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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
12 November 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Eastern European Time (Kyiv)
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP?
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, working towards achieving a world with zero hunger. After receiving an official request for assistance from the Government of Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for people fleeing the conflict both within the country and in neighboring ones. WFP is scaling up to reach 4.8 million people each month through cash-based transfers as well as in-kind food distributions In that regard, the Ukraine HR team offers support to its clients, managers and staff in fields like recruitment, daily operations, and strategic HR Management. While the role is situated within an HR team of more than 10 staff members, reporting to the Head of HR, it has dedicated responsibility for Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Workplace Culture, and Wellness across the Ukraine CO.
The role acts as the focal point and custodian for business processes in these areas, leading the implementation and localization of HQ initiatives while also designing and driving country-specific solutions to address CO unique needs.
In addition, the role supervises a small team and is accountable for ensuring that strategies, plans, and operational processes are effectively implemented across the assigned portfolio, partnering with staff and leaders as required.
The incumbent is regularly the OIC Head of HR during his absences from the CO (R&R and Leave).
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in, and sometimes lead, the development, of country specific plans and processes and lead the delivery of HR operational activities or projects to meet local objectives and support WFP strategic goals, ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
- Champion staff wellbeing and fulfil WFP's duty of care in a high-stress operating environment by delivering a structured annual wellness programme, strengthening access to mental health support, and generating evidence-based wellbeing insights for leadership.
- Help drive a high-performance and accountability culture at WFP Ukraine by ensuring PACE quality and compliance, equipping managers to address under-performance confidently, and delivering evidence-based rating analysis to management.
- Provide advice to managers and employees on complex issues, understanding their needs and ensuring that HR policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.
- Support capability building, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and delivering development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
- Advance the building and managing talent within WFP Ukraine, working with managers to understand their needs and planning/implementing solutions to recruit, retain, manage and develop a high calibre workforce to deliver business objectives.
- Strengthen WFP Ukraine's talent pipeline by leading a proactive, efficient and integrity-driven recruitment function that fills critical vacancies on time, builds a diverse pre-qualified talent pool, and elevates WFP's employer brand.
- Maintain and share knowledge of best practice, and support the development and implementation of new/improved HR policies, systems and procedures to ensure they are reflective of legislation, and support WFP effectively.
- Lead and motivate a small of HR staff, monitoring performance, providing coaching, training and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance. Demonstrate accountability in people management by embodying WFP values, fostering high performance, and facilitating an inclusive, equitable, respectful work environment. Uphold WFP policies and practices.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in Human Resources
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Ability to work with teams remotely
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work on different HR systems
- Creative problem solver, flexible and constructive approach
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and prioritise multiple stakeholder requests
- International HR work experience
LANGUAGES: Working Knowledge (Proficiency level C) for English.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [email protected]
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.
- We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
- If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.
- At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
