Human Resources Business Partner Office location: Basel Department: General Secretariat Unit: Human Resources Service: Employment - Duration: 3 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100% Application Deadline: 13/05/2024

Description

The Bank for International Settlements, BIS is hiring a Human Resources Business Partner.

This role is based in Basel, Switzerland however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.

Purpose of the job:

The BIS supports the global financial system by supporting central banks’ pursuit of monetary and financial stability. The Human Resources Business Partner supports this mission by partnering, advising and providing insights to business areas on topics relating to performance management, employee relations, organisational development, and talent management. In addition, the HRBP will support in the successful implementation of business strategies and objectives and will design, implement and improve HR policies and processes.

By joining the HR team, you will:

· You will be contributing to an important mission: By supporting global and monetary financial stability the work we do has real purpose and the work you do matters.

· You will enjoy a truly international working environment, and will collaborate daily with colleagues all across the Bank on a diverse range of projects and topics.

· You will join a small and diverse team, of highly qualified and knowledgeable HR professionals at an exciting time of change, transformation and modernization.

· Benefit from a flexible, hybrid working model with a blend of home office and onsite in our central offices in Basel.

Principal accountabilities:

1. Provide HR advice to the business

· Support the business areas through organisation development and communication initiatives and interventions to assure appropriate change management.

· In cooperation with the relevant HR specialists, provide support and advice to senior management, line managers and staff regarding staff and organisation matters and the interpretation, implementation and impact of HR rules, regulations and processes including providing support on managing employment issues.

· Lead initiatives for capability building of LMs (training/workshops design of content and delivery and advisory in development planning for LMs).

· Support in areas relating to talent development (mobility, up/re skilling, development planning); participate in line management and senior recruiting for the assigned business area.

2. Identify, develop and implement HR and interdependent processes as part of the centre of expertise for assigned areas

· Contribute to the development of the CoE strategy; develop and update CoE policies, processes and tools.

· Drive the capabilities' building of LMs and other leaders through the design of effective consulting, coaching, mentoring and training programmes.

· Drive the skill building and talent development efforts and programmes for staff by developing and implementing the BIS learning, training and development programmes.

· Promote staff engagement by supporting and advising LMs and staff, including through the management of staff engagement/culture/satisfaction surveys processes.

· Support BIS diversity initiatives.

3. Efficient and client focused processes

· Constantly improve the implementation of the key HR Business Partnering (HRBP) processes and tools across the BIS: performance management, talent management, LTI, grievances, coaching, mediation, fixed term policy due diligence process, among others.

· Optimize and develop HRBP unit processes, systems and tools using HR technology and innovation.

· Analyse and report key HRBP KPIs and trends.

· Assure compliance of internal controls and procedures within the HRBP unit (e.g. compliance, procurement, audit, legal) and perform effective vendor management of outsourced HRBP services and activities.

· Interact with the Staff Consultative Committee in aspects related to the assigned CoE area and drive the respective consultative processes.

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

· University degree in business, human resources or a related field or the equivalent experience.

· Varied HR functional skills: facilitation, relationship management, mentoring, coaching, people management.

· Good understanding of the principles of HR operations, HR legal, compliance and audit and HR operations and administration.

· Knowledge of labour frameworks, policies and practices in HR.

· Excellent analytical and technology skills: data handling, reporting, system management.

· Influencing skills at managerial and senior levels.

· Ability for problem diagnosis and solving.

· Excellent written and verbal communication.

· Varied soft skills: conflict management, interaction and relationship building, negotiation, sensitive employment issue management.

· Energetic and proactive team collaboration skills.

Who we are:

The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organisation with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. We want the best people to work for us in an inclusive environment so welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity at the BIS here.

What the BIS offers:

We want your time at BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, thanks to our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world.

We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request accommodation, support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please reach out to the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org.