Human resources business partner Jobs in Rheinbach

The role

ECMWF is vibrant and highly successful organisation. We have grown rapidly over the last years, with new duty stations in Bonn, Germany and Bologna, Italy in addition to our headquarters in Reading,UK. People are core to the organisation’s success. To support our people agenda, we rely on strong HR professionals who work very closely with the line organisation to support them on day-to-day and more strategic people issues, as well as a central HR operations team that ensures that core HR processes are executed efficiently and reliably and aligned with the “One ECMWF” culture which is at the heart of the organisation.

This HR Business Partner will act as first point of contact and trusted advisor to ECMWF line managers and staff. They will work closely with line managers in their client group to identify people challenges, support the recruitment of talent, develop staff, address any employee relations issues and enhance staff engagement. This role will also act as process lead for employee-relations related matters and will support case management, investigations, disciplinary and grievance processes and internal mediation. They will also act as focus point for absence management and reintegration processes. They will be an integral part of the ECMWF HR team and will work closely with the HR team in Reading, Bonn and Bologna.

About ECMWF

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is a world leader in Numerical Weather Predictions providing high-quality data for weather forecasts and environmental monitoring. As an intergovernmental organisation we collaborate internationally to serve our members and the wider community with global weather predictions, data and training activities that are critical to contribute to safe and thriving societies.

The success of our activities depends on the funding and partnerships of our 35 Member and Co-operating States who provide the support and direction of our work. Our talented staff together with the international scientific community, and our powerful supercomputing capabilities, are the core of a 24 / 7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions. We also hold one of the largest meteorological data archives in the world.

Our mission : Deliver global numerical weather predictions focusing on the medium-range and monitoring of the Earth system to and with our Member States

Our vision : World-leading monitoring and predictions of the Earth System enabled by cutting-edge physical, computational and data science, resulting from a close collaboration between ECMWF and the members of the European Meteorological Infrastructure, will contribute to a safe and thriving society.

In addition, ECMWF has established a strong partnership with the European Union and has been entrusted with the implementation and operation of the Destination Earth initiative and the Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services of the Copernicus Programme, as well as being a contributor to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Other areas of work include High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with its headquarters in Reading, UK, a data centre in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany as a central location for our EU-related activities. ECMWF is internationally recognised as the voice of expertise in numerical weather predictions for forecasts and climate science.

See www.ecmwf.int for more info about what we do.

Your responsibilities

• Advise, coach and develop line managers around HR policies and processes to enable teams and individuals to be most effective in their roles
• Act as trusted partner to support line managers in their client group in addressing people challenges, recruiting talent, workforce planning, developing staff and enhancing staff engagement
• Advise on HR issues including development, engagement, employee relations and performance management. Develop pragmatic solutions by interpreting policies and mitigating risks
• Champion diversity and inclusion, coach and challenge staff to increase diversity through recruitment and capitalise on diversity through inclusion
• Act as process lead and expert for employee-relations issues, including informal conflict resolution methods and internal mediation
• Provide case management support, conduct investigations, support grievances and disciplinary cases as well as absence management and return to work processes
• Work closely with the rest of the HR team in Bologna, Bonn and Reading to role-model the “One ECMWF” culture and to ensure virtual team working and collaboration across duty stations
• Contribute to projects as required

What we're looking for

Education

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t feel you fully meet all these criteria.

Other information

Grade remuneration : The successful candidates will be recruited at Grade A2 , according to the scales of the Co-ordinated Organisations and the annual basic salary will be GBP 73,094.76 (Reading / UK) or EUR89,168.64 (Bonn / Germany) NET annual basic salary (ECMWF salaries are exempt from national income tax) . In addition to basic salary, ECMWF also offers an attractive benefits package. This position is assigned to the employment category STF-PL as defined in the ECMWF Staff Regulations. To find out more about working with us and for full details of salary scales and allowances, please visit www.ecmwf.int / en / about / jobs / working-ecmwf .

Starting date : As soon as possible

Length of contract : The contract duration is expected to be four years,. There may be the possibility of further contract extensions in the future, depending on requirements and funding availability.

Location : Preference for Bonn, Germany but Reading, UK can be considered for the right candidate

Remote work : As a multi-site organisation, ECMWF has adopted a hybrid organisation model which allows flexibility to staff to mix office working and teleworking. We allow for remote work 10 days / month away from the office, including up to 80 days / year away from the duty station country (within the area of our member states and co-operating states).

Interviews by videoconference (MS Teams) are expected to take place during late February / early March 2025. If you require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment process, please let us know.

To contact the ECMWF Recruitment Team, please email [email protected].

Who can apply

Applicants are invited to complete the online application form by clicking on theapplybutton below.

At ECMWF, we consider an inclusive environment as key for our success. We are dedicated to ensuring a workplace that embraces diversity and provides equal opportunities for all, without distinction as to race, gender, age, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture. We value the benefits derived from a diverse workforce and are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of the countries that are part of our community, in an environment that nurtures equality and inclusion.

Applications are invited from nationals from ECMWF Member States and Co-operating States, as well as from all EU Member States.

ECMWF Member and Co-operating States are : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

In these exceptional times, we also welcome applications from Ukrainian nationals for this vacancy.

Applications from nationals from other countries may be considered in exceptional cases.