HR Specialist P3

Job Title

Join our team and make people strategy count!As a People & Culture professional, you will partner with leaders to deliver practical, people‑centred solutions that strengthen performance, inclusion, and staff capability. From business partnering and learning to HR analytics and strategic P&C initiatives, your work will directly support organizational effectiveness and results for children.

Company/Organisation

UNICEF

Location

Malawi

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Malawi Country Office offers an exciting and rewarding career opportunity for you to join our dynamic People and Culture team where you will be responsible for all employee lifecycle matters, providing timely, client-focused advice and ensuring fair and policy-compliant solutions. It supports strategic HR initiatives, promotes diversity and inclusion, and contributes to key functions such as recruitment, performance management, and staff development. The role also strengthens workforce capacity through coaching and learning initiatives, while using HR data to inform decisions and enhance organizational effectiveness

Key Accountabilities

• Business Partnering: Act as the primary P&C partner for an assigned client portfolio, providing end‑to‑end advice across the employment life cycle.
• Strategic People and Culture: Contribute to the development and implementation of corporate and regional P&C strategies by working closely with divisional, regional, and country office counterparts.
• Implementation of Assigned People & Culture Services: Support the delivery of one or more P&C service areas—such as recruitment, job classification, performance management, learning and development, career development, or HR analytics—ensuring efficient, high‑quality services that help attract, retain, and motivate a diverse, high‑performing workforce.
• Learning and Capacity Development: Partner with business owners to design and deliver learning solutions that build skills, strengthen competencies, and support career development.
• HR Data Analytics: Use HR data to generate insights that inform strategic decision‑making.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) from an accredited institution in one of the following fields is required: in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology or another related field is required.
• Work Experience:Minimum 5 years of increasingly responsible professional work experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Skills: Experience and ability to implement targeted and innovative human resources strategies to address clients’ people-related needs is required.

Desirables

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.
• International experience, Coaching, Training facilitation, Power Bi.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

How to Apply

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD HR Specialist P3.pdf