Human Resources Specialist

UN Development Programme

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Posted 9 hrs ago

Experience

6 - 8 Years

Job Location

Beirut - Lebanon

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration(Management)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK

Under the general supervision of the UNDP LPARD-P Project Manager or their designated representative(s), and in close coordination with OMSAR, the Senior HR Specialist will provide technical leadership on manpower planning and workforce assessment, oversee and quality-assure implementation, support alignment and coordination with ministries and development partners, and monitor progress against agreed priorities and deliverables. She/he will also facilitate institutional coordination and stakeholder engagement to ensure coherence, timely delivery, and translation of reform inputs into actionable workforce outcomes:

1. Strategic Coordination with OMSAR and Ministries

  • Work in close coordination with OMSAR and relevant ministries to support the strategic direction and prioritization of manpower planning within the Reinventing Government reform initiative.
  • Provide regular technical advice and briefings on progress, risks, and emerging workforce reform priorities to the Minister and UNDP.
  • Support coherence between manpower planning activities and broader government reform initiatives.
  • Assist in preparing technical notes, guidelines, and decision-support materials for senior management and ministerial leadership.

2. Oversight of Consulting Firms Implementing Planning

  • Prepare terms of reference for the skill survey to be implemented by a consulting company and develop a roadmap for implementing recommendations.
  • Closely follow up on the work of consulting firms engaged in planning and workforce assessment.
  • Review, assess, and provide technical feedback on consultants deliverables to ensure quality, relevance, and alignment with agreed objectives.
  • Support OMSAR in coordinating inputs, validating outputs, and resolving technical or implementation issues with consulting firms.
  • Ensure that consulting outputs are designed in a quality manner and are translated into actionable recommendations and implementation-ready workforce restructuring roadmaps.

3. Coordination with Development Partners

  • Coordinate with development partners in planning and workforce reform.
  • Support alignment and complementarity among donor-funded interventions to avoid overlap and ensure coherence.
  • Participate in coordination meetings, technical discussions, and joint reviews with development partners.
  • Contribute to joint planning, sequencing, and monitoring of manpower-related reform activities supported by donors.

4. Monitoring, Reporting, and Quality Assurance

  • Monitor progress of manpower planning and workforce assessment against agreed workplans, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Identify risks, bottlenecks, and coordination challenges across consulting firms and donor-supported activities.
  • Propose corrective actions and mitigation measures in coordination with OMSAR and partners.
  • Support preparation of progress reports, technical notes, and updates for senior leadership and development partners.

5. Stakeholder Engagement and Institutional Coordination

  • Coordinate with relevant ministries, public institutions, civil service board and central bodies involved in manpower planning and workforce restructuring.
  • Facilitate technical consultations and exchanges between OMSAR, consulting firms, development partners, and national stakeholders.
  • Support consensus-building and alignment around workforce reform priorities and implementation of sequencing.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

The Consultant is expected to complete the above tasks and activities, noting that the total duration should not exceed 4 months with 6 working days per month.

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the UNDP Senior Economist and L-PARDP Project Manager and in close coordination with the OMSAR focal point.

UNDP will be responsible for providing the contractor with all necessary materials related to the project in a timely thorough and transparent manner. UNDP will be also responsible to provide clarifications and facilitation of the work.

Day to Day transportation from home to office (& vice versa) shall be covered by the Consultant s own means. The Consultant will rely on his/her own means of communication and transportation.

DURATION OF WORK

The assigned duration for this consultancy is 4 months with 6 working days per month.

The mission is expected to commence immediately , and to be completed by the 15th of July 2026

The time needed to review/ comment/ approve deliverables and outputs is (5) five working days.

DUTY STATION

The duty station is Beirut, Republic of Lebanon

Desired Candidate Profile

Master's degree in human resources management, public administration, organizational development, business administration, or related fields.

At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, workforce planning, or organizational development.

Fluent in English and Arabic (both oral and written).

Company Industry

  • NGO
  • Social Services
  • Community Services
  • Non-Profit

Department / Functional Area

  • HR
  • Human Relations
  • Industrial Relations

Keywords

  • Human Resources Specialist

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UN Development Programme

For over six years, Lebanon has been facing a prolonged economic, financial, and social crisis. The country experienced multiple shocks, including economic and financial collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beirut Port explosion, and, most recently, more than a year-long armed conflict that caused extensive damage and losses. These developments led to a severe economic contraction, depreciation of the Lebanese Pound, soaring inflation, fiscal imbalances, and a sharp decline in the real value of income, particularly affecting public sector employees. As a result, state institutions have been struggling to deliver on their mandates due to a lack of financial resources and a significant loss of skilled professionals in the public sector. Against this backdrop, the capacity for evidence-based policymaking, regulation, and the delivery of priorities has been severely constrained by the crises.

While the election of a president and formation of a new government mark a positive political turning point, the state continues to face major resource and capacity constraints in responding to the crisis, supporting post- conflict recovery, and addressing structural challenges. At the same time, there is limited visibility over development aid directed to Lebanon. Since the 2019 collapse, most donors have made funding conditional on broad reforms and progress toward an IMF agreement. As a result, only a small share of aid has been channeled through government systems. Most grants and loans remain off-budget, creating a disconnect between aid inflows and national public finance management.

To address the implications of these crises, UNDP has been supporting the Government of Lebanon (GoL) in restoring core functions and in resuming its role in service delivery, and to help in implementing priority reforms, while linking traditional public administration, civil service, and policy reforms with a digital transformation process, with the ultimate aim of reactivating the social contract.

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