
People & Culture Officer/Specialist — Stretch Assignment
Category | Grade:Professional | NO-B / P-2 / NO-C / P-3Deadline:27 Jul 2026Job ID:594617Posted on:20 Jul 2026
Overview
The stretch assignee reinforces UNICEF Mauritania’s People and Culture function during a transition, completing recruitment and onboarding, advancing workforce and wellbeing actions, advising managers and supplying HR evidence for country-programme planning and organisational accountability.
Department: Office of the Representative
Languages
Required: English, French
Desired: Another UN language, Local language
Job Areas
- Human Resources & Recruitment
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Complete priority recruitment and onboarding actions
- Advance staff survey, retreat and wellbeing action plans
- Provide HR advice to managers and personnel
- Coordinate duty-of-care and staff wellbeing initiatives
- Supply workforce evidence for country-programme planning
Requirements
- Current UNICEF fixed-term, permanent or continuing appointment
- Advanced university degree in human resources, business administration, international relations, psychology or a related field
- At least five years of professional human resources experience in an international organisation or large corporation
- Fluency in English and French
Skills
Human resources advisoryRecruitment and onboardingWorkforce planningOrganisational changeStaff wellbeing
Additional info
- Internal stretch assignment open only to current UNICEF staff with fixed-term, permanent or continuing appointments