Chief, Talent Acquisition

Background:
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence
- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairpersonship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) ensures that the OSCE has the human resources capacity necessary to successfully implement its mandates. DHR sets the policies and provides services in the areas of talent acquisition, administration of benefits and entitlements, payroll, performance management, talent development, and policy and employee relations across the Organization.

Talent Acquisition Unit is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of recruitment and selection strategies, frameworks, standard operating procedures and guidelines, related outreach and branding; timely and accurate workforce and recruitment planning; administration of the recruitment and selection procedures for the OSCE Secretariat and for high-level international positions in other OSCE executive structures. It also facilitates exchange with and consultation by OSCE executive structures regarding appointment/assignment of other international fixed-term mission members.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
Chief, Talent Acquisition is primarily responsible for developing, formulating and adapting recruitment-related strategies, frameworks, standard operating procedures and guidelines; managing a thorough and timely recruitment and selection of international and locally-contracted Secretariat staff, high-level international officials in OSCE field operations; overseeing rule-compliant recruitment and selection of temporary staff, consultants and junior-level professionals at the Secretariat; as well as overseeing the Organization’s job design and job classification system. In close collaboration with the Chief, HR Analytics, Systems, and Payroll, the incumbent is also responsible for development of the recruitment systems and tools.

As one of the senior staff of DHR, the incumbent assists and, as necessary, advises the Deputy Director for Human Resources (DD/DHR) and Director for Human Resources (D/DHR) in the discharge of his/her functions by providing advice and functional support in the development, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and co-ordination of talent acquisition strategies, frameworks, procedures, tools, reports, training and communication to the Department and Secretariat staff, OSCE Delegations, OSCE Institutions and Field Operations.

Chief, Talent Acquisition reports directly to the Deputy Director for Human Resources, while the Director for Human Resources serves as the second-level supervisor. In turn, Chief, Talent Acquisition supervises one Talent Acquisition Officer, one Associate Talent Acquisition Officer and one Junior Professional Officer, while acting as second-level supervisor to two Talent Acquisition Associates and a number of Talent Acquisition Assistants.
- Co-ordinating workforce planning in close collaboration with clients and stakeholders, gaining insights into future hiring needs and proactively advising on strategies to meet organizational priorities, including achieving or maintaining gender parity and geographical diversity;
- Leading the team in thorough and timely recruitment and selection of international and locally-contracted staff members, temporary staff, consultants, junior-level professionals and interns at the Secretariat, as well as in supporting the recruitment of international contracted and seconded mission members in the Institutions and field operations, to the extent required;
- Ensuring ongoing capacity-building of the talent acquisition function regarding modern talent acquisition approaches; promoting best practices and modern recruiting methods across the Organization; conceptualizing strategies, frameworks, standard operating procedures and tools to ensure the Organization is able to recruit best available talent based on merit and in compliance with the Organization’s regulatory framework and best practices;
- Within delegated authority, dealing with specific policy and decision-making issues as indicated by the supervisors or identified in the course of duty and actively contributing to the development of solutions; this includes, but is not limited to, overseeing the implementation of the Organization’s job design and job classification system;
- Fostering a positive workplace envir