Job Summary

Reporting to the Global People Manager, the Global People Specialist will support a wide range of People programs and projects that help to build organizational capability and drive alignment and consistency across the Werfen organization in close collaboration with the full global People community and critical internal stakeholders and target audiences.

Key Accountabilities

Global Projects

• Support in the design and implementation of the strategic, global initiatives identified by the Global People Team, with a special focus on digital People programs and initiatives.
• Ensure that the implementation of projects across the organization are effective, following up with key stakeholders on feedback for continuous improvement.
• Develop and follow-up on robust project plans with key milestones and deadlines.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to evaluate the quality of programs / tools / processes and the level of impact across the organization during and after their implementation.
• Identify ongoing metrics to track the effectiveness of programs and projects and identify ongoing changes that can be implemented in order to improve the program / project and provide additional value to the organization.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations, identifying when and where to involve key players.
• Collect and analyze critical program data for People processes and programs, including creating reports with key insights and recommended actions.
• Support the development of materials that will support the deployment/implementation of corporate projects: framework, tip-sheets, toolkits, videos, training materials, etc.

Information System Support

• Support the Global People Function in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all data entered in our global People database.
• Support the Global People Function Specialist in day-to-day end-user help requests.
• Support the Global People Function on group data updates, exports, imports, clean-ups, and research/reports on any data discrepancies.
• Support the LMS system, ensuring correct service and delivery, being responsible for Global-owned content and its ticketing system.

Other Global People Support

• Support the Global People Function’s email inbox for interest in positions (respond to potential candidates, review and store the resumes, distribute the resumes to the right people, as appropriate).
• Support Global People Projects (internal Global Job posting, LinkedIn site, maintaining and developing WeNet page, trainings, etc.).

Networking/Key relationships

With the Global People and Communications department based in Barcelona, the People Leaders and Teams at the local level, and key stakeholders across the organization.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

Education: University Degree in Organizational Psychology, or related .

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of work experience in an People department.

• Additional Skills/Knowledge:

Experience working with Digital People projects, including designing and/or implementing a global Learning Management System.

Extensive knowledge of People frameworks, tools, policies and processes.

Language: English (fluent), Spanish (basic)

Skills & Capabilities:

The ideal candidate for this position will exhibit the following core competencies:

Technology Savvy / Digital : Leverages one’s practical knowledge and understanding of technology and digital tools, solutions, and trends (specifically connected to People) to improve work results, solve work problems, and take advantage of new business opportunities.

Innovation and Creative Thinking: Creates novel solutions with measurable value for internal customers; experiments with new ways to solve work problems and seizes opportunities that result in unique, valuable and differentiated solutions.

Customer Focus: Ensures that the internal customer’s perspective is a driving force behind all strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value.

Project Management (Agile): Establishes an action plan for project teams to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources in a way that is adaptable, agile, and continuously improving.

Highly Analytical : Uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome supported by data.

High-Impact Communication : Clearly and succinctly conveys information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations and environments; communicates in a focused and compelling way that drives others’ thoughts and actions.

Learning Agility / Continuous Learning: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

Positive Approach: Demonstrating a positive attitude in the face of difficult or challenging situations; providing an uplifting (yet realistic) outlook on what the future holds and the opportunities it might present.

The ideal candidate for this position will also have the following skills / capabilities / characteristics:

• Honest, humble
• Highly committed
• Proactive / autonomous / takes Initiative
• Collaborative and team player
• Flexible, adaptable, and open to and seeks out feedback

Travel requirements:

Less than 10% (as required for projects responsabilities)

Individual Contributor Core Competencies:

Managing Work

Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Emotional Intelligence Essentials

Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others’ emotions and behavior; leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one’s behavior matches one’s values and delivers intended results.

Building Partnerships

Developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups, including cross-functional groups, to achieve results.

Decision Making

Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.

Continuous Improvement

Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas and implementing solutions.

Continuous Learning

Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.