Human Resources Assistant job at The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
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Human Resources Assistant
2026-05-14T20:43:34+00:00
The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
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CONTRACTOR
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Human Resources, Admin & Office, Civil & Government
KES
MONTH
2026-05-20T17:00:00+00:00
8

Background

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa. It provides administrative and other support services to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat); provides joint and common services to other organizations of the United Nations system in Kenya, as applicable; and manages and implements the program...

Responsibilities

Administration of Entitlements:

  • Carries out onboarding processes of selected candidates and processes personnel actions (PA).
  • Issues Letters of Appointment and conducts orientation training; monitors contract expiration dates, processes requests and actions contract extensions; conducts eligibility review of staff for contract conversation.
  • Processes temporary and permanent staff movements and related administrative actions including those related to inter-agency agreements.
  • Processes off-boarding and related separation personnel actions.
  • Reviews and prepares submission of documentation to the Pension Fund relating to enrollment, award for disability benefit.
  • Advises staff on entitlements and benefits, processes them in the system.
  • Maintains family status of staff members and administers respective dependency entitlements.
  • Reviews and approves time and attendance requests (Parental leave, certifies sick leave, special leave without pay (SLWOP); Rest and Recuperation (R&R) etc.

General:

  • Monitors implementation and compliance with existing regulations through review of personnel actions processed in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, monitors Enterprise Core Component (ECC) reports and staffing tables for a variety of human resources activities.
  • Assists with the collection and analysis of data, as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
  • Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
  • Ensures that requirements and background information used for data analysis are documented.
  • Performs other relevant duties as required

Qualifications

Education

  • Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related area is required.
  • The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first-level University degree.
  • A minimum of five (5) years or more of experience in administering staff benefits and entitlement experience is required.
  • Experience in administering a broad range of personnel actions using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is desirable.
  • Experience of serving clients in the area of staff administration of entitlements and benefits in the UN Common system or similar organization is desirable.
  • Work experience of one (1) year or more in data analytics or related area is desirable.
  • Carries out onboarding processes of selected candidates and processes personnel actions (PA).
  • Issues Letters of Appointment and conducts orientation training; monitors contract expiration dates, processes requests and actions contract extensions; conducts eligibility review of staff for contract conversation.
  • Processes temporary and permanent staff movements and related administrative actions including those related to inter-agency agreements.
  • Processes off-boarding and related separation personnel actions.
  • Reviews and prepares submission of documentation to the Pension Fund relating to enrollment, award for disability benefit.
  • Advises staff on entitlements and benefits, processes them in the system.
  • Maintains family status of staff members and administers respective dependency entitlements.
  • Reviews and approves time and attendance requests (Parental leave, certifies sick leave, special leave without pay (SLWOP); Rest and Recuperation (R&R) etc.
  • Monitors implementation and compliance with existing regulations through review of personnel actions processed in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, monitors Enterprise Core Component (ECC) reports and staffing tables for a variety of human resources activities.
  • Assists with the collection and analysis of data, as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
  • Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
  • Ensures that requirements and background information used for data analysis are documented.
  • Performs other relevant duties as required
  • Administering staff benefits and entitlements
  • Administering personnel actions using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
  • Data analytics
  • Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related area is required.
  • A minimum of five (5) years or more of experience in administering staff benefits and entitlement experience is required.
  • Experience in administering a broad range of personnel actions using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is desirable.
  • Experience of serving clients in the area of staff administration of entitlements and benefits in the UN Common system or similar organization is desirable.
  • Work experience of one (1) year or more in data analytics or related area is desirable.
high school
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Vacancy title:
Human Resources Assistant

[Type: CONTRACTOR, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Human Resources, Admin & Office, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, May 20 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 14 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa. It provides administrative and other support services to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat); provides joint and common services to other organizations of the United Nations system in Kenya, as applicable; and manages and implements the program...

Responsibilities

Administration of Entitlements:

  • Carries out onboarding processes of selected candidates and processes personnel actions (PA).
  • Issues Letters of Appointment and conducts orientation training; monitors contract expiration dates, processes requests and actions contract extensions; conducts eligibility review of staff for contract conversation.
  • Processes temporary and permanent staff movements and related administrative actions including those related to inter-agency agreements.
  • Processes off-boarding and related separation personnel actions.
  • Reviews and prepares submission of documentation to the Pension Fund relating to enrollment, award for disability benefit.
  • Advises staff on entitlements and benefits, processes them in the system.
  • Maintains family status of staff members and administers respective dependency entitlements.
  • Reviews and approves time and attendance requests (Parental leave, certifies sick leave, special leave without pay (SLWOP); Rest and Recuperation (R&R) etc.

General:

  • Monitors implementation and compliance with existing regulations through review of personnel actions processed in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, monitors Enterprise Core Component (ECC) reports and staffing tables for a variety of human resources activities.
  • Assists with the collection and analysis of data, as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
  • Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
  • Ensures that requirements and background information used for data analysis are documented.
  • Performs other relevant duties as required

Qualifications

Education

  • Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administrative services or related area is required.
  • The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first-level University degree.
  • A minimum of five (5) years or more of experience in administering staff benefits and entitlement experience is required.
  • Experience in administering a broad range of personnel actions using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is desirable.
  • Experience of serving clients in the area of staff administration of entitlements and benefits in the UN Common system or similar organization is desirable.
  • Work experience of one (1) year or more in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: high school

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Job Info
Job Category: Human Resource jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, May 20 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 14-05-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-05-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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