People and Culture Manager, P-4, Ebola Response (Temporary, 6 Months)

About the role

UNICEF is recruiting a temporary People and Culture Manager (P-4) for a 6-month Ebola Virus Disease response in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Under the guidance of the Chief People and Culture and in close coordination with the Emergency Coordinator, you lead the full people agenda of the L3 response, design and drive the workforce strategy, guarantee rapid and compliant staffing, lead the dedicated response P&C team and act as senior strategic HR business partner to the Emergency Management Team.

Key responsibilities

• Emergency workforce planning and strategic human resources leadership
• Surge management and emergency deployments
• Accelerated recruitment and non-staff engagement
• Onboarding, induction and integration
• Business partnering, performance and HR troubleshooting
• Staff wellbeing, duty of care and employee experience
• Learning, mandatory training and deployment readiness
• HR analytics, reporting and decision support
• Coordination with the Regional Office, Headquarters, Surge mechanisms and the GSSC
• Compliance, risk management and internal control
• Management and supervision of the response P&C team

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's) in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, International Relations, Law or a related field
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible HR experience, including at least 3 in an international organization
• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian or emergency operations, including surge deployment and accelerated recruitment
• Proven experience supervising and developing a team
• Fluency in French and English

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of HR management, including emergency and surge procedures, talent acquisition, contractual modalities, entitlements, performance management and workforce planning
• Sound understanding of UN/UNICEF regulations and fast-track emergency HR measures (highly desirable)
• Analytical capacity to turn workforce data into recommendations for senior management
• Proficiency in HR information systems and dashboards
• Ability to deliver at speed under pressure and decide with incomplete information

Desirable: knowledge of another official UN language or a local language, Ebola emergency experience, relevant UNICEF or country-level experience. Eligible staff may retain a lien and fixed-term entitlements, subject to approval by their Head of Office. The deadline is 11 November 2026.