Human Resources Assistant

The Human Resources Assistant serves as the HR partner for Secretariat entities supported by One Executive Office in New York. The role processes personnel actions and entitlements, supports recruitment, staffing, payroll and travel administration, and maintains HR information systems and records. It helps ensure that client services comply with UN rules while enabling people-management decisions.

• Process and follow up personnel actions, including recruitment, promotions, assignments and contract extensions
• Advise staff on entitlements, conditions of service and administrative procedures
• Review staffing and payroll reports and prepare corrective actions
• Support selection, screening, interviews and roster searches for clerical positions
• Coordinate reference checks, academic verification and appointment offers
• Maintain HR systems, files, statistics and periodic reports
• Train and supervise new and lower-level staff

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, administrative services or a related area
• Experience applying human resources policies, procedures, regulations and rules in the UN system or a similar international organization
• Experience using an ERP system such as Umoja or SAP for human resources
• Authorization to work for the United Nations in the New York duty station

• Human Resources Partner or other HR certification
• Experience using Inspira or a similar platform for staff selection
• Experience in an Executive Office or HR unit of the UN or a similar international organization

• Human resources administration
• Personnel action processing
• Recruitment support
• Payroll administration
• HR policy interpretation

• Umoja
• SAP

• This position is subject to local recruitment; selected applicants outside the duty station bear relocation expenses