Chief of Section, Human Resources Management

The Chief of the Human Resources Section at ECLAC in Santiago, Chile, leads the Human Resources Section within the Division of Administration. The role involves planning, organizing, managing, and supervising human resources functions, developing and implementing HR policies, advising senior management, and overseeing recruitment, staff development, and administration of entitlements.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, manages and supervises the work of the Human Resources Section.
• Develops and implements new human resources policies, practices and procedures to meet the evolving needs of the Organization.
• Monitors and ensures the implementation of human resources policies, practices and procedures.
• Advises senior management on all aspects of human resources policies, procedures and substance and provides proactive and innovative approaches to delivery of human resources services as well as to strategic and policy issues.
• Provides policy advice to the Chief of the Division and the Executive Secretary on staff suitability, staff-management relations, and other staff matters.
• Represents the Organization in negotiations with staff, staff representatives and at inter-agency bodies dealing with human resources questions.
• Identifies recruitment needs and priorities through workforce planning and develops recruitment strategies and plans.
• Advises ECLAC Senior Management on mechanisms to reach Human Resources targets such as gender and geographic distribution.
• Monitors and ensures timely filling of posts in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Approves issuance of vacancy announcements and oversees recruitment, promotion and placement submissions.
• Reviews short lists and participates in interviews for high level posts.
• Manages the Internship Programme.
• Monitors and ensures the implementation of appropriate conditions of service and entitlements.
• Provides advice on interpretation and application of policies, regulations and rules.
• Identifies and analyzes staff development and career support needs and designs programmes to meet identified needs.
• Monitors and ensures the implementation of staff development and career support programmes.
• Provides performance management advice to staff and management and assists with the implementation of the Performance Management and Development System (e-Performance).
• Advises and counsels staff on rights, responsibilities, code of conduct and work-related difficulties.
• Monitors staff welfare and proposes appropriate programmes and remedial action.
• Monitors, advises and acts on disciplinary matters and mediates conflict, grievance and harassment cases.
• Reviews and approves classification analysis of jobs in Professional and General Service categories.
• Conducts and coordinates salary surveys and establishes salaries and related allowances of locally recruited staff.
• Provides guidance to programme managers on classification policies and procedures.
• Coordinates duty station classification and subsistence allowance surveys.
• Prepares policy papers, position papers and briefing notes on issues related to examinations and tests.
• Leads team efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
• A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related area is required.
• At least 6 years of experience in United Nations or other similar international organization is required.
• Experience in monitoring HR related data and producing reports for Senior Management in the area of HR is required.
• At least 6 years of experience in providing advice and supporting senior managers in administrative, and strategic matters is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Skills

• Human Resources Management
• Administrative Services
• HR Reporting
• Senior Leadership Advising
• HR Policy Implementation
• Recruitment Management
• Staff Development
• Entitlements and Benefits Administration
• Data Analytics
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• Strategic HR Support
• International Organization Experience
• HR Data Quality Monitoring

Languages

English, Spanish