors.

• Transport: Improve road networks and the bus system in the Colombo Metropolitan Region, and improve road connectivity between the central region and ports and markets in the Western Province. It would also upgrade more than 300 kilometers of urban and interprovincial roads.
• Land: Improve land administration, and strengthen land rights and tenure security.

UNOPS would have a significant value add in terms of its experience in procurement, recruitment and fiduciary advisory services, not for profit nature, transparency and accountability and local presence and is desirous of being considered by the MCC for this purpose. While the proposed MCC Sri Lanka Compact is in the final stage of development, MCC requires a Senior Recruitment Officer to support the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA - an accountable entity responsible for compact implementation, overseen by MCC when a compact is awarded)

This position is prospective in nature. Candidates will be assessed and selected through UNOPS formal selection process. However, contract offer is contingent upon successful outcome of UNOPS’ bid submission on the project.

• Utilize sourcing strategies and resources to attract and identity qualified/passive applicants that align with the organization’s mission and values
• Attract applicants by placing job advertisements on social media, job sites, professional organizations, and in other position appropriate venues.
• Provide excellent customer service in consulting with and guiding hiring managers in comprehensive recruitment practices as it relates to: interviewing, HR policies, and processes.
• Manage candidate and applicant activity in the ERP systems
• Conducting first round interviews, facilitate second round interviews with relevant team members and gather feedback from second round interviewers
• Provide an efficient customer service approach to all applicant responses, and providing candidate feedback
• Review applications/resumes for appropriateness of skills, knowledge and experience
• Monitor and ensure that candidates are moved through the recruiting/hiring process in a timely, fair and equitable manner
• Represent and promote the organization at job fairs and events as appropriate
• Develops, tracks and maintains an active qualified talent pool of returning applicants and new applicants
• Assist in training hiring managers and program owners on interviewing techniques and appropriately dispositioning candidates in accordance with guidelines
• Ensure and emphasize guidelines/regulations for employment practices
• Collect and analyze data on hiring activity for use in designing recruitment plans and projections.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Monitoring and Progress Controls

The effective and successful achievement of results by the Senior Recruitment Officer directly affects the capacities and performance of the HR teams in their management, and implementation of Human Resources service lines and initiatives for the given geography. These affect client satisfaction as well as the readiness and capabilities of the human capital, to effectively develop and implement the programmes and projects of UNOPS. This promotes the credibility of the organization as an effective service provider in project services and management.

Education 

• Master’s degree in HR management, business or relevant area
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent accreditation with additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu.
• Formal training in human resource management an asset.

Work Experience

• A minimum of 2 - 3 years of professional experience in human resource management and personnel recruitment.  
• Experience in staff recruitment, forming and successfully managing teams, and ensuring the quality of their products is a distinct advantage.
• Experience with database development and management in human resource field experience is preferred.
• Proven strong teamwork skills and ability to deliver results within specified time-frames.
• Experience of similar MCA Compact or World Bank project is desirable.

• Speaking, writing, and reading fluency in English is required. Strong oral and written communication skills in English.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 
• The position is open to nationals of Sri Lanka.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.