HR Administrator

Intro Role Purpose HR Administrator will support the HR function and primarily the HR Manager in Germany with all operational aspects and employee life cycle from onboarding to resignation / termination. Role Overview As an HR Admistrator you would be responsible for the administration and general duties for all German employees in relation to drafting employment contract, certificates or letters, absence management, payroll administration and other HR activities. The position requires absolute discretion as the role holder has access to confidential personnel information. Tasks Key Responsibilities

• Independent preparation of contracts, certificates and references
• Compilation of starter documentation and related materials
• Organization and administration of onboarding and offboarding processes
• Maintenance of personnel master data and other documents
• Responsibility for absence management
• Assisting in the preparation of the monthly payroll as an interface to our external payroll office
• Participation in various HR projects
• Preparation of personnel statistics and reporting
• Support of our international recruiting process including relocation Requirements Person Specification The Human Resources Administrator will be able to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviours :
• Initial work experience in operational HR, e.g. through internships or student traineeships or successfully completed bachelor's degree with a focus on human resources or comparable professional training
• Strong communication skills, able to demonstrate a professional and collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external parties and reliable way of working even with a high workload and under time pressure
• Basic knowledge of German labour and social security law desirable
• Fluent German as well as very good written and spoken English skills
• Excellent IT skills, confident handling of MS Office and other HR software tools
• Self-starter with excellent attention to detail
• Very independent, professional and reliable way of working with very good organizational skills- Team player as well as communicative, open and sense of humor
• Actively participates in identifying new ways of doing things to improve or increase existing value in Silence
• Clear affiliation with Company vision and values, and a true ambassador of our organization
• Attention to detail especially in proof reading material going externally
• Demonstrable experience of working in a dynamic, fast changing organization
• Experience in an international environment desirable