World Food Programme (WFP)Nairobi, KE

Roving Human Resources Consultant, Level I

Description

JOB PURPOSE: To deliver professional, client‑focused HR services across specific Country Offices by partnering with managers to implement effective HR solutions aligned with WFP corporate priorities. As a Roving HR Officer, the role ensures consistent application of HR policies, supports operational agility, and enhances workforce management in diverse and evolving contexts. The job holder report to the senior Human Resources Officer, or their designate. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority): Contribute towards the development of country specific plans and processes, and deliver HR operational activities or projects, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies. Provide Roving HR Support to Country Offices. Deliver timely, HR support to Country Offices requiring surge capacity, operational backfill, or specialized expertise. Support Country Offices in end‑to‑end recruitment processes, including workforce planning, vacancy management, candidate screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding. Coordinate L&D activities in collaboration with CO management, helping to identify learning needs and facilitate implementation of corporate learning programmes. Support initiatives that strengthen staff engagement, wellbeing, diversity, equity, and inclusion across Country Offices. Contribute to staff capability building, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing/delivering development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges. Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have positive experience of WFP, and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organisation. Contribute to building and managing talent within WFP, working with managers to understand their needs and delivering solutions to recruit, retain, manage and develop a high caliber workforce to deliver business objectives. Support organizational design activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs, and allocate people to the right places in order to improve efficiency. Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries. Collate and analyse data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders. Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing new/updated HR policies, procedures and systems and recommending improvements to ways of working. Other as required. DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

  • HR SERVICES: Has provided directions and instruction to more junior staff members within area of expertise. Has gained extensive experience providing administrative and systems support across multiple activities in employment life cycle including: recruitment, intervie

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