Company Description

Part of Kaplan Inc., the Kaplan Languages Group (KLG) is made up of Kaplan International Languages, ESL Education, and Alpadia Language Schools. Language travel is an inspiring business sector with lots of scope for fun and creative work. Our student’s study from 1 week up to a full academic year and we are proud to welcome language learners from over 100 countries, ensuring a great cosmopolitan mix in our classrooms across the globe. With a network of Kaplan International Languages and Alpadia -branded schoolsand summer camps spanning seven countries, KLG has the largest presence of any international language school in the English-speaking world, as well as France, Germany and Switzerland. In addition, ESL, Europe’s largest language education travel agency matches students with the right language course for them.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior HR Business partner to join our HR Team, mainly based in Barcelona and to give support to across Europe, to different brands of business.

As HR Busines Partner:

• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
• Provide HR policy guidance.
• Monitoring talent and succession planning.
• Identify training needs for teams and individuals.
• Preparing or updating employment records related to hiring, transferring, promoting, and terminating.
• Explaining human resources policies, procedures, laws, and standards to new and existing employees.
• Ensuring new hires implementation is completed and processed
• HR Onboarding strategy & implementation
• ERP Implementation ( Workday)
• Informing employees of job duties, responsibilities, benefits, schedules, working conditions, promotion opportunities, etc.
• Addressing any employment relations issues, such as work complaints and harassment allegations. - Processing all personnel action forms and ensuring proper approval..
• OfficeX management support & Event coordination (this person will manage 1 person, the office coordinator from the HQ BArcelona office, with 130 staff average).
  
  

Talent Acquisition:

• Overseeing the hiring process, which includes coordinating job posts, reviewing profile and budgets.
• Determine current staffing needs and produce forecasts
• Lead employment initiatives
• Perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs
• Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls etc.)
• Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience
• Organize and/or attend career fairs, assessment centers or other events
  
  

Qualifications

• excelent understanding of the business
• open and flexible minded
• analytical skills
• good comunication skills
• fluent or native english. Valuable other languages as Spanish or French.
  
  

Additional Information

What We Offer You

• A dynamic nd young work atmosphere
• An environment where corporate ethics and sustainable development matter
• Discounts on medical insurance
• Free coffee and tea
• Free breakfast on Mondays and fresh fruit on Thursdays
  
  

Contract: permanent contract

Activity rate : 100%

Place of work: Barcelona, Spain

Start date: asap

You want this job? Apply in English (résumé and cover letter) here.

PLEASE NOTE: Only applications fulfilling all criteria will be considered and only applications accepted for an interview will receive a reply.