“I make sure people have the right information to make the right decisions”

Isabelle Chazal, HR Planning Specialist, UNICEF NYHQ

Tell us a bit about your background.  

I was born in Paris, France, and traveled throughout Europe for my studies. I studied Literature, Philosophy and International & European law. I have always wanted to work in an international environment where I would have the opportunity to travel and experience different cultures.

  What do you do?

I currently work as the HR Planning Specialist in DHR, NYHQ, where I am responsible for ensuring that HR planning is aligned with organizational needs. This responsibility includes quantitative workforce analysis, regular office planning functions, enterprise risk management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, as well as external liaison with Missions to the UN, the UN Common System and other organizations on reporting and HR analytics matters. I also manage the HR Information System as well as the reporting requirements and needs of both internal and external stakeholders.