The People and Development Unit manages the Agency’s most valuable resource - our employees - effectively, efficiently and in compliance with applicable EU rules and good management practice. We are responsible for recruitment and selection, managing our staff’s contracts and benefits, implementing HR policies and ensuring a positive working environment through continuous learning and development opportunities.
Assignment
The successful applicant will support the Development and Wellbeing team in implementing various tasks under the Unit’s work plan and the Agency’s People & Organisational Strategy. More specifically, their assignment will entail the following tasks:
• Contributing to the organisation of ECHA’s learning and development activities;
• Contributing to the Agency’s wellbeing activities;
• Contributing to the implementation of ECHA’s competency framework;
• Contributing to the implementation of organisational development measures stemming from the staff engagement survey;
• Contributing to the organisation of meaningful staff events;
• Ensuring that staff HR queries and needs are supported in an efficient and customer-oriented manner.
Depending on business needs and interests of the successful applicant, they may support other HR teams with one or more of the following tasks:
• Contributing to ECHA’s selection procedures for staff, by drafting vacancy notices and supporting the selection coordinators;
• Contributing to ECHA’s work in the area of employer branding and its overall attractiveness as an employer;
• Contributing to the establishment of entitlements and individual rights;
• Contributing to the onboarding of new staff at the Agency.
Profile
• Completed university degree in social science (e.g. psychology, human resources management or business administration);
• Ability to take responsibility for specific areas of work and see actions through to completion ensuring that the deadlines are met;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Proficiency in MS Office (specifically Excel);
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Aptitude for teamwork as well as cooperative and customer-oriented attitude;
• Good English skills both written and spoken (as this is the working language of the Agency).
Starting Date: 1 March 2027
Duration: 6 months
Deadline for applications: 2 November 2026 at noon 12:00 Helsinki time (11:00 a.m. CET)
