4. History of UNICEF
* UNICEF is originally called-United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund
It is a United Nations Program headquartered in New York City
that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental
assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
5. Milestones & Achievements
• UNICEF Set up in 1946
• In 1953, UNICEF has been made a permanent fixture in the
UN system and expand UNICEF's brief beyond emergency
care to longer-term development work
• In 1965 UNICEF was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.
• It is running their development work in 190 countries
6. UNICEF offers various employment contracts based on the
needs of the Organization-
• Fixed-Term Appointment
• Temporary Appointment
• Global Web Roster
• Young Professionals
7. BANIFITES & MOTIVATION:
Employees’ benefit from family friendly, work-life, and
diversity policies, and UNICEF is committed to
maintaining a balanced gender and geographical
representation.
8. Benefit includes-
• Annual leave
• Dependency allowance
• Medical and dental insurance
• Pension scheme
• Rental subsidy
• Education grant
• Home leave
• Life insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Family leave
• Family Visit
• Maternity / Paternity adoption leave
• Special leave
9. Human resources
UNICEF’s human resources strategy has links to the UN reform
process, which promotes a more integrated United Nations
through simplified management.
High on the agenda has been aligning human resources activities
with the objectives of the Medium Term Strategic Plan 2006–
2009 and with UNICEF’s aim of making the maximum
contribution towards achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals.
10. In 2005 UNICEF invested in technological systems – such as
SAP-HR for payroll and human resources management and
administration – that allow resources to be moved from the
important but more routine transactional personnel processes
towards the achievement of more strategic HR developmental
issues.
11. Management Titbit
In September 1996, Executive Director instructed Regional
Directors and Representatives to give attention to the
improvement of Human Resource Management through
the development of Office.
The Executive Directive also committed UNICEF to
providing training for ‘mastering the basic skills of sound
management’ and for leadership development.
12. From 1996-1999, management training was provided in 96
Country Offices. In 1999, a senior leadership course was
developed and a model for leadership development and
competencies was developed. Senior Leaders courses
have evolved since that time and are still
being provided.
13. In 2002, UNICEF adopted a new strategic plan, the
Medium Term Strategic Plan 2002-2005.
This established revised priorities and organizational
strategies for the organization. The Executive Director
launched a consultation and action planning exercise
14. A wide range of UNICEF stakeholders met in Brasilia,
Brazil in March 2002 for a consultation with three core
objectives;
a) to develop a clear strategic vision for the next five
years,
b) to specify concrete objectives to realize new
strategic HR vision
c) and to identify strategic actions to
achieve the HR objectives.
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15. The ‘Brasilia Change Plan” included five core
elements:
1. Development and implementation of a corporate strategic HR
planning function
2. Redesign of the recruitment, selection, and placement process to
get the right people to the right place at the right time.
3. Strengthening of career and staff development within the context
of a tripartite
partnership between individual staff, supervisors and the
organization.
16. • 4. Enhancement of results-based performance management to
complement
• organizational emphasis on results-based programming and
management.
• 5. Mainstreaming of staff wellbeing into human resources
management (HRM) to promote dedication, commitment, and
optimum output while helping staff to maintain a healthy
work/personal life balance
17. UNICEF is the leading humanitarian and development
agency working globally for the rights of every child. It has
spent over 60 years working to improve the lives of children
and their families. UNICEF also provided jobs to thousands
of workers that includes executives, country managers &
field workers. They motivates the workers in a great
manner and developed human resources.
