Human Resources Officer - Performance Management (p4)

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. This role is within the Career Management Branch of the Human Resources Division at WFP Headquarters in Rome, Italy. This branch provides strategic guidance and operational support to enhance employee performance and deliver on WFP’s mandate.

Job Purpose

The Human Resources Officer - Performance Management (P4) will provide strategic guidance and technical expertise on WFP's performance management framework, ensuring its alignment with HR objectives and consistent application across the organization. This role serves as the organizational subject matter expert, advising senior stakeholders on complex cases, strengthening guidance, and improving processes to ensure performance outcomes inform talent decisions. Key responsibilities include leading the performance management cycle, overseeing global operational support, managing underperformance cases, and guiding performance-based separations. The officer will also develop policies, enhance HR capability globally, implement innovative approaches, and manage corporate performance management platforms. This position requires a strong focus on performance management, including managing underperformance and separations, and involves leading and motivating a team to ensure high performance and development.

Responsibilities

The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking a professional to provide strategic guidance and technical expertise on its performance management framework. This role involves ensuring alignment with HR objectives, consistent application across the organization, and integration with talent initiatives. The successful candidate will act as the subject matter expert on performance management, advising senior stakeholders on complex cases, strengthening guidance, and improving processes to inform talent decisions. Key responsibilities include leading the performance management cycle, overseeing global operational support, managing underperformance cases, and guiding performance-based separation processes. The role also involves developing policies and procedures, leading communication and outreach initiatives, strengthening HR capability globally, and implementing innovative performance management approaches. Additionally, the position entails managing corporate platforms for performance management, ensuring data quality and reporting, contributing to integrated talent and learning processes, and supporting other HR initiatives to enhance workforce efficiency. The role also requires leading and motivating a team, representing WFP in relevant engagements, and assisting with other team projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong theoretical understanding of HR, deep expertise in performance management, experience with relevant systems, excellent communication and project management skills, and the ability to lead and motivate a team.

Work Experience

Requires at least eight years of progressive professional experience in Human Resources, with a minimum of three years gained internationally. A strong focus on performance management and significant experience in managing teams are essential.

Skills

Performance Management, Human Resources, Talent Management, Policy Development, Team Leadership, Communication, Project Management, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement

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