Un Women: HR Business Partner

**UN Women: HR Business Partner - Regional Office**:
**Advertised on behalf of**:
**Location**:

- Panama City, PANAMA**Application Deadline**:

- 27-Feb-23
- **(Midnight New York, USA)**

**Time left**:

- 14d 2h 53m**Type of Contract**:

- TA International**Post Level**:

- P-3**Languages Required**:

- English Spanish**Expected Duration of Assignment**:

- 364 days**Background**:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Human Resource Section is responsible for the timely, accurate, equitable, effective and efficient delivery of all human resources management services, i.e. strategic staff planning, recruitment, staff administration, organizational and design and learning/career development, for the continuous development and improvement in human resource operations, policies, and methods to align with UN Women evolving business needs and for providing advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of UN Women's overall mission, strategy and plans of actions.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, with matrix reporting to and functional oversight from the HR Deputy, the Human Resources Business Partner substantively support the implementation of Recruitment, Benefits and Entitlements, and Contract Management for the Americas and the Caribbean region, including employee relations activities, talent management, diversity considerations and other staff issues. He/she ensures workforce planning is in place that is aligned with business objectives.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**1. Support the implementation of existing and new human resources (HR) policies, guidelines, procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) at the regional and country level**
- Support the Regional Office (RO) / Country Offices (CO) in implementing policies, guidelines and procedures in relation to HR operations (contract management, recruitment and selection, benefits and entitlements);
- Provide advice to managers and staff when necessary;
- Oversee the HR strategic planning/discussions on HR goal setting and annual work planning for the region;
- Monitor the implementation of the Annual HR Plan for the Region, including budget
- Provide training of regional personnel on HR systems and conduct training and build capacity in the region;
- Provide technical inputs into HR policies, guidelines, procedures and SOPs, when necessary.

**2. Coordinate the contract management, benefits and entitlements and other staffing issues for staff and non-staff personnel f**or the RO and provide oversee and support to the region**
- Oversee the administration of contractual, benefits and entitlements and other related HR administrative matter;
- Guide and make staff aware of their rights and obligations with regard to their entitlements and the processing of their entitlements;
- Provide relevant HR data to the Deputy Regional Director and Regional Director on contractual actions;
- Review and recommend levels of remuneration for external contractors:

- Oversee and Liaise with UNDP at the RO and COs in the region to ensure proper administration of benefits and entitlements in accordance with existing SLA;
- Monitor local payroll, when necessary.

**3. Facilitate the Recruitment and Selection processes for RO and CO based international and local support staff and external contractors**
- Monitor and provide guidance as necessary on recruitment of locally-recruited positions in close coordination with regional and country offices;
- Coordinate the entire recruitment process for Regional Office posts;
- Act as Secretary to the Regional Central Review Board to ensure compliance of recruitment at General Service and Professional level, when necessary;
- Provide current and prospective non-staff personnel, with timely guidance on recruitment and contracting policies, general conditions of service and business orientation.

**4. Work closely with HQ HR teams for technical advice and implementation on issues related to workplace relations and talent and performance management**
- Promote and implement UN Women workplace relations policies and initiatives in the region, including work/life balance promotion, diversity workforce awareness initiatives and stress management activities; Facilitate mediation for disputes in the region as required;
- Facilitate the annual performance management process;
- Implement learning and development activities.

**5. Coordinate Learning and Development initiatives at the RO and COs in the field**
- Coordinate learning and development activities in the region, including on code of conduct, benefits and entitlements and performance management;
- Assess training