Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

As a strategic member of the Country Management Team, the People and Culture Manager leads on P&C Agenda, ensuring the organization attracts, develops and retains a high-performing workforce while fostering staff wellbeing, organizational resilience and an inclusive workplace culture. How can you make a difference? The People and Culture Manager will serve as a strategic HR partner, anticipating people-related needs and developing proactive solutions that align human resources management with organizational objectives. The role provides strategic leadership on workforce planning, talent management, organizational change, emergency preparedness and response, and duty of care, enabling UNICEF Lebanon to deliver results for children in a complex operating environment. Summary of key functions/accountabilities: • Management of unit • Technical HR Leadership • Business Partnering • Strategic Human Resources • Implementation of assigned Human Resources Services • Learning and Capacity Development • HR Data Analytics If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: People and Culture Manager Level 4.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have Minimum requirements: • Education : An Advanced University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology or another related field is required. • Work Experience : 8 years of professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required. • Key skills include strategic HR, HR management, workforce planning, organizational development, interpersonal and communication • Language Requirements : Fluency in English is required. Desirables: • Knowledge of French and Arabic or a local language is an asset; • Demonstrated experience in supporting/managing/leading organizational change is highly desirable; • Experience working in complex environments and/or emergency duty stations is considered an asset; • Desirable experience includes organizational change, complex emergencies, international organizations, large corporations, team leadership, and UNICEF experience; • Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF . Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled. Remarks: As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from programme countries are encouraged to apply. Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). 

Desired Candidate Profile

Education: An Advanced University Degree in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology or another related field is required.

Work Experience: 8 years of professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.

Key skills include strategic HR, HR management, workforce planning, organizational development, interpersonal and communication

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of French and Arabic or a local language is an asset;
• Demonstrated experience in supporting/managing/leading organizational change is highly desirable;
• Experience working in complex environments and/or emergency duty stations is considered an asset;
• Desirable experience includes organizational change, complex emergencies, international organizations, large corporations, team leadership, and UNICEF experience;
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.