HR Manager / Administrative Assistant - 50%

About the job

On the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, our municipal administration is human-sized: everyone knows their colleagues and can clearly see the 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 operation of the administration.

YOUR HR RESPONSIBILITIES (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
• Ensure supervision and follow-up of apprentices

YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES (25%)

• Organise municipal and staff events
• Manage the harbour
• Provide administrative support to services 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 experience in HR, particularly in salary 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 the 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.