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Human Resources Officer - European Chemicals Agency

10:26:00 AM

Helsinki, Finland

It provides the Member States and the EU institutions with the best possible scientific and technical advice on issues relating to the chemicals under REACH Regulationt. ECHA is responsible for managing, and in some cases carrying out, the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of REACH, and ensuring consistency at Community level in its application. You will find more information on ECHA and REACH on the ECHA website at: www.echa.europa.eu.

1. THE JOB

ECHA is organising the current call for expressions of interest to constitute a reserve list - on the basis of qualifications, experience, interview and practical tests - for the post of Human Resources Officer (HR Officer).

The Human Resources Unit is responsible for the range of strategic and operational human resource activities, including human resource (HR) planning and budgeting; development and implementation of HR policies; staff recruitment, selection and retention; administration and payroll; professional training, learning and development and occupational health and social welfare of staff.

Reporting to the Head of Unit – Human Resources, the HR Officer will act as a Team Leader in one of the functional areas of the Unit. In this role, (s)he will have team supervisory responsibilities and will assist the Head of Unit – Human Resources in one, or more, of the areas of competence, in achieving the Unit objectives within the context of ECHA’s overall mission. In particular, (s)he will:

  • Provide the Head of Unit – Human Resources and ECHA’s management team with timely and appropriate information and advice on human resources management;
  • Assist in the co-ordination of the analysis and definition of the Agency’s staffing needs, and planning, monitoring and reporting on the execution of the Agency’s staffing plan;
  • Ensure timely recruitment of suitably qualified staff, in accordance with EU rules and standards;
  • Ensure an appropriate framework of rules and regulations, personnel policies and policy instruments, in alignment with ECHA’s strategic plan and requirements;
  • Foster the continuous professional and personal development of staff in line with the competences and skills required by ECHA and, also, staff professional and personal development goals;
  • Devise and implement key learning and development initiatives (for example, mentoring, coaching, career progression, graduate programs, etc);
  • Ensure timely payment of staff salaries and allowances, and sound financial management of the Agency’s HR related budget;
  • Ensure smooth communications and liaison with the Agency staff, and the Staff Committee, on HR matters;
  • Promote the social welfare of staff and their families, in particular in the areas of health care and education;
  • Supervise the team by allocating tasks and targets, managing performance, identifying potential for career development, identifying learning and development needs, providing appropriate learning activities and support and foster career development;
  • Perform any other related activities.

2. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

a) Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by degree, where the normal duration of university education is four (4) years or more;

or,

b) Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by degree, where the normal duration of university education is three (3) years.

Only qualifications issued by EU Member State authorities or EEA authorities and qualifications recognised as equivalent by the relevant EU or EEA Member State authorities will be accepted.

3. PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

To qualify for this profile you must have, at the closing date for applications, a total professional experience of at least nine (9) years, on the basis of 2.2 a), or at least ten (10) years, on the basis of 2.2 b), acquired after achieving the minimum qualification stated in 2.2 a) or b).

Of the total professional experience required, you must have five (5) years of relevant professional experience in a field, or fields, belonging to human resource management.

4. SELECTION

If you meet the formal requirements set out in section 2, you will be assessed on the basis of the following selection criteria. The candidates who are judged to be the most suitable, on the basis of the selection criteria, will be invited to an interview.

  • Your academic and professional qualifications and their relevance to the main areas of work listed in section 1;
  • Your professional experience: the range of fields covered; the type, and level, of work performed and its relevance to the areas of work listed in section 1;
  • Your supervisory experience.

The following will be considered as assets:

  • Experience of strategic and operational HR management, in particular in an EU institution or Agency;
  • Experience of working abroad and/or in an international/multicultural environment;
  • Post-graduate studies in Human Resources Management/Organisational Development.

5. HOW TO APPLY

For more information (complete vacancy notice, application form and ECHA CV) and apply visit: http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/about-us/jobs/open-positions.

Important: Failure to submit an ECHA CV will lead to exclusion from the procedure.

The deadline to fill in the application form and submit the ECHA CV is 26 March 2012 at noon 12:00, Helsinki time (11:00 a.m.CET).

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