HR Generalist (1 year mat leave)
Barcelona, ES
Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Job Summary
This role is a fixed term contract for 8 - 12 months as maternity cover. The dedication is flexible up to a minimum of a 75% dedication, which translates into 28.5 h week.
Join our dynamic HR Operations team in Spain as a vital member, collaborating closely with our global HR organization on various exciting projects and initiatives. You'll leverage your HR expertise to become a trusted advisor for managers and employees within a designated business function, offering comprehensive support on all HR-related matters.
Deliver exceptional, customer-focused HR services with a proactive, consistent, and efficient approach, aligned with our Global Operating Model.
Short Description
Facilitate the delivery of HR services across the employee lifecycle and provide high quality HR support to Colt employees in Spain
Job Description
What you will do
The main responsibilities are outlined below:
- Provide in-depth HR knowledge to autonomously take the lead for a designated business function on all Country HR related tasks and activities across the entire employees' life-cycle
- Coach managers on best practices and all HR initiatives so they can effectively lead and support their teams
- Drive employee relations activities and advise the business on Spanish Labour Law ( hiring, disciplinary processes, absence management, international assignments etc)
- Work closely with the relevant Business Partners responsible for business function
- Conducting employee onboarding and help planning of training and development.
- Administering compensation and benefit plans, supporting with communications and employee guidance.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor / Master in any HR related or legal subject
- Good experience working in an HR function required
- Up to date knowledge of Spanish employment legislation and best practice
- First experience in works council relations preferable
- Previous experience in working in an international matrix-structure desirable
- Excellent attention to detail
- Capacity to deal with a wide range of stakeholders with conflicting priorities.
- Ability to meet deadlines and cope with pressure
- Able to demonstrate initiative, influence and problem solving skills
- Friendly and able to converse with people at any level
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and analytical skills
Education
Skills
What we offer
Colt is a growing business that is investing in its people. We offer skill development, learning pathways and accreditation to help our people perform at their best, regardless of role and location. The company supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and has signed Diversity Charter.
In addition to offering competitive salaries and incentive plans, a range of benefits and local rewards packages are offered to staff. Colt recognises the importance of a work life balance.
Some benefit examples are:
- Relaxed dress code
- Two days annually to spend on volunteering opportunities
- 39 hours working week and additional days off as per Colt own collective bargaining agreement
- Benefit package that includes life insurance, private health insurance and pension plan. In addition flexible benefits scheme
- Lunch vouchers or childcare vouchers
- Access to a virtual business school for on-going learning
- Business mentoring
- International environment with employees from more than 35 different nationalities
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