Human Resources Officer

Job Summary:

UNICEF is seeking a skilled Human Resources Officer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing ongoing support in strengthening the talent outreach and organizational employer brand which encapsulates UNICEF's candidate experience.

About Us:

At UNICEF, we are committed to promoting the rights of every child. Our mission is to work with partners to end the social, economic, cultural, and environmental injustices that prevent the full realization of children's rights.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of an effective content strategy to enhance UNICEF's employer brand and engage targeted talent communities in a dynamic, interactive, and meaningful manner.
• Develop compelling and engaging editorial, multimedia, and digital content to be disseminated across multiple talent outreach channels, such as websites, social media, newsletters, and career events.
• Arrange and coordinate day-to-day multidimensional employer branding activities from initial planning to execution and post-launch optimization.
• Provide active support in designing, executing, and evaluating global employer branding and outreach campaigns.
• Monitor and measure the impact and effectiveness of employer branding activities, generate performance reports on a timely basis, and ensure maximum impact and continuous improvement of branding efforts.
• Work closely with relevant colleagues and stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment with the organizational brand and collaborate on joint talent outreach and employer branding activities.
• Audit needs and initiate the development of materials that address the employer brand. This includes digital and print materials, guidelines, and online toolkits that offices can use for their outreach and branding needs.
• Assist with the update, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the Global Talent Outreach Strategy.
• Support in the conceptualization and development of outreach strategies and plans to be aligned with functional/geographical staffing goals and priorities.
• Support in the establishment and management of strategic partnerships with governments, civil society, academic institutions, professional associations, and networks, private sector organizations, and service providers.
• Participate in the planning, execution, and evaluation of global talent outreach activities and initiatives.
• Recommend to HR Business Partners, the wider HR Community, and Hiring Managers in identifying the most effective talent outreach channels and sources to attract a diverse population of candidates that are aligned with the organization's vision and values.
• Develop and implement targeted campaigns for global recruitment initiatives, generic vacancy announcements, and other priority recruitments as required.
• Support in the preparation and development of guidelines, documents, trainings, workshops, webinars, learning materials, case studies, best practices, and guides to build organizational talent outreach and employer branding capacity.
• Conduct in-depth research and analytics reports to identify innovative technologies and marketing approaches, and recommend tactics to advance UNICEF's talent outreach and employer branding efforts.
• Input on performance indicators and monitor progress towards capacity building outcomes and impacts.
• Manage an organizational talent outreach knowledge sharing portal and respond to queries sent to UNICEF Careers mailbox.
• Organize, manage, and maintain an up-to-date documentation center on the team shared drive, including employer branding assets, digital and multimedia content, talent outreach documents and files, knowledge library, etc.
• Act as a liaison between teams in DHR and GCA to align and update the strategy and content calendar to global communication and advocacy priorities.
• Contribute to DHR's internal communication and engagement around talent outreach by developing and promoting content on SharePoint, Viva Engage, and other key platforms.

About You:

To qualify for this role, you should have an Advanced University Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Digital Media, Public Relations, or Human Resources Management, or other related Social Science Field.

You should also have at least two years of professional experience in Digital Marketing, Brand Management, Public Relations, or Talent Acquisition in an International Organization or Large Corporation. Experience with Content Marketing, Social Media Strategy/Management, Market Research, and Data Analytics is highly desirable. Employer Branding, Recruitment Marketing, Relationship Management, Digital Content Creation experience would be a strong asset.

Fluency in English is required, and Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or local language is an asset.

We offer competitive salary: approximately $67,000 per annum based on New York location

Experience of working in an international organization; knowledge of employment law and human resources principles and practices; understanding of employee relations and collective bargaining processes; skills in change management, conflict resolution, negotiation, facilitation, coaching, and mentoring; ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization; proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of job analysis techniques and employee evaluation methods; expertise in recruitment and selection procedures, job placement, labor market analysis, compensation and benefits administration; good analytical and problem-solving skills; experience in project management, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation; proven track record of delivering results-oriented projects.

When applying, please keep in mind the following values: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).