Talent Management and Job Analysis Specialist
Job Opening ID: 287068
Job Family: Human Resources
Category and Level: Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors, CON
Recruitment Type: Individual Contractor
Duty Station: NEW YORK
Department/Office: Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources
Date Posted: Oct 28, 2026
Deadline: Nov 3, 2026
Result of Service
The Individual Consultant (IC) will (1) facilitate the talent management process through up-to-date job profiles that are future-ready and meet the requirements of the Secretariat entities, (2) ensure that job responsibilities are formulated in a way that takes into account that varying demographic groups may experience work differently and carry out work in different organizational contexts, and (3) make the recruitment process more inclusive and effective by identifying skills aligned with job responsibilities that support accurate and fair assessment of candidates.
Work Location
remote
Expected duration
3 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC) is conducting a comprehensive job analysis in the UN Secretariat. This is a prerequisite for innovating and adapting ways of attracting, recruiting and nurturing talent, including young and diverse talent. It entails ensuring that generic job profiles used in the United Nations reflect updated and forward-looking responsibilities and the skills needed in the workforce to be fit for the future. These generic job profiles set the parameters for hiring managers to publish job openings. The generic job profiles need to be inclusive and free of bias. OHR has developed a job analysis methodology to support that goal. The Individual Consultant (IC) will support these efforts by providing GJPs with updated responsibilities and the skills required to perform them, enabling the Organization to attract the broadest global talent through inclusive recruitment. The responsibilities include:
- Conduct job analysis using the GJP 2.0 methodology, in collaboration with Human Resources teams and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Define responsibilities, skills, level differentiation, work interactions, and education and experience requirements for designated areas of work.
- Map skills to responsibilities and apply the methodology’s quality standards to ensure consistency, coverage and clear differentiation across levels.
- Use OHR-approved generative AI tools to draft, review and quality-check profile content, applying professional judgement to validate all outputs.
- Facilitate SME consultations, consolidate input and reconcile differing views.
- Prepare GJPs ready for classification review and publication.
- Support the review of change requests to published GJPs.
- Organize and analyze workstream data to track progress and support decisions.
- Prepare presentations, briefing notes and progress reports for senior management.
- Respond to queries from hiring managers, job classification experts, human resources professionals and staff at large about the new GJPs.
- Document the process and all information needed to develop and maintain GJPs, in the form and manner indicated by OHR.
- Provide regular updates on progress to the project manager and team members, as needed.
- Support other Staff Selection 2.0 priorities, as assigned.
Qualifications/special skills
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in management, business administration, human resources management, organizational development, industrial and organizational psychology, public administration, economics or a related area is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A minimum of five years of experience in management consulting, human resources management, organizational development, workforce planning, job analysis, business analysis or a related field is required. Experience working directly with subject matter experts to gather, consolidate and validate content is required Experience organizing and analyzing information in Excel or similar tools to produce clear, structured deliverables is required. Experience using generative AI tools to draft, review or analyze content in professional work is required. Experience engaging stakeholders at different levels of an organization and building consensus under tight timelines is required. Experience preparing clear written materials, such as presentations, briefing notes or reports, for senior audiences is required. Experience delivering multiple workstreams or projects concurrently, including getting up to speed quickly on new subject areas, is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
