Jobs at UNOPS

UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) is looking for motivated, highly qualified and experienced Recruitment Officer at Senior level to assist the team in the capital city of Sri-Lanka, Colombo. This is an ideal opportunity for the experienced and qualified officer to join and lead the team of UNOPS.

Roles and responsibilities

• Utilize sourcing strategies and resources to attract and identify qualified/passive applicants that align with the organization’s mission and values
• Attract applicants by placing job advertisements on social media, job sites, professional organizations, and in other position appropriate venues.
• Provide excellent customer service in consulting with and guiding hiring managers in comprehensive recruitment practices as it relates to interviewing HR policies, and processes.
• Manage candidate and applicant activity in the ERP systems
• Conducting first round interviews, facilitate second round interviews with relevant team members and gather feedback from second-round interviewers
• Provide an efficient customer service approach to all applicant responses, and providing candidate feedback
• Review applications/resumes for appropriateness of skills, knowledge, and experience
• Monitor and ensure that candidates are moved through the recruiting/hiring process in a timely, fair and equitable manner
• Represent and promote the organization at job fairs and events as appropriate
• Develops, tracks and maintains an active qualified talent pool of returning applicants and new applicants
• Assist in training hiring managers and program owners on interviewing techniques and appropriately dispositioning candidates in accordance with guidelines
• Ensure and emphasize guidelines/regulations for employment practices
• Collect and analyze data on hiring activity for use in designing recruitment plans and projections.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Required qualifications

• aster’s degree in HR management, business or relevant area
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent accreditation with additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu.
• Formal training in human resource management an asset.
• A minimum of 2 – 3 years of professional experience in human resource management and personnel recruitment.
• Experience in staff recruitment, forming and successfully managing teams, and ensuring the quality of their products is a distinct advantage.
• Experience with database development and management in the human resource field experience is preferred.
• Proven strong teamwork skills and ability to deliver results within specified time-frames.
• Experience of similar MCA Compact or World Bank project is desirable
• Strong English language skills (reading, writing, and speaking)