People and Culture Manager
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights as a calling. UNICEF fosters career growth with diverse professional and personal development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The P4 Human Resources Manager plays a crucial role in leading, coordinating, and ensuring the quality of HR services under the Chief of People and Culture. This position supports client allocation and workload management, provides technical guidance on complex cases, and promotes consistent policy application. The incumbent acts as a strategic HR business partner, advising managers and staff on talent management, gender equity, and workforce diversity, while contributing to corporate HR strategies and improving HR systems. The role involves analyzing HR data to inform strategic decisions and strengthen workforce planning, ensuring effective HR service delivery even in demanding emergency contexts.
Responsibilities
Support the management of the HR unit by contributing to work planning, setting priorities, monitoring progress, and guiding staff performance. Provide technical leadership across HR functions, ensuring compliance with policies, regulations, and best practices while supporting the implementation of new HR initiatives. Serve as a strategic HR business partner, advising managers and staff throughout the employment lifecycle, promoting talent management, gender equity, and workforce diversity. Contribute to corporate HR strategies, workforce planning, organizational design, and the continuous improvement of HR systems and processes. Deliver and oversee key HR services, including recruitment, performance management, career development, learning, and employee relations. Support staff development through capacity-building initiatives, coaching, orientation, and talent management. Analyze HR data and trends to inform strategic decision-making, strengthen workforce planning, and improve HR information management and reporting. Facilitate cross-pillar support during recruitment surges, staffing gaps, and periods of heightened operational demand, ensuring continuity of P&C service delivery. Develop practical solutions for the Sudan context while maintaining compliance, fairness, and organizational accountability.
Work Experience
At least 8 years of relevant work experience in Human Resources, human resources management, talent acquisition, workforce planning, organizational design, emergency staffing, performance management, talent management, learning and development, employee relations, and workforce analytics.
Skills
Human Resources Management, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Organizational Design, Emergency Staffing, Performance Management, Talent Management, Learning and Development, Employee Relations, Workforce Analytics, Business Partnering, Policy Application