Manager Payroll and Analytics, P4
Overview
Leads Agency-wide payroll and posting operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. Oversees the organization's people analytics function, delivering data-driven intelligence to HR leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and oversight of Agency-wide payroll and posting operations.
- Leads the monitoring and annual distribution of Provident Fund accounts.
- Implements robust internal controls and oversees continuous improvements to payroll systems and processes.
- Provides authoritative advice and guidance on system use, compliance standards, and risk mitigation.
- Leads the organization's people analytics function by delivering strategic, data-driven intelligence.
- Oversees compliance monitoring and the development of dashboards.
- Delivers ad hoc data-analysis to provide deeper insight in HR issues.
- Provides evidence-based recommendations, statistical models, and risk and cost assessments.
- Coordinates responses to external and internal auditors.
- Manages HR digitization and automation initiatives.
- Oversees the execution of automation projects.
- Champions continuous process enhancement and innovation.
- Leads HR communication and partnership initiatives.
- Organizes and delivers training for HR business partners.
- Facilitates feedback and service improvement through surveys, consultations, and roundtable discussions.
- Coordinates implementation of the Agency's Gender and Disability initiatives.
- Maintains the Gender Parity Dashboard and reporting tools.
- Collaborates with field offices and departments to ensure compliance with the Gender Work Plan.
- Promotes inclusivity across HR processes.
- Advises Chief HR Operational Services Division and senior management on HR system enhancement, data analytics, and automation policy integration.
- Contributes to policy development, standard operating procedures, and change management frameworks.
Required Experience
At least seven years of progressively responsible relevant experience in human resources management is required. Three years or relevant experience at a supervisory level in a large international, governmental or commercial organization, specifically in HR management involving Payroll and HR automation and innovation initiatives is required. Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, a candidate for an international post must have at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside the country(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport, or a national identity number is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in public or business administration, human resources management, or a related discipline. Professional project management certification.