HR Partner
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- Grade
- Not specified
- Contract
- Fixed term
- Published salary
- €4,713/mo
- Deadline
- October 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM · Europe/Berlin
- Location
- Heidelberg, Germany
Radar brief
As an HR Partner at EMBL in Heidelberg, you will provide strategic and operational HR guidance, analyse people metrics, and partner with management to improve work relationships and productivity across the employee life cycle. The strongest stated requirement is being degree educated with a professional qualification in Human Resource Management or a completed apprenticeship in Human Resources Management, Public/Business Administration or a related field.
This role matters because it supports scientists worldwide whose mission is to improve biodiversity and human health, by shaping people strategies and culture at EMBL.
What you would do
- Provide HR support on policies and practices ensuring fairness and expediency, and shape and support delivery of People Plans.
- Influence and develop strong stakeholder relationships to advise and coach managers on the people agenda.
- Challenge people managers to address root causes of people and business issues and support effective staffing with inclusivity.
- Bring people expertise to develop solutions and use data and insight to role model HR skills and professionalism.
- Drive a culture of high performance where talent is recognised, stretched and poor performance managed.
- Collaborate across HR to develop integrated solutions and execute major people-centered projects with a 'one team' approach.
- Act as change agent to oversee new processes, drive adoption of HR technology and tools, and manage change across the organisation.
- With an excellent understanding of the organisation, its strategy, and a very good understanding of the people challenges faced by the organisation, you will help your designated areas to create a culture and people approach and to identify people priorities to address future workforce needs.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- Degree educated with a professional qualification in Human Resource Management or completed an apprenticeship in Human Resources Management, Public/Business Administration or a related field.
- Proactive team player comfortable engaging with a wide range of audiences with a flexible, customer-focused, and outcome-orientated approach able to excel in high-pressure situations.
- Authentic, collaborative and commercially minded professional with ambition and determination.
- Good knowledge of principles of employment legislation, application and compliance, current issues and thinking in HR best practice.
- Demonstrated experience in navigating conflict and facilitating conversations with exposure to development and implementation of HR initiatives to diverse, dispersed and dynamic teams.
- Knowledge of HR processes and procedures in international organisations.
- Exposure to and work experience in a multicultural environment, ideally in a science organisation.
- Good knowledge of another European (such as French, German, Italian or Spanish) language.
Advantageous
- Prior experience in using Workday.
- Good knowledge of another European language such as French, German, Italian or Spanish.
- Strong business partnering experience and project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Contract and workplace context
Flexible working arrangements are offered.
Application toolkit
Documents
- Cover letter.
- CV.
- To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system.
- Applications will close at 23:59 CET on the date shown below.
- We aim to provide a response within two weeks after the closing date.
Selection steps
- Submit application through the online system.
- Applications close at 23:59 CET on the closing date.
- Response within two weeks after the closing date.
Source notice
€ 4.713,20 per month net At EMBL, our vision is to create a more inclusive research and work culture that leverages diversity, in its broadest sense to enhance our role as a leader in the life sciences in Europe and globally. Joining the Human Resources team in Heidelberg, you will have the opportunity to support…
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