WFP Human Resources Associate “Competitive Compensation Package” 2025.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
ALSO READ:IFAD Full Time General Programme Officer 2025.
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
THE ROLE
To co-ordinate and deliver a full range of HR support services in order to ensure accurate implementation of WFP policies and procedures and facilitate the effective functioning of a client-focused and strategy-oriented HR services.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
1. Coordinate and provide a full range of HR management assistance and activities including follow-up actions, resolution of issues and unforeseen situations, to ensure consistency and quality of HR services delivered to clients.
2. Co-ordinate and supervise work of other HR staff, and support their learning and development, to ensure staff possess up-to-date knowledge of HR systems and procedures required to perform their duties and subsequently can contribute to the provision of effective HR services.
3. Regularly monitor, oversee and adapt existing HR procedures and collaborate with a wide range of HR stakeholders across the organization to identify, assess and meet evolving HR support needs.
4. Analyze and respond to a variety of complex internal and external queries, to ensure that clients are well-informed and that HR team activities are aligned with broader WFP objectives.
5. Analyze and interpret a variety of data on staff recruitment and selection, contractual conditions, entitlements, performance and training requirements, workforce, etc., and provide advice and recommendations to managers along with comprehensive analysis and reports for informative decision-making.
6. Support and deliver a range of HR services allocated by the professional officer in compliance with relevant policies, procedures and processes. Job Profile: Senior Human Resources Associate G7 CCOG: 2.1.06. Page 2 of 4 Last revision: 1 April 2022
7. Oversee and support the delivery of on boarding activities for new staff joining WFP, to ensure that relevant processes are followed and the conditions of terms of service are explained and understood.
8. Review and/or prepare a wide range of complex HR documentation to ensure accuracy and meeting established deadlines.
9. Monitor HR management systems to ensure accuracy of HR data and compliance with the established deadlines.
10. Oversee the maintenance of confidential personnel records, HR databases and archives, to ensure data and files are accurately stored and updated in compliance with the established standards.
11. Monitor staff deployment and handle related administrative actions including preparation of comprehensive reports, to support efficient HR service enabling WFP to respond quickly to a crisis.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.
Experience: Seven or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work.
Knowledge and Skills:
• Has gained extensive experience of WFP HR Services operating standards through day-to-day work.
• Has gained experience providing administrative and systems support across some activities in employment life cycle including: recruitment, interviews, training support, performance management, relocation support and policy implementation within a country office environment.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in Arabic and English.
