National Talent Acquisition Officer

Position Title: National Talent Acquisition Officer

Duty station: Manila (Global) Administrative Centre (MAC)

Job classification: National Officer/ NO-A

Type of Appointment: Special Short Term, six months with possibility of extension

Closing date: 20 September 2022

Salary: Php 99,594.33 per month net of taxes

CONTEXT:

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Integrated Talent Management, direct supervision of the Head of the (Global) recruitment unit, and in collaboration with relevant units at Headquarters and the Administrative Centres, the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for partnering with relevant stakeholders to deliver a seamless end-to-end recruiting experience to offices managing/supporting emergency responses and/or significant U.S. Refugee Admissions Program activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes fir vacancies in the Professional category across various functions and emergency (L3) locations.
• Act as a Talent Acquisition adviser; partner with selection panels throughout the recruiting chain to ensure the highest standards of efficiency and integrity while delivering a seamless support aiming at eliminating unnecessary burdens.
• Proactively source, attract and engage talents; build and nurture talent pipelines and contribute in setting up and maintaining procedures for their use with the objective of increasing gender and geographical diversity and reducing the time to hire on vacancies in support to emergencies.
• Work closely with hiring managers to influence effective recruiting approaches; conduct planning/intake meeting with hiring managers to identify, understand key requirements, discuss sourcing approaches and set expectations on time to hire and candidate pool quality.
• Support in identifying diverse selection panels; facilitate panel preparedness and support in identifying assessment methods and competency-based interview questions. Undertake proactively references and background checks.
• Provide advisory services to country offices under emergencies on recruitment and selection for all category of staff (local and international) in line with prevailing policies.
• Ensure that all documentation related to selections under emergency offices is accurately drafted and complete for review by relevant board/approving authority; document processes and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Support the Head of Recruitment in the continuous review and improvement of policies, procedures and technologies to constantly fit business requirements and the fast-paced nature of emergency operations.
• Support knowledge sharing among the global recruitment team members.
• Drive talent attraction projects to support broader strategic initiatives.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences or a related field from an accredited academic institution
• University degree in the above fields with two years of relevant professional experience

EXPERIENCE

• Working experience in fast-paced environments is required;
• Experience in talent acquisition, talent management, staff development, performance management;
• Experience in sourcing and attraction, and recruitment marketing;
• Familiarity with the UN common system or similar systems is an advantage;
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports;
• High degree of cultural awareness;
• Ability to exercise the highest level of discretion and tact;
• Excellent client orientation, and interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Excellent ability in building and nurturing networks;
• High degree of computer literacy is required; good knowledge of MS Office suite, SAP, Success Factor or other applicant tracking system