People and Culture Manager (P-4) TA (6 months), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

## People and Culture Manager (P-4) TA (6 months), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Country:Democratic Republic of Congo - Office:UNICEF Kinshasa People and Culture Manager, (P-4), TA (6 months), #138386, Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo-WCAR Position type:Temporary Appointment Location:Democratic Republic of Congo Division/Equivalent:Dakar (WCAR), Senegal School/Unit:Democratic Republic of Congo Department/Office:Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo Categories:Emergency, Human Resources UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors. UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations. This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities. How can you make a difference? Under the overall guidance of the Chief People and Culture and in close coordination with the Emergency Coordinator for the Ebola Response, you lead and are accountable for the full people agenda of the L3 response. You design and drive the workforce strategy for the emergency, guarantees rapid and compliant staffing of the response, lead the dedicated response P&C team, act as the senior strategic HR business partner to the Emergency Management Team, and safeguard the wellbeing, duty of care and employee experience of every person deployed to the response. Main duties and 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 and duty of care - 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 If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR - People and Culture Manager - P4 - VF.docx To qualify as a champion for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: - Education:Advanced university degree (Master's) in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, International Relations, Law or a related field. - Work Experience:Minimum eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resource management, including at least three (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. - Skills:Advanced knowledge of HR management principles and practice, including emergency and surge procedures, talent acquisition, contractual modalities, entitlements, performance management and workforce planning.Sound understanding of UN/UNICEF regulations, rules and fast-track emergency HR measures (highly desirable).Strong analytical capacity: ability to turn workforce data into clear recommendations for senior management; proficiency in HR information systems and dashboards.Ability to deliver at speed under pressure and decide with incomplete information, without compromising integrity or compliance.Strong client orientation, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and advise senior managers constructively. - Advanced knowledge of HR management principles and practice, including emergency and surge procedures, talent acquisition, contractual modalities, entitlements, performance management and workforce planning. - Sound understanding of UN/UNICEF regulations, rules and fast-track emergency HR measures (highly desirable). - Strong analytical capacity: ability to turn workforce data into clear recommendations for senior management; proficiency in HR information systems and dashboards. - Ability to deliver at speed under pressure and decide with incomplete information, without compromising integrity or compliance. - Strong client orientation, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and advise senior managers constructively. - Language Requirements: Fluency in French and English is required. - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language - ebola emergency experience, fast-track emergency experience, - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrange