HR Partner & HRD Specialist, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding

at  Aalto University

Do you want to work in an ambitious community of the sharpest minds, driven by purpose of solving the greatest societal challenges? Join us in shaping the future by driving talent attraction and HR for one of our service units!
Aalto University centers around people and talent as there is no university without them. We are currently seeking an HR Partner & HRD Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding. This is a combined role where in one hand you are responsible on Aalto University’s recruitments and employer branding, and in other hand you work as the HR partner for one of our service units. This unique role ensures that Aalto University attracts and engages game-changing talent, as well as enables the success and wellbeing of our service professionals.

As the HRD Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding, you are in charge of:

• working as the dedicated HR support in our leadership team level recruitments
• providing in-house headhunting services to our key recruitments
• developing Aalto University’s talent acquisition and recruitment processes and practices
• training and sparring our supervisors and HR in modern recruitment and talent acquisition practices
• managing the relationships with our recruitment partners
• developing our employer brand together with Aalto’s communications services
• working closely with our communications, brand and marketing to ensure we speak to our audiences in a way that shows our culture in a genuine and inspiring way

As the HR Partner, you are in charge of:

• acting as an HR partner for the service unit, working as part of the unit’s management team
• coaching and supporting team leaders
• working as a sparring partner in change management
• managing HR operative people processes
• talent, resource and performance management and development
• driving employee wellbeing actions

You report to the Head of People and Organizational Development and in matrix to Joint Services HR Manager. You work tightly with Service Director, as well as in cooperation with CHRO of Aalto University.
Your experience and ambitions:
You are an experienced talent acquisition and HR professional, having solid experience in end-to-end ownership of demanding recruitment projects and modern talent acquisition practices. You have open and proactive way of working. You enjoy developing the current practices and creating new ones. Your working style is dynamic, collaborative, solution oriented and innovative.

We value your:

• Background in headhunting – you know how to identify and attract passive talent,
• Experience in talent acquisition within an expert organization,
• Experience in working as an HR Partner,
• Excellent communication and influencing skills and high customer service mindset,
• Development mindset and capacity for conceptual thinking,
• Excellent English skills and working knowledge in Finnish,
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

You are both highly professional and fun to work with and build a positive atmosphere among your stakeholders. As our ambassador, you have passion for promoting Aalto University and its values.

We offer you:

• Supportive and inclusive team
• Meaningful and inspiring environment
• Culture that inspires and includes everyone
• Responsible and meaningful role
• Great possibilities for competence development and learning

Ready to apply?
If you feel like joining our community, please submit your CV and motivation letter in English through our recruitment system latest by 3.6.2024.
Want to hear more about the position, you can reach out to Head of People and Organization Development, Carita Pihlman, by phone 050 5771283, available on 23.5. between 9-10 and 29.5. between 16-17.
Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via the internal HR system Workday (Internal Jobs) by using their existing Workday user account (not via the external webpage for open positions).
We will go through applications and invite suitable candidates to interviews during the application period. The first interview will be conducted using the video interview platform. You will hear from us latest at the end of week 24.
Want to know more about us and your future colleagues? You can watch these videos:
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More about Aalto University:
Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 13 000 students and a staff of more than 4500, of which 400 are professors. Our main campus is located in Espoo, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness in the future as well. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.
More about Aalto University:
Aalto.fi
youtube.com/user/aaltouniversity
linkedin.com/school/aalto-university/
www.facebook.com/aaltouniversity
instagram.com/aaltouniversity
twitter.com/aaltouniversit

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