HR Specialist, Performance Management and Policy

Leads HR policy development and redesigns UN Women’s performance-management framework around continuous feedback, coaching and career development. The role advises leaders on complex policy matters and drives organisation-wide adoption across headquarters and field offices.

Department: Human Resources Division

• Develop, review and communicate HR policies, procedures and guidance
• Coordinate policy consultation with management, staff representatives, legal advisers and HR teams
• Represent UN Women in UN common-system groups on HR policy and harmonisation
• Provide authoritative advice on policy interpretation, exceptions and precedents
• Redesign the performance-management framework around expectations, feedback and growth
• Oversee the online performance system and continuously improve its processes
• Advise managers on sensitive performance and under-performance cases
• Design training and coaching that builds feedback and performance-development capability

• Master’s degree in human resources, business administration, psychology, public administration or a related social-science field
• First-level university degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may substitute for the advanced degree
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, HR policy, change management or programme management
• Experience drafting, developing or implementing HR policies and procedures
• Experience in HR performance management
• Experience working globally in a multicultural environment

• Supervises 2 direct reports