The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of ...
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organisations. With over 6,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.
The People and Culture Group (PCG) helps UNOPS empower people, driving organisational excellence and managing change across the organisation in order to help UNOPS deliver on its strategic intent. We are seeking qualified HR Specialists, who can act as subject matter experts and Project Managers on a retainer basis to support our team.
The HR Specialist will work in close collaboration with the different streams - Talent Management, Outreach, Policy, and Learning - within PCG, and may also engage with various stakeholders globally. The role will be home-based, however there might be periodic travel.
The HR Specialist will work for a fixed daily fee on a retainer basis. The specific number of days will be agreed prior to each assignment.
We are looking for motivated HR Professionals who have previous Project Management experience in at least one of the follow areas:
Talent Management- career development, organisation culture, performance management, well-being, or recruitment for senior management/ leadership positions.
Learning and Development- specifically, design and facilitation of virtual and face to face workshops/ info webinars or cohort based learning programmes.
Policy: Roll out of new initiatives and policies.