Ghana, in the past two decades has made significant strides in deepening its democratic governance experience. Besides the holding six successful elections in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, the country has systematically rolled out a relatively resilient decentralization process since 1988 and in recent years rolled out a national peace architecture to cement peace building as part of its democratic governance process. These achievements have consolidated inclusive governance and strengthened the effectiveness of key national institutions in the country.

Despite these democratic accolades relative to the other countries in the sub-region, there still remain a need to deepen democracy, decentralization and conflict management at all levels of development. These challenges include: enhancement of representation and participation, conflict of roles between and among the arms of government and governance institutions; inadequate participation of non-state actors in governance processes; low representation of women, youth and other marginalized groups in local governance; existence of critical conflict drivers such as chieftaincy, land and natural resources, ethnic, religious and socio-cultural disputes;  lack of harmonization and coordination of the peace mechanism; and a perception of corruption in the public sector.

UNDP’s support to the Government of Ghana is to set to achieve four outputs:  a) inclusive, accountable and transparent governance, b) active participation of women and vulnerable groups in decision making processes, c) justice sector institutions functional and responsive, and d) national peace architecture institutionalized and functional. These outputs reflect the six governance thematic areas of transparency and accountability, decentralization, representation and participation, access to justice, gender equality, and conflict prevention.

Grade: SC6
Duration of Initial Contract: One (1) Year
Duty Station: Accra

Background:

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director-Operations and direct supervision of the Operations Analyst, the HR Associate ensures execution of transparent and efficient HR services in CO. The HR Associate promotes a collaborative, client-oriented approach and supports to the maintenance of high staff morale.

The HR Associate can supervise clerical and support staff of the HR Unit. The HR Associate works in close collaboration with the operations, programme and projects' staff in the CO and UNDP HQs staff for resolving complex HR related issues and information exchange,

Key Roles:

•   Administration and implementation of HR strategies and policies
•   Provision of HR services
•   Staff performance management and career development
•   Conduct of UN related surveys
•   Facilitation of knowledge budding and knowledge sharing

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Secondary Education with specialized certification in HR .
•   University Degree in HR, Business or Public Administration would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
•   6 years of progressively responsible HR and/or administrative experience is required at the national or international level.
•   Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS word, Excel, etc) and experience in handling of web based management systems.
•   Fluency in English and a national language of the duty station.

Salary: GHS 17,480-40,830 (Annual Gross Salary)

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Follow the link below to view a detailed job description and apply;

https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=59087

Closing Date: 27 August, 2015

To download a copy of UNDP Service Contract Salary Scale, please visit:

http://www.gh.undp.org/content/ghana/en/home/operations/jobs/

Manual applications will not be accepted and only short-listed candidates will be contacted

(Open to Ghanaian National Only)

Femal candidate are strongly encouraged to apply