People and Culture Manager, P-4, FT, #052227 Bamako, Mali-WCAR

For every child, the right to Care

In Mali, UNICEF works with government, civil society, communities and partners to support children and families affected by overlapping development and humanitarian challenges, including insecurity, displacement, limited access to basic services and climate-related pressures.

In this context, the strength, agility and wellbeing of UNICEF’s workforce are central to programme delivery. The People and Culture Manager will play a critical role in ensuring that UNICEF Mali has the right people, capabilities, systems and culture to stay and deliver for every child.

The People and Culture Manager, P4 Reports directly to the Mali Country Representative, and will partner with senior management and programme leaders to align people strategies with country priorities; strengthen workforce planning, talent, performance, learning and organizational design; and promote a workplace culture grounded in UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.

Furthermore, the position is responsible for planning, organizing and supervising a team of HR staff as well as for managing broad and complex projects.

How can you make a difference?

• Management of Unit
• Technical HR Leadership
• Business Partnering
• Strategic Human Resources
• Implementation of assigned Human Resources Services
• Learning and Capacity Development
• HR Data Analytics

Minimum requirements

• Language Requirements: Fluency in French is required.

Desirables

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language. Intermediate level of English is highly desirable for effective engagement in regional and global operating context.
• Strong familiarity with HR data systems, workforce dashboards and evidence-based people management approaches.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
• Experience supporting emergency operations, scale-up recruitment, rapid workforce planning or organizational change in complex environments.
• Experience working in Francophone contexts, particularly in WCAR and the Sahel, would be an advantage.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

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 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, race, 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 male candidates 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). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.