People and Culture Partner

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.

Why we are recruiting:

People and Culture gives world-class support to Forum staff, managers, and leadership throughout their employment experience.

The People and Culture Partner will play a pivotal role in driving HR initiatives and supporting the organizational goals of the World Economic Forum. This role is based in Geneva and requires collaborative efforts with various stakeholders across the organization.

The successful candidate will be assessed on:

• Ability to work as a team and cross-functionally as part of a global organisation.
• Intercultural awareness and capacity to navigate, manage conflict, and facilitate conversations to drive outcomes
• Motivation to seek out collaboration opportunities, regardless of geographical location, functional, or hierarchical boundaries
• Interest in people-related topics and an ability to confidently analyse data, to generate useful insights that can influence the decisions and shape strategic direction

Main Responsibilities:

Connecting the P&C agenda with group priorities

• Act as an ambassador for all people tools, processes, structures, policies, and technology platforms (e.g., Workday, WeLink), as well as agenda areas such as promotion, talent reviews, hybrid working, learning and development, and DEI.
• Align HR practices with organizational priorities and needs, identifying and leveraging trends to drive improvements.
• Proactively identify problems and assess data needs, utilizing technology to derive data insights, prepare reports and presentations, and facilitate evidence-based decisions.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to leadership, providing ongoing support and guidance, and represent the employer effectively at all times.
• Provide strategic HR guidance and support to department heads and managers on workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, and employee development initiatives.

Resourcing

• Collaborate with leadership and Talent Acquisition to design resource planning needs for business teams
• Assist leaders in understanding key resourcing planning processes, tools, roles, approvals, and responsibilities, while demonstrating self-sufficiency in navigating essential business processes such as Workday or internal approvals.
• Lead and advise internal stakeholders on key employee planning processes and approvals, including notice periods, extensions, terminations, consultant agreements, external resources and other such matters

Preferred Requirements and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in HR roles, with a focus on strategic HR business partnering.
• Understanding of HR best practices, employment laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated capacity for facilitation and coaching
• Data-driven and technology, trend savvy
• Proven track record of driving HR initiatives and delivering results in a complex, global environment.

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!