Human Resources Assistant

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Staff Closes 02 Oct 2026 2 days left

Overview

Performs routine functions in support of human resources transactions, assisting with guidance and advice on policies, rules, and procedures to support sound human resources practice.


Key Responsibilities
  • Review, answer and follow-up on standard requests, enquiries and claims regarding human resources matters; provide readily available information from office files and databases.
  • Assemble and review supporting documentation for processing various human resources actions relating to recruitment, staffing, organizational design, staff development and learning, policy and/or social security.
  • Assist in the recruitment process of all categories of staff, including the preparation of vacancy announcements; communicate with applicants.
  • Assist in organizing and coordinating talent management-related programmes.
  • Maintain personnel and/or position management files for staff, ensuring all documentation is complete; maintain and update confidential information and documents, and ensure relevant documents are kept in their respective files.
  • Search for, retrieve, compile, assemble and archive a variety of human resources statistical data from questionnaires, publications, surveys, research projects, websites, reports, databases, etc., for internal and external use as required.
  • Draft routine correspondence; assist in the preparation of administrative reports; assist with briefings and debriefings; take notes at meetings.
  • Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience

Three years of relevant experience in administrative and/or human resources support work.

Qualifications

Secondary School Education.

Other Details
Languages Required
Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of English.
Languages Preferred
Working knowledge (proficiency - level C) of Spanish is a strong asset.
Contract Duration
Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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