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Description of assignment title: People and CultureOfficer
Assignment country: Côte d'Ivoire
Duty stations: Abidjan
Work location: On UN premises
Expected start date: 08/03/2026
Duration: 12 months(with possibility ofextension)Long-term benefits and allowances
Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for thegoals
Host entity: UNICEF
Modality: Onsite
Type: National
Volunteer category: Expert UCoS from Apr2026
Work schedule: Full-time
Number of Assignments: 1
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Mission and objectives:
- For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190countries and territories to promote children's survival,protection and development. The world's largest provider ofvaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health andnutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education forall boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntarycontributions of individuals, businesses, foundations andgovernments
Context:
- For more than 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the groundin 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival,protection and development. The world's largest provider ofvaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health andnutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education forall boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntarycontributions of individuals, businesses, foundations andgovernments.
- Under the supervision of the People & Culture Manager, theUNV People & Culture Officer is responsible for supporting theCote d'Ivoire Country Office's People & Culture managementwork, specifically in the functional area of Learning &Development, Innovation and change management, People analytics,etc.
Task description:
- Under the supervision of the People and Culture Manager, the UNVolunteer People & Culture Officer will support the office workas follows:
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- Strategic People & Culture
- Keep abreast of, research, benchmark, and implement best andcutting-edge practices in P&C management and introduceinnovation through sharing of best practices and knowledge learned,specifically in the functional areas of Learning and Developmentand Digitalization.
- Implementation of assigned People & Culture Services
- Provide support on UN volunteers recruitment, careerdevelopment, and performance management.
- Provie support on data analytics, learning and developmentetc.
- Help supervisors implement efficient client services that helpeither attract, retain, and/or motivate staff of the highestcaliber.
- When assigned casework in the relevant area on either a routineor non-routine basis, analyze and synthesize issues and problems,and interpret established formal guidelines to address andrecommend solutions or further actions required.
- Learning and Capacity Development
- In collaboration with business owners, design and deliverlearning plans for staff to enhance their knowledge and buildskills in new areas.
- Contribute to the mapping of competencies for all staff in theassigned client portfolio, assisting in developing a comprehensiveframework to support the development of the talent pipeline.
- Recommend efficient and cost-effective learning products thatstrengthen staff capacity to contribute effectively to businessgoals.
- Participate in capacity-building initiatives to enhance thecompetencies of clients/stakeholders in close collaboration withthe Country Office (CO) Learning and Development Committee.
- P&C Digitalization and Data Analytics
- In collaboration with ICT and under the guidance of the P&CManager, lead the process of development of the CO P&CSharePoint page and the digitalization of HR administrationprocesses.
- Interpret and analyze HR data to help inform strategicdecision-making on HR processes and strategies.
- Develop data collection systems to optimize data quality forquarterly reporting.
Eligibility criteria
Age: 18 - 80
Required experience: 7 years
Nationality: Candidate must be a national, legal residentor hold refugee status in the country of assignment.
Assignment requirements
Relevant experience:
- 7 years
Languages:
- French, Level: Fluent, Required
- English, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable
Required education level:
- Master's degree in Human Resource Management, businessManagement, international relations, psychology or other relatedfield.
- Relevant HR Certification is an asset.
Competencies and values:
- I) Core Values
- Care
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Accountability
- Sustainability
- II) Core Competencies
- Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness
- Works Collaboratively with others
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships
- Innovates and Embraces Change
- Thinks and Acts Strategically
- Drive to achieve impactful results
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Nurtures, Leads and Manages people
Skills and experience:
- Advanced knowledge of the principles and concepts of humanresources management.
- Ability to identify issues, conduct rigorous research, andmake conclusions and recommendations.
- Strong research, planning, and organizational skills.
- Excellent knowledge of information technology systems andtools.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organizationtailoring language, tone, style, and format to match audience.
- Ability to empathize with client managers, supervisors, andstaff while advocating for consistent and equitable application ofpromulgated HR regulations and rules.
Area(s) of expertise:
- Human resources, Volunteer management and advocacy,Administration
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