HR Specialist (Assessment for Selection)

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.

The UNOPS Bangkok Shared Service Centre (BSSC) is a Shared Services Centre (SSC) unit established for the purpose of providing internal, global, cost-effective transactional services which enhance the operational capacity of UNOPS and standardize systems and procedures. The BSSC, among other functions, carries out high-quality transactional services within the area of personnel contract administration and payroll.

For young professionals, a job within UNOPS BSSC offers the opportunity to enter the United Nations system via crucial back office service delivery in an engaging and development-focused work environment as part of a dynamic and effective UN entity. BSSC jobs offer a platform of learning and exposure to UNOPS' operations and the greater UN system.

Under the direct supervision of the Personnel Administration Manager, the HR Specialist – Assessment for Selection  is responsible for leading the Assessment for Selection team. This is a new team that is being established to centralise both the design and content of technical assessments as well as their evaluation in the effort to drive consistency of technical assessments, their quality, impartiality and speed.

The initial focus will be on developing and evaluating technical assessments as part of UNOPS’ selection processes for positions located in the Asia and the Middle East Regions, including both national and international recruitments. It is expected that the unit drives best practice in technical assessment methodologies and champions effective and efficient assessment approaches.

The HR Specialist – Assessment for Selection is expected to work in close collaboration with the Programme, Project, and Support Services colleagues in the regions and with UNOPS HQ colleagues, in the effort to provide client-oriented service, drive quality solutions, and help ensure an alignment with and continuous development of the broader UNOPS HR policies for selection/recruitment. 

1. Technical assessment development and evaluation

2. Team management 

3. Support to policy development and implementation

4. Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• Advanced University degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, social or behavioral sciences.
• Or a First University degree in related fields combined with 7 years of relevant experience.

• A minimum of 5 years of professional-level assessment design experience, with exposure to latest practices in the assessment for selection space.
• At least 2 years of team leadership and coordination experience required.
• At least 2 years experience of developing capability and organisational knowledge sharing is required.
• Relevant experience in a multicultural setting is desirable.  
• Some experience in UN system organizations preferably in a developing country is desirable.

• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of another, official UN language is desirable.

Contract type: IICA
Contract level: IICA 2
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

• 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
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

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.

This position is based in a family duty station.