Human Resources Business Partner

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a multilateral development bank with an exclusively social mandate from its 43 member countries. The CEB finances investment and provides technical assistance in social sectors such as education, health and affordable housing, while focusing on the needs of vulnerable people, as well as on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment.

The Corporate Services Directorate (CS) delivers client-oriented, integrated services to enable the CEB to deliver its mandate in a context of continuous development. The CS Directorate comprises of Human Resources Management (HR), Information Technology (IT), Corporate Responsibility & ESG Reporting (CRE), and Facility & Travel Management (FTM). These four areas play a pivotal role in ensuring the highest levels of professional practice and performance, and in driving agility and growth across the breadth of the organisation.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

You will work as a Human Resources Business Partner within the Talent Management team, contributing to a defined range of HR activities across the employee lifecycle. The role combines operational delivery, HR systems oversight, and project participation, requiring strong client orientation, data discipline, and flexibility.
- Act as the first point of contact for employees and managers within the assigned HR population of employees/teams, and support them with HR-related queries, ensuring consistent service delivery
- Accompany the job changes of assigned population of employees throughout their employee lifecycle, by ensuring
- operationally compliant and up to date HR data in the HRIS
- contract administration (e.g. extensions, conversions)
- fluid information and communication from HR to individuals and managers on HR policy and on specific topics related to job changes
- Coordinate recruitments from needs assessment to onboarding, including sourcing, conducting interviews, serving as secretary to selection panels, and reference checking.
- Ensure smooth onboarding for new joiners within the assigned population of employees/teams, in line with the approved recruitment plans.
- Support the performance management cycle by assisting teams and managers with performance management cycle, and work with other HR staff members to ensure full delivery of performance results, including rewards and follow ups of performance meetings.
- Contribute to the planning and coordination of training initiatives and workshops that align with organisational needs.
- Facilitate discussions between staff and managers on career progression and internal mobility opportunities.
- Serve as secretary of committees related to HR processes (e.g. contract review, performance management recruitment reviews,..etc).
- Monitor process consistency and high data quality in HR systems, and collect, process and present data for talent management reporting purposes.

**Specialist Responsibilities**
- Act as HR administrator for talent management and learning systems, supporting system maintenance, upgrades, testing, and proposing improvements or add-ons.
- Lead small to medium HR-related projects with increased autonomy, and contribute significantly to large-scale or complex HR initiatives.
- Liaise with software editors and service providers to ensure tools are optimally aligned with HR processes and user needs.

**PROFILE**

**Academic background**:

- University degree in Human Resources, Social Sciences, Business Administration or Administrative/Employment Law is required.
- Certifications in HR business partnering or Masters in Human Resources is an asset.

**Professional background**:

- At least two to four years’ experience in HR business partnering, ideally with a combination of talent acquisition and development (learning, performance management, etc). Experience from another International Organisation, in particular an International Financial Institution, would be an advantage.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks at once, manage priorities, and deliver accurate work on time with mínimal supervision. The role also calls for solid project coordination experience, including keeping track of tasks, following up with others, and finding practical solutions when challenges come up.
- Solid HR generalist knowledge, including understanding of employment lifecycle processes, performance management, and learning & development.
- Excellent command of HR digital tools such as HRIS, applicant tracking systems, LMS platforms, asynchronous interview tools, and online recruitment platforms. Familiarity with SAP-based HR systems is a strong asset.
- Strong data management and reporting skills, with a keen eye for process monitoring and quality control.

**Language skills**:

- Excellent command of one of the two official languages (English and French), both oral and written, and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.

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