Head of Human Resources Department
JOB OVERVIEW
Provide direction and leadership to the Human Resources Department, within the Resources and Support Directorate, defining an agenda to lead a modern HR function in EASA, providing strategic priorities and objectives for the services delivery, and being responsible for the overall capacity, capability and competence of the Department.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Generic Accountabilities
- Provide direction and leadership to the Department by driving the delivery of the Directorate’s strategic objectives and priorities.
- Promote the Agency’s mission, activities, values and image.
- Foster innovation by seeking opportunities for change, ensuring appropriate management of risks.
- Encourage staff engagement and development, building trust, using open and transparent communication, and providing regularly constructive feedback.
- Ensure effectiveness, efficiency and business continuity, regularly and critically reviewing processes and allocation of resources.
- Ensure cooperation and knowledge-sharing throughout the organisation.
- Foster an inclusive and diverse workforce, promoting equal opportunities, and valuing diversity.
Job Specific Accountabilities
- Be responsible for the development and implementation of human resources strategies and policies to meet the Agency’s mission and long-term goals in a challenging and complex setting and to promote the Agency as employer of choice.
- Proactively develop and promote modern HR practices, processes and tools in line with anticipated business needs, aiming to increase organisational impact and efficiency particularly in the areas of strategic workforce planning, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, employees’ wellbeing promotion, talent acquisition, competence and career development, learning and development portfolio including technical training, reward and recognition and HR administration.
- Make effective use of staff and budget, taking difficult decisions to target resources towards the delivery of key strategic priorities while ensuring the highest quality standards.
- Develop strategies and implement effective methods and tools, to advance HR digitalisation initiatives, enhancing the optimisation of HR services portfolio along the roadmap.
- Advance HR transformation efforts to further strengthen the strategic partnership with the business.
- Facilitate the relationships with social partners building on and further strengthening the existing work relationships.
- Ensure correct interpretation, implementation and compliance of the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (‘CEOS’) as well as the applicable General Implementing Provisions across the Agency.
Selection will be based on the following skills and competencies:
The competences and skills listed below are critical to perform the job, but candidates who do not meet all of them will not automatically be excluded.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Human Resources Management
- Workforce Management
- Organisational Development
- Performance Management
- Digitalization
- Staff Well-Being - Diversity & Inclusion
- HR Rules and Regulations incl. conditions of employment
- Stakeholder Management
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCES
- Communication
- Flexibility & Change Adaptability
- Guiding Staff
- Engaging Staff
- Managing Ambiguity
ELIGIBILITY
To be admitted to the selection process you must meet the following criteria:
- Thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2). [1]
- Be a national of a Member State of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
- Completed university studies of at least 4 years in the scope of the job profile. After obtaining the degree, at least 12 years of relevant professional experience in the scope of the job profile. Alternatively, completion of at least 3 years of university studies as above, followed by at least 13 years of relevant professional experience. [2]
- Proven experience in areas such as strategic workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, reward and recognition, digitalisation of HR operations.
- At least 5 years of recent managerial experience with proven capacity to successfully lead teams of professionals, manage resources (budget and staff planning), and change, while maintaining delivery.
- Proven track record in managing an HR function under the business partnership model.
[1] Mother tongue English speakers will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of a second EU language. English oral and written skills will be assessed throughout the assessment phase
[2] This vacancy is open as well to Temporary Agents (2f) employed at EASA, in the grade bracket AD 8 - AD 14 (for AD 8 seniority of at least 2 years on the grade is required)
Conditions of Employment
Contract: 5 years contract as Temporary Agent with possibility of extension (for an indefinite period)
Working hours: 40 hrs per week (on a full-time working pattern)
Salary: Basic salary AD10 (step 1: 10,211.93 EUR - step 2: 10,641.03 EUR) Depending on proven years of work experience. Additional allowances depending on personal situation.
Location: Cologne, Germany. On-site post with flexible working arrangements. Relocation is required.