HR Officer

As a Human Resources Officer, you are the primary HR interface with the business; you support and advise employees and managers on all HR related topics. You act like an HR consultant in how you partner with, listen to and advise your business area.

You also ensure that HR policies are applied and that HR processes are implemented effectively and consistently in the business area in line with local legislation and global HR strategy.

Responsibilities

1. Listening to the people in your business area, showing understanding and empathy and supporting them through their HR related topics.
2. Becoming a true partner to the business and advising local and transnational managers in their management role in line with HR strategy.
3. Developing and coaching employees and managers.
4. Establishing a two-way information flow with the business and the Centres of Expertise: ensuring management awareness for HR policies and providing input on business needs to the Centre of Expertise, providing managers with HR tools and practices for managing all HR related processes.
5. Supporting managers and employees in managing the human aspect of change.
6. Supporting and challenging managers on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of resource planning (skills, headcount planning), internal and external mobility/recruitment and contributing to the staffing plan.
7. Providing organisation advice to managers.
8. Advising managers and employees on career development, supporting the deployment and integration of people development, remuneration and talent management processes, supporting team and focus reviews.
9. Ensuring effective employee relation solutions within existing local employee relation policy and practice.

Skillset

1. A high level of emotional intelligence as well as good listening and coaching skills.
2. Generalist HR knowledge with strong change and strategic competencies.
3. A highly pro-active mindset, the ability to anticipate and address business issues and offer solutions to managers.
4. Good communication and conflict management skills, teamwork and networking abilities in a transnational environment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.