Human Resource Specialist - Asian Development Bank - Manila, Philippines

Human Resources Division, Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department

Closing Date: 28 November 2012 , 5:00 p.m. (1700 Manila Time, 0900 GMT)

 

Job Purpose:

Undertake a broad range of human resource functions to contribute to the development, implementation, and improvement of personnel policies and programs to support the goals of the Human Resource (HR) Strategy, including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment at international level, career management, performance evaluation, review and development of human resources policies and procedures, staff services, and other human resource-related projects. Work within broad policies and objectives with supervision for unfamiliar or critical tasks.

Expected Outcomes

a. HR Strategy and Policy
- Undertake the development, implementation, and improvement of personnel policies and procedures to support the goals of the new HR Strategy and assist in the required reorientation of BPHR organization and function, as needed.
b. Recruitment
- Contribute to the establishment, improvement and implementation of systems to ensure the timeliness of processing and quality of staff at entry through the selection/recruitment process.
- Facilitate the development and placement of advertisements and evaluate external and internal applicants for assigned departments.
- Implement, review and improve the recruitment and selection process and procedures, as well as the related assessment processes.
- Coordinate with heads of assigned departments/offices to ensure vacancies are filled on a timely basis, taking into account skills requirements, maintenance of nationality, gender, and age balances, and staff level allocations.
- Support the development and placement of advertisements and evaluate external and internal applicants for assigned departments.
- Participate in selection panels and recruitment missions.
c. Personnel Action
- Analyze and make recommendations for staff promotions, transfers, and other types of personnel actions.
- Liaise with client departments on various HR issues.
- Conduct career counseling sessions.
- Conduct exit interviews for professional staff.
d. Leadership and Accountability
- Contribute to the development and implementation of programs aimed at strengthening leadership capabilities and accountability, including those encompassing performance management, coaching, mentoring, tutoring skills, etc.
e. HR Programs
- Participate in other human resources-related projects and ensure that these are aligned to the strategic needs of ADB.
- Conduct placement and counseling for Young Professionals (YPs).
f. Staff Supervision
- Provide leadership and support to reporting staff.
- Supervise the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
- Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.
g. Knowledge Sharing
- Participate in and contribute to relevant internal and external training and conferences and other activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building.

Educational Requirements:

Master's Degree, or equivalent, in Business or Public Administration, Human Resources, Economics, Social Sciences or related fields; or University degree in Business or Public Administration, Human Resources, Economics, Social Sciences or related fields and at least 5 years ADB work experience.

Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:

- Suitability to undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience on various facets of human resources management, training and development, preferably in international development finance institutions or multinational organizations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- International experience working in several countries.

Core Competencies:

Application of Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Regularly shares knowledge on new international best practice trends in comparator situations
• Proactively applies relevant international best practices to own work
• Convinces others to adopt international best practice by explaining the situational relevance and benefits

Client Orientation

• Helps colleagues work effectively with clients in different contexts and from diverse backgrounds and country situations
• Adapts own approach and style when interacting with clients, as opposed to requiring them to adapt
• Draws upon international best practice in exploring solutions with clients
• Confirms the clients’ understanding and agreement before progressing

Achieving Results and Problem Solving

• Draws on own and others’ multi-country experience to identify viable courses of action when conducting analyses
• Helps internal and external clients achieve quality results beyond presenting problems and precedent
• Highlights possible solutions for project issues based on relevant multi-country and/or multi-client experience
• Regularly contributes insights and experiences to colleagues in the Division to help them achieve quality results
• Overcomes unexpected difficulties and challenges to produce desired outcomes

Working Together

• Maintains collaborative relationships within the Department
• Works effectively with diverse colleagues in own and other Divisions and Departments
• Flexibly alters positions and adjusts previously stated points of view to support the group consensus
• Follows through on team priorities in the absence of a team leader

Communication and Knowledge Sharing

• Checks the audience’s level of understanding and awareness of required follow up actions
• Consistently seeks and addresses feedback on own performance
• Creates knowledge products endorsed for wider distribution based on lessons and multi-country experience
• Independently amends and clarifies messages and documents

Innovation and Change

• Actively supports work improvement and/or organizational change by work and deed
• Develops and adopts change plans to support Division initiatives on which one works
• Considers current and future client needs in proposing ideas
• Vocalizes early support for change
• Recommends inputs to new policies, systems and processes in immediate work area

Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:

• Supervisor: Senior Director, Human Resources Division
• The following staff positions may be supervised by the incumbent:
  • Administrative Staff
  • National Staff

Important Instructions

Women are encouraged to apply.

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