Bilingual HR Generalist 50% for 6 months

On behalf of IFFEd we are seeking an HR Consultant to provide high quality guidance, support and solutions to the team. In this challenging start-up HR administrative role, you will support the development and delivery of HR policies and programs such as recruitment, compensation & benefits, and HR information systems management. A solid understanding of international organisations operating under diplomatic privileges and immunities is required.

IFFEd is a powerful new financing engine for global education and skills development. It is specifically designed to tackle the education and skills crisis in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) which are home to more than 1.2 billion children and youth, nearly half of the global total, and where 1 in 5 children are out of school.

Missions

Coordination with Swiss Mission:

• Liaise with the Swiss Mission and coordinate Swiss entry visa process for new employees and dependants;
• Manage Cartes de Légitimation (CDL) through the Swiss Mission for new joiners, leavers and CDL renewals;
• Keeping abreast of changes in the Swiss Mission on HR related-policies

Compensation and benefits administration:

• Coordinate with payroll;
• Respond to employee inquiries related to benefits;
• Act as key point of contact for external benefit suppliers;
• Provide staff relocation, onboarding and offboarding support;
• Support compensation and benefits administration;
• Oversee the onboarding and offboarding process for new staff by supporting the enrolment and termination of employees participating in all benefit plans and programs as well as related changes;
• Act as contact for external suppliers in resolving compensation and benefits matters;
• Maintain employee files in compliance with internal policies.

Recruitment:

• Support full recruitment cycle and pre-hire induction; when required, organise the interviews, including interview invitations and testing of candidates; create and collect necessary supporting documents;
• Advertise new vacancies as required.

Transition to an International Organisation

• Support the transition of consultancy contracts to employment contracts;
• Support the relocation and integration of employees to Geneva;
• Contribute to the development of HR policies and procedures;
• Support the selection and implementation of an HR administrative systems including leave management, time tracking tools etc.

Profil du candidat

Academic:

• Degree in Human Resources Management preferred, or equivalent experience.

Work experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant administrative work experience in international organisations and coordinating with the Swiss Mission on visa, CDL and employee matters
• Practical experience of HR administration processes and practices;
• Experience of supporting the full recruitment cycle for vacancies, including onboarding;
• Benefit administration;
• Experience managing external suppliers.

Desired profile:

• Enjoy and thrive in a start-up environment;
• Resourceful, pragmatic and solutions?oriented;
• Work effectively across cultures, disciplines and time zones;
• Comfortable operating in a fast?moving environment where processes are still evolving;
• Ability to prioritise, multitask and take initiatives;
• Conversant with technology: excellent Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Microsoft Office programme skills;
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills (English and French).

Conditions et Avantages

6 months of contract.