Human Resources Assistant

About the role

The Human Resources Assistant will support the Specialized Staff Administration Desk within the Common Administrative Platform at United Nations Headquarters. Reporting directly to the Chief of Unit, the role contributes to recruitment, onboarding, and entitlement administration for a diverse range of UN staff categories.

Key responsibilities

• Process onboarding of new staff using the talent management system (Inspira).
• Participate in candidate selection for General Service and Related Categories positions, coordinating visa, travel, and shipment arrangements.
• Assist in filling posts across all categories, including reference checks, academic verifications, salary calculations, and preparation of appointment offers.
• Organize and coordinate competitive recruitment examinations and maintain vacancy announcement files.
• Review and process personnel actions through UMOJA.
• Advise staff on visa matters and onboarding procedures.
• Review and process entitlement and claim requests such as rental allowances.

Required profile

Required skills

• Inspira (talent management system)
• UMOJA (personnel action processing)