Human Resources Officer (Talent Sourcing and Outreach), New York City

Org. Setting and ReportingThe United Nations Secretary-General is responsible for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Secretary-General has delegated this responsibility to the Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the UNJSPF (RSG). The RSG is, in turn, assisted in this function by the Office of Investment Management (OIM). OIM manages a $110+ billion multi-asset class, global investment portfolio, about 85% of which is actively managed in-house. Asset classes under management comprise global equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, timber and commodities. OIM’s staff are all based in New York but come from over 40 countries. For more information please visit OIM's website at This position is located in the Business Support Section (BSS), which provides administrative support services to UNJSPF-PA and OIM. The incumbent will report to the Human Resources Team Lead for OIM. ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Human Resources Officer will be responsible for the following duties: • Identify and implement specific recruitment branding strategies including advertising and attracting talent to UNJSPF positions. • Develops and implements outreach programmes, including marketing strategies and materials to promote activities that are consistent with UN diversity and gender goals. • Develops and organizes outreach events to attract candidates and build a talent pipeline for UNJSPF vacancies. • Prepare outreach presentations and multimedia content for these targeted outreach events. • Create, manage and analyze social media content relating to recruitment outreach, in consultation with the HR Team Leads. • Stays updated on industry trends and recruitment best practices by conducting research to identify emerging talent acquisition strategies, technologies, and tools to create efficiencies and effectiveness within the recruitment process, while aligning it to organizational mandate, goals, and interests. • Advises hiring managers on how to create accurate job descriptions without bias to ensure that job requirements, responsibilities and qualifications are well-defined to attract the most suitable candidates. • Collaborates with hiring managers to meet identified needs and objectives to enrich the applicant pool for UNJSPF's workforce. • Contributes to the monitoring and reporting on the outreach strategy, indicators and impact. • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. • Support the Staff Development Officer to coordinate career and professional development projects across the UNJSPF. • Performs other duties as required. Competencies• Professionalism: Knowledge of human resources policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting. Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. • Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. • Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client. EducationAdvanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Job - Specific QualificationNot available. Work ExperienceA minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, talent sourcing and acquisition in an international environment is required. At least 5 years of experience with the UN Common system recruitment process, including the use of Inspira, is required. At least 1 year of experience with the use of LinkedIn Recruiter for talent acquisition and outreach, including active sourcing of candidates is required. Proficiency in data visualization tools to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports is desirable. At least one year of outreach experience in an investment/finance/pension fund environment is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult for details).