People Partner

Role: People Partner / HR Manager  

Location: Remote (Germany, Netherlands or London)

ROLE MISSION

We are seeking an ambitious, hard-working individual to join our People Team and lead the HR Operations of our fast-growing entity in Germany and other European markets. You will be primarily responsible (around 50% of your time) for an entity of around 50 employees, and be in charge of all Germany HR issues alongside the local management. You will also have the opportunity to work on other markets (Netherlands, Spain, Italy) with the support of the Central HR team. 

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

You will report into the Head of People for EMEA and business partner with the German and Dutch Management Team to implement the People strategy.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

The team's activities are varied, and you will get involved in everything from a HR generalist perspective.  

The main day to day tasks includes, but are not limited to:  

• Build and maintain an excellent knowledge of employees and be their dedicated point of contact 
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of German employment law to ensure advice given to your stakeholders in relation to people issues is current and accurate 
• Knowledge of Dutch Employment Law is a great plus
• Coach and support managers on staffing issues (performance management, sickness, absence, conduct and capability) and escalate to the Senior People Partner as appropriate 
• Manage new arrivals (employment contracts, liaison with payroll, etc.) 
• Support the bi-annual salary review process 
• Ensure 100% compliance around core HR processes, in a context of fast development of OLIVER France-Plan and execute all change management elements of restructuring, redundancy and cost saving initiatives 
• Provide reports to the business regarding HR metrics   
• Monitor our monthly Peakon employee feedback and work closely with your stakeholders to drive engagement, development and support 
• Actively identify gaps, propose and implement changes to process and procedure to ensure we continually deliver a great employee experience 
• Work closely with the global people operations teams to ensure all operational changes are managed efficiently and accurately 
• Work with the Talent Acquisition team on some new hires, and potentially use your own network
• Help to support the upskilling of the global people operations team on French employment law 

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Experience of working as an HR generalist in a matrix organisation  
• Knowledge of the communication/advertising environment and roles 
• Experience of dealing with the end-to-end process for employee relations issues (disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies, etc.) 
• Experience of providing an effective HR service with up-to-date knowledge of German (and Dutch) employment law 
• Appreciation and understanding of working with data 
• Attention to detail and accuracy is key   
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and build personal relationships while maintaining a professional distance  
• Proactive in your approach to improving and providing effective and efficient support of all HR activities 
• Ability to manage a number of tasks simultaneously and natural ability to prioritize.   
• Ability to work in demanding ambiguous environment   
• Self-sufficient and autonomous   
• Bilingual – German and English (other languages are also preferred)  

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Many companies talk about having a unique and thriving business model, but the Inside Ideas Group truly does. This means that we have been named in the top 500 of the Financial Times fastest-growing companies in Europe 2018!

What IIG does is provide clients with dedicated, on-site agencies that are built from the ground up. These agencies live and work right at the very heart of our client’s organisation. Delivering precisely the skills and capacity they require, complemented by brand talent from our whole business on everything from planning to execution

This business model creates a truly entrepreneurial, fast paced, challenging and rewarding environment to work in!

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

talent@oliver.agency

Job Id: 3202