Associate Human Resources Officer (Benefits and Entitlements)

About the role

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and serves as the Secretary-General's representative in Kenya. This temporary, four-month position is an Associate Human Resources Officer serving as a team lead in the administration of benefits and entitlements for staff in UNON, UNEP, UN-Habitat, IRMCT and other client offices, in line with UN staff rules and regulations. The officer reports to the Chief of Section, Staff Benefits and Entitlements (SBE), HRMS, UNON.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise Human Resources Assistants on administrative transactions such as onboarding, offboarding, contract extensions, leave entitlements, salaries and benefits.
• Monitor timely implementation of staff movements and ensure accurate contract extensions, advising on exceptional approvals where needed.
• Review monthly payroll lock reports and special post allowance and education grant requests, and handle exceptions to rules and policies within the delegation of authority framework.
• Act as the focal point for staff in client offices, respond to inquiries on contracts, salaries and benefits, and advise managers and client focal points.
• Prepare responses to requests from resolution mechanisms and oversight/audit bodies, and keep up with HR developments.
• Collect and analyse data to identify trends and produce reports and visualisations, and prepare special reports and lead HR projects.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience in human resources and personnel administration.
• Experience administering benefits and entitlements for geographically dispersed staff, using ERP systems such as SAP, and in data analytics is desirable.
• English at UN Level III reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is the other working language of the Secretariat.

Candidates may be assessed through an exercise followed by a competency-based interview. The appointment is for four months and carries no expectation of renewal.