Human Resources Officer - Posting No. 1039

Date Posted

July 02, 2007

Employer

Food and Agriculture Organization

Location

Rome, Italy

Job Description

• Participate in the development and implementation of proactive recruitment strategies to outreach candidates from non and under-represented countries
• Assist with the organization of recruitment missions and follow up activities to these missions
• Define requirements for an active roster of candidates from non and under-represented countries and monitor its implementation
• Participate in the development and implementation of efficient procedures on pro-active recruitment and in the provision of staffing services for general use across the Organization
• Provide technical advice to client departments on recruitment, selection, organizational development and / or job design
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and standards in organizational and job designs, job, and / or recruitment and deployment of staff
• Plan, organize, supervise, and monitor the work of the group responsible for pro-active recruitment
• Perform other related duties as required

Job Qualifications

• University degree in human resources management, public or business administration, management, or related field
• Five years of experience in human resources management, including experience in at least two of the following areas: staffing, recruitment and selection, organizational design and / or job design or staff development
• Working knowledge of English, French, or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two languages

Selection Criteria:

• Breadth and relevance of experience in human resources management
• Knowledge and understanding of recruitment issues and / or organizational development, preferably including a good knowledge of human resource management practices in the United Nations common system and / or in national government
• Ability to analyze problems and make recommendations
• Experience in leading or supervising the work of others
• Excellent communication skills, both in writing and orally
• Extent of understanding of and experience with administrative systems, HR systems, and their application

* All candidates should possess computer / word processing skills and should be capable of working with people of different national and cultural backgrounds

Salary

69,372 - 89,275 (without dependants) or 71,549 - 95,979 with dependants

Contact Information

Human Resources

V.A 1625-AFH
Chief, AFHO
FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy

Phone - Not Available

Fax - +39 06 570 55131

Cell Phone - Not Available

Email - VA-1625-AFH@fao.org

Website - Not Available