Human Resources Assistant

Provides HR, recruitment and entitlement administration support for ESCAP, including affiliate personnel processes, vacancy files, contractual verification, HR records, reporting and client-facing administrative services.

Department: People Operations and Talent Acquisition Unit, Human Resources Management Section

• Process applications and recruitment case files for affiliate personnel
• Support vacancy publication, screening, interview arrangements and offer documentation
• Review and process entitlement certifications, claims and contractual elements
• Maintain HR reference files, personnel records, databases and periodic reports
• Support training courses and workshops for junior staff
• Draft correspondence and provide general office administration
• Collect and analyse HR data for reporting, planning and knowledge management

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• Five years of experience in human resources management, administrative services or a related area is required, or three years with a bachelor’s degree
• At least one year of experience administering human resources matters for staff members or affiliate personnel, including internship programmes, is required
• At least one year of experience verifying and certifying contractual elements using an ERP system in HR modules is required
• English is required
• Applicants must be authorised to work for the United Nations in the duty station

• Initial appointment is for one year
• Extension is subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds
• Post is funded from extra-budgetary resources
• Locally recruited General Service applicants must be locally available upon appointment and responsible for relocation expenses if selected from outside the duty station