Deadline: 28 March 2016
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Human Resources Assistant in Budapest, Hungary.
The Senior Human Resources Assistant will provide functional and technical guidance of end-users of UNICEF’s electronic/online Human Resources Systems in managing complex Human Resources processes and relevant personnel actions.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Human Resources Assistant will perform the following functions-
- Provide support to SAP-HR and other online HR system users.
- Train, coach and mentor HR Assistants globally in the processing and approval of personnel actions.
- Review and approve transactions and related personnel actions.
- Assist the supervisor in monitoring the work of G5/G6 staff and; approving transactions and related personnel actions processed by them within the delegated of authority.
- Review and process requests for entitlements and exceptions to the Staff Rules and Regulations.
- Responsible for the coordination of complex personnel actions in SAP-HR and other online HR systems.
- Rescind, cancel/delete and fix actions errors before and after payroll runs.
- Coordinate with Payroll Unit.
- Ensure timely actions on staff data corrections prior to the monthly payroll cut-off dates.
- Work closely with ITSS to take corrective actions in all relevant systems.
- Propose enhancement to ensure system convergence and compliance with evolving Human Resources rules and policies.
- Liaise with ITSS on updating configurations, as well as enhancements and upgrades to Human Resources Systems.
- Responsible for testing systems to ensure that all technical and functional requirements, including compliance with Rules and Policies are met prior to moving to production systems.
- Liaise with Finance focal point.
- Ensure timely action on fixes/corrections to position records.
- Assist Supervisor with Quality Assurance.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Completion of secondary education (i.e. high school diploma) is a minimum requirement.
- University level courses in human resources and/or business administration is desirable.
- Advanced knowledge in the Microsoft Suite of Products (including MS Word, MS Excel & MS PowerPoint) is required.
- Previous hands-on experience in planning, organizing and delivering administrative support services is highly desirable.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience in human resources is required.
- A completed university degree from an accredited institution (i.e. degree certificate in-hand) will be counted towards the minimum work experience requirement.
- Work experience with a development organization is an asset.
- Knowledge of UN/UNICEF’S rules, regulations and procedures is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required.
- Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is considered an asset.
- Knowledge of the local language of the duty station is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
