Human Resources Assistant

DOS seeks a Human Resources Assistant in New York for its Specialized Staff Administration Desk. The role administers recruitment, onboarding, personnel actions and staff entitlements, advises staff and selected candidates, maintains HR systems and reports, and supports training and office operations. It requires sound knowledge of HR policies, Umoja-based processing and local work authorisation.

• Process onboarding and recruitment actions through a talent-management system or Inspira
• Support candidate selection, reference checks, academic verification and offers of appointment
• Process personnel actions and staff-entitlement requests through Umoja
• Advise staff and selected candidates on onboarding and visa matters
• Maintain HR databases and prepare periodic statistics and reports
• Train and supervise new and lower-level staff in the unit

• High school diploma or equivalent with seven years of relevant experience, or a first-level university degree or higher with five years
• Progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related areas
• English proficiency
• Authorisation to work in the country where the position is located

• Experience implementing United Nations common-system or similar international HR policies
• Experience administering staff entitlements through an enterprise resource planning system such as SAP or Umoja
• Experience analysing and monitoring human-resources key performance indicators

• Recruitment Administration
• Onboarding
• Personnel Administration
• Entitlements Administration
• Human Resources Policy
• Human Resources Reporting

• Umoja
• SAP

• Initial appointment or assignment period of one year
• Locally recruited staff are not eligible for allowances or benefits applicable to international recruitment