UN JOBS VACANCYHuman Resources Officer, P-4 ..................................................................................... DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS: 02 Jul 2006 DATE OF ISSUANCE: 01 Jun 2006 ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Department of Recruitment DUTY STATION: New York VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:01-HRE-DR-407396-R-NEW YORK (G) Remuneration Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. ----------------- United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity ----------------- Responsibilities Under the guidance of the Chief of the Staffing Service (OHRM) and the supervision of the Chief of the Professional and Above Staffing Section, the Human Resources Officer will have the following responsibilities: - Provide advice, guidance and support to managers, staff, permanent missions of Member States and applicants on staffing-related matters, including the use of the Galaxy e-staffing system and the interpretation and application of regulations, rules, policies and procedures; - Participate in the review, development and drafting of reports, policies, procedures, administrative instructions and guidelines on staffing-related matters in accordance with the Charter and relevant mandates from the General Assembly to meet the evolving needs of the Organization, and monitor their implementation. Represent the Staffing Service or OHRM in various working groups and meetings, as appropriate; - Provide support to departments/offices in filling vacancies in the Professional and higher categories in New York and elsewhere as efficiently as possible under the staff selection system using the Galaxy e-staffing tool, by performing the full range of functions of a Human Resources Case Officer, which include reviewing vacancy announcements and evaluation criteria, ensuring that translations are completed, posting vacancy announcements, liaising with central review bodies, determining eligibility of candidates and assisting in pre-screening of applications; - Participate in training and briefing sessions for departments/offices on the staff selection system and the Galaxy e-staffing tool; – Monitor and evaluate recruitment and placement-related activities of client departments/offices, including participation in Human Resources Action Plan monitoring activities; - Assist in further developing the Galaxy e-staffing tool and serve as focal point for liaison with the technical experts on Galaxy-related matters; - Participate in, and/or lead, diverse human resources projects, e.g. special recruitment campaigns in a specific occupational group and/or department/office, in liaison with Member States and others, as appropriate; - Assist in developing programmes to assist managers in the sourcing of suitable, qualified candidates whose recruitment will enhance the geographic representation and the gender balance as mandated by the General Assembly; – Supervise and monitor the work of Human Resources Assistants. - Deputize for the Chief of the Professional and Above Staffing Section as required. --------- The following occupational groups contain posts currently open for recruitment: A.Position: Environmental Officer;Location;Belgium;Salary: $170,600.00 USD.Contract: Full time They are responsible for development oversight, management,and evaluation of programs in the following areas:bio-diversity, conservation, forestry, wildlife management, water and coastal resources management,environmental education, environmental policy,environmentally sustainable agriculture, community based naturalresources management, urban and industrial pollution reduction, urban planning and management (including such areas as housing,water and sanitation), urban and housing finance, energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy applications,clean energy technologies, energy sector planning and global climate change. Environment Officers apply both a technical knowledge of their program area and a variety of management and program evaluation knowledge in order to ensure that projects meet the needs of who-usa 's partners and customers in a cost-effective manner. B. Financial Management Officer;Locaton:Canada;Salary:$174,000.00 USD;Duration: Full time They direct the accounting and payment operations worldwide. In addition, they provide ignificant ,levels of advisory services to all levels of the mission and host country governments. This includes dministrative,operational and program matters concerning financial,budgetary and resource management and implementation issues. C. Senior Program Officer for Nutrition ;Location:South-Africa/U.S.A ;Contract: Full time Salary:$180,678.00 USD Overall Responsibilities The Senior Program Officer for Nutrition works closely with Senior Child Survival/ImmunIization. Program Managers to plan,coordinate, implement,monitor, and evaluate child survival activities, with special attention to strengthening nutrition program activities.Work with the Senior Child Survival/Immunization Advisor and the State Child Survival/Malaria Program Managers in coordinate, implement,monitor, and evaluate the country child survival activity plan. In particular, design,plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition actions as an integral part of COMPASS activities.Coordinate,plan, implement,monitor, and evaluate nutrition activities related to Vitamin A,breastfeeding promotion,complementary feeding, nutrition activities related to immunization and National Immunization Days (NIDs), Quality Protein Maize (QPM) related issues, communications/behavior change, and community mobilization.Evaluate the costs and effectiveness of Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth approaches to improving childhood health and nutrition.Identify and coordinate with partners from The World Health Organization Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Bank, World Health oganization (WHO), Canadian International Development gency/Micronutrient Initiative (CIDA/MI), Department for International Development(DFID)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),Helen Keller International (HKI),community-Directed Treatment and Ivermectin (CDTI) Program, other academic institutions, Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) for the development of activities at scale to reach high geographical coverage. D. Architects/Designers;Location:United Kingdom/U.S.A/Indonesia; Salary:$184,000.00 USD Duration: Full time They are responsible for strategy development, policy formulation, performance reporting,project management, and public outreach. They are looked upon to ensure that the Mission's operational procedures are designed to elicit teamwork, emphasize shared values, make known programming priorities, and reward innovation. Program/Project development officers must be able to apply leadership and management skills in order to ensure that program activities are designed and implemented to achieve stated objectives,within resource constraints and in a timely manner. E.Executive Officers;Location;France;Salary;$170,000.00 USD They oversee a wide range of administrative and logistical support functions including personnel management,contracting, procurement, property management, motor pool management, travel management, employee/family housing and maintenance management.In addition to having direct responsibility for providing the daily support of the agency's field mission, duties include planning for future personnel and procurement requirements at the assigned duty station. F.Lawyers:Location;France;Salary;$180,000.00 USD They provide legal counsel to planners and administrators of WHO's overseas programs, laws and regulations, Agency directives and delegations of authority, bilateral agreements, loan and grant agreements, contracts and other agreements pertaining to country or regional programs. They advise on reconciliation of problems resulting from differences between DRI . and cooperating country laws. They advise regional personnel on the drafting and promotion of legislation and regulations to be proposed for enactment or adoption by the cooperating country government Ministry of Justice G. Education Development Officers ;Location;France/Netherland/U.S.A;Salary;$180,000.00 USD They analyze, advise, and assist with the development of host country education human resources and manpowerplanning systems. Strategies are designed to improve existing education programs as well as to promote organizational competencies and skills acquisition related to both individual and institutional development.Duties Include participation in Agency policy formulation, sectoranalysis,program and project design,program monitoring, and evaluation of activities in education and human resources. H. Agriculture/Rural Development Officers;Location;South-Africa/U.S.A;Salary;$175,000.00 USD They advise senior WHO and host government officials on agriculture and rural development projects. They identify problems and propose solutions, participate in project design and development, and manage and evaluate programs.Duties include coordinating the flow of resources for projects, analyzing the effects of proposed policies,legislation, and programs and advising on interdisciplinary rural development programs. I.Program Officer;Location;South-Africa/U.S.A;Salary;$174,000.00 USD J.PROGRAMS TEAM LEADER;Location;GERMANY/U.S.A;Salary;$170,000.00 USD K.Operations Director;Location;SPAIN/U.S.A;Salary;$180,000.00 USD L.HR and Admin Team Leader;Location;SWEDEN/U.S.A;Salary;$175,000.00 USD M.Economic Affairs;Location;South-Africa/U.S.A;Salary;$155,000.00 USD N.Medical;Location;South-Africa/U.S.A/UK;Salary;$185,000.00 USD O.Political Affairs;Location;South-Africa/U.S.A;Salary;$175,000.00 USD P.Architects/Designers;Location;JAPAN/U.S.A/UK;Salary;$185,000.00 USD GENERAL REQUIREMENTS/SELECTION Applicants are selected on the basis of academic credentials , experience and other relevant factors. Successful Aplicants are invited and cordinated to come to Washington, for an interview/ Training Candidates are interviewed on their related knowledge, skills and abilities. Application is open to all interested applicants from any nationality and should be received within above stated date. How to apply The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). English and French are the two working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply to the below recruitment officer as soon as possible and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement. Because applications submitted by United Nations (UN) staff members are considered first, provided the eligibility requirements set out in ST/AI/2002/4 are met and the application is submitted in a timely fashion, staff members should apply within 15-day or 30-day mark. HOW TO APPLY: Please send your resume/CV now to: humanresources@hq-un.org Mario Jose Santiago UN Recruitment Agency New York, NY 10017. | 
