Job Title:  HR Partner (f/m/d)

The Human Resources Office (HRO) at Central European University in Vienna is looking for a HR Partner to join our team in Vienna. As one of the HR Partners you will support employees, supervisors, and department/unit heads throughout the entire employee lifecycle - from recruitment to offboarding. You will be a trusted point of contact for all HR-related questions, including labor law and legal matters, while fostering a collaborative and strategic partnership.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Manage and coordinate the preparation of contracts for faculty and staff members, ensuring compliance with Austrian Labor Law and internal regulations of CEU
• Assist in the onboarding and offboarding processes, including orientation and exit interviews
• Point of contact for employees and line managers in all their HR related queries; communication channels: face-to-face, email, internal systems
• Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on HR policies, procedures and documentation
• Maintain and update employee records and HR databases for assigned departments, ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality
• Prepare, process and distribute assigned departments information to Payroll
• Supporting performance management and career development initiatives
• Assessment of training needs and collaboration with the HR team to implement HR programs and initiatives
• Conflict management and mediation
• Provide support in the annual personnel budget planning process in coordination with the Budget and Finance Office, Department and Unit Heads
• Planning and defining compensation of employees in cooperation with the Compensation and Benefit Specialist
• Working on wellbeing initiatives together with CEUs Wellbeing Officer

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Law, or similar degree
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role
• Fluent in English and German
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Austrian Labor Law
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with colleagues across various departments
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Advantage: SAP SuccessFactors experience

What CEU Offers 

• International environment
• Modern office space, easily accessible, opportunity to work from home (2 days/week)
• Salary supplement for meals
• Employer contributions to Resaver private pension plan
• Family support scheme
• In-house opportunities for job-related training and workshops

We offer a competitive salary starting from gross 49,000 EUR/year. A higher salary is possible if warranted by the candidate's working experience.

How to Apply 

Applicants need to submit:

• CV
• Contact information of two references

CEU is strongly committed to the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities within our institution. Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of—including, but not limited to—race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

About CEU

One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.

In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study, the CEU Summer University and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA), and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/.