HR Manager / Administrative Assistant

About the job

On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, our municipal administration is human-sized: everyone knows their colleagues and can see the concrete results of their work. The position is equally divided between human resources management (25%) and administrative assistant tasks (25%). You will be the HR reference person for the Municipality, while contributing to the daily functioning of the administration.

YOUR HR TASKS (25%)
Personnel administrative management
▪ Ensure the administrative process of the employee lifecycle, from hiring to departure
▪ Prepare, manage and pay monthly salaries
▪ Monitor relations with insurance (health/accident/social/welfare)
▪ Check monthly hour statements and time stamps
▪ Coordinate and plan continuing education in connection with the service departments' areas of expertise
Human resources management
▪ Conduct recruitments, in collaboration with the municipal administrator and department heads
▪ Organise and conduct performance reviews
▪ Supervise and follow up apprentices

YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS (25%)
▪ Organise municipal and staff events
▪ Manage the administrative tasks of the cemetery
▪ Manage dog registrations in the Amicus database
▪ Manage rentals of the communal oven
▪ Provide administrative support to departments as needed and carry out various occasional tasks

YOUR PROFILE
▪ Commercial employee CFC or equivalent training
▪ HR manager certificate or equivalent HR training; a federal specialist HR diploma and a company trainer certificate are assets
▪ Several years of HR experience, particularly in payroll and social insurance management; experience in public administration is a plus
▪ Strong taste for versatility
▪ Discretion, interpersonal and listening skills, autonomy and rigour
▪ Excellent command of written and spoken French, comfortable with common IT tools

WE OFFER
▪ A varied position at the crossroads of all municipal activities
▪ Real autonomy in managing the HR domain
▪ A human-sized team and a pleasant working environment
▪ Working conditions and remuneration according to municipal staff status
▪ Opportunities for continuing education

START DATE AND APPLICATION
Start date: immediately or to be agreed
Information: Jean-Marc Paroz, Municipal Administrator, 032 886 51 00.
Your complete application (cover letter, CV, copies of diplomas and work certificates) should be sent by 2 November 2026.