Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Contribute to the delivery of effective planning and governance within Global HR, ensuring alignment of stakeholders and activities against key priorities. This position will play a key role in managing and facilitating the development of strategic topics/initiatives, as well as in the co-ordination and delivery of core governance processes and head office operations within Global HR.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the Director HR Strategy Head Office in working with functional leads, SMEs and the PMO community to drive the development of strategic topics/initiatives
* Own and drive defined projects and processes, including SLT status updates and reporting as required
* Ensure co-ordination and alignment of initiative teams and stakeholders to methodology/processes, and ownership of output and results
* Support to engage the HR organization on strategic priorities through communication and transparency on objectives and status of strategic initiatives
* Support the development of executive level presentations, including the production of slides and reports (via Powerpoint and Excel)
* Drive key pieces of functional governance like leadership community engagement, strategy/key priority communications, roadmap development, policy management, risk and opportunity assessment and demand/resource management
* Synthesize results of research and analysis into implications or recommendations, provide insight on complex issues to support effective decision making
* Identify, recommend and address improvements in methodology, format and process
* Research solutions, frameworks and methodologies to address specific project needs
* Contribute to the success of the overall department by facilitating the achievement of objectives, building organizational credibility, “leading by example” and enabling team collaboration
* Develop effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, often at a senior level
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
* Knowledge and experience in the areas of project management and process definition/design
* Effective presentation and facilitation skills – including strong Powerpoint design skills
* Ability to link role and responsibilities/tasks to the overall strategy
* Strong written/verbal communication and influencing skills
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
* University degree within the field of Business, Human Resources, Law, Public Administration or equivalent
* Minimum of 6-7 years progressive work experience within the areas of Human Resources, Planning, Program/Project Management, or similar function (preferably within a large, international organization)
* Fluency in both English and German preferred