Human Resources Coordinator

HR Officer (Generalist) – International Firm, Brussels

Are you an HR professional who wants more than administration? This role is ideal if you want to build real expertise in recruitment, talent management, employee engagement, performance management and HR projects, while working closely with partners, associates, trainees and business services teams at a leading international law firm.

Your responsibilities

Seamless employee experience

• Own every step of the onboarding and offboarding process, including drafting employment contracts
• Prepare onboarding and induction programmes
• Manage registrations with extralegal benefit providers
• Ensure all administrative procedures are completed correctly. Discretion is essential.

Smooth HR operations

• Manage payroll administration for a team of 25
• Keep employee records and the HR database accurate
• Prepare HR reports

Attracting future talent

• Write and publish attractive job postings
• Coordinate interviews
• Keep candidates informed and follow up on applications in a timely way
• After onboarding, conduct first-round interviews for selected roles

You will also contribute to HR initiatives on wellbeing, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, performance and development, and lifelong learning, in close collaboration with the HR Manager.

Your profile

• At least 1 year of payroll administration experience and good knowledge of Belgian employment law
• Excellent English (written and spoken), and good French and Dutch (written and spoken)
• Strong IT skills, especially Excel, and an interest in new systems
• Well organised and accurate, able to adapt to shifting priorities
• Solution-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership
• Able to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• A positive, approachable and service-minded attitude
• A genuine satisfaction from helping people and working across the full employee lifecycle

What we offer

• A multicultural, collaborative team of around 90 professionals from 15 nationalities
• Career development across several HR domains, working alongside experienced HR professionals
• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
• Home-working allowance (€155), meal vouchers (€10), eco-vouchers (€250)
• Private pension, hospitalisation and outpatient insurance
• Car or bike allowance, or 100% reimbursement of public transport
• Permanent contract
• Up to 2 days of telework per week (after 4 months)
• 38-hour week and 24 days of annual leave, plus one extra day every 5 years
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Modern offices in central Brussels, easily reachable by public transport

Recruitment process: first interview, assessment relevant to the role, second interview, and a decision within one week.

Interested? Send me a message on LinkedIn or apply directly. All applications are treated in strict confidence.

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