HR Assistant (100%)

Herzog & de Meuron is an international architectural office based in Basel, Switzerland. The office was founded in 1978 and is managed by the two founders, together with the partners and the CEO. Today, an international team of over 500 employees is engaged in a variety of projects in Europe, America and Asia. The headquarters in Basel works together with studios in Berlin and Munich, Barcelona, Paris, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco. For the Human Resources Department in Basel, we are looking for a committed and experienced personality as HR Assistant (100%) starting immediately or by arrangement. Our 6-member HR team accompanies and supports our project teams and business departments in all personnel matters. In an international, creative and project-oriented environment, we work together to ensure that our employees are professionally cared for and our HR processes function reliably. For this versatile role, we are looking for a pragmatic, careful and proactive personality who likes to take responsibility, enjoys working with people and administrative precision, and wishes to develop professionally. Your tasks: • You support the HR team in all personnel administration - from contracts, mutations and employment references to careful digital and physical filing. • You participate in recruiting processes, communicate with applicants and coordinate interviews. • In addition, you organize and accompany entries and exits and contribute to ensuring that on- and offboarding are well prepared and professionally implemented for all parties involved. • Another focus lies in the management of time and absence systems, including vacation planning and time tracking. You create HR evaluations and reports, support internal projects and contribute your ideas to the continuous further development of our processes. In doing so, you actively help shape your role and work closely with the entire HR team. Your profile: • You have completed commercial training, ideally supplemented by further training as an HR Assistant or experience in personnel management. • You bring at least 3 years of professional experience in a comparable HR assistant function and feel comfortable in a service-oriented, dynamic environment. • You work independently, structured and very reliably. You maintain an overview even with different parallel tasks, act discretely and carefully, and have a pronounced sense of accuracy. At the same time, you communicate openly, friendly and bindingly and enjoy working in a team. • You are proficient in MS Office; knowledge of HR software, as well as time and absence systems, is an advantage. • You communicate fluently in German and English. Further language skills are welcome. • An interest in architecture or experience in a project-based, international environment completes your profile. A responsible position in an internationally influenced, multicultural and creative working environment awaits you. We offer space to contribute your experience, to further develop your role together with the team and to continuously expand your HR knowledge. If you enjoy working, take pleasure in moving things forward reliably, and wish to develop long-term in a committed team, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents, stating the reference B26-16. For your online application, please use our application form.