Head of HR Service at the Faculty of Arts at 80-100%

Introduction

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

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Presentation

Thanks to the work of more than 450 teachers and about fifty administrative and technical staff, the Faculty of Arts trains over 2,300 students.

The position of Head of HR Service at the Faculty of Arts aims to ensure the management and operational handling of human resources within the Faculty (teaching staff, intermediate staff, and PAT), in compliance with UNIL's normative framework, in agreement with the dean and the administrator, and in close collaboration with the central HR Service of UNIL. This is a proximity HR position whose objective is to provide advice, assistance, and follow-up, as well as to support individual situations in response to specific needs. In carrying out its missions, the holder of the position relies on a team made up of two academic contract managers.

This is a new position and therefore an opportunity to develop a key role in a new HR structure, with the possibility of shaping the HR practices of the faculty.

Job-related Information

Start date: January 1, 2026, or to be agreed 
Contract duration: indefinite
Activity rate: 80-100%
Workplace: Lausanne-Chamberonne

Your Activities

In your activities, you will be particularly required to:

• Ensure the implementation and management of activities related to HR management needs in sensitive situations within the Faculty of Arts.
• Provide strategic and operational support to the dean as well as to the heads of the Faculty's units in HR management and supervision of teaching and research staff (if necessary in collaboration with the central HR Service of UNIL).
• Improve processes, harmonize practices, and apply the quality standards of the Faculty and UNIL.
• Lead, animate the team of your HR unit and contribute to its development.

Your Profile

You hold a university degree and have a specialization in human resources (knowledge in public administration would be an asset), you have held or currently hold a HR manager position in a large organization for at least 8 years, preferably in the public or academic sector, and you possess the following skills and qualities:

• Excellent knowledge of labor law (CO and LPers-VD) and the professions, HR issues, and career paths in higher education.
• Public ethics, sense of public service.
• Interpersonal skills, diplomacy, cooperation, and teamwork. Ability to function in partnership.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and prioritization, global and strategic vision, analytical and synthesis capacity, rigor, and solution orientation.
• Perfect command of French
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken: C1).

You also have the ability to lead a team and to manage organizational change in a complex and constantly evolving environment.

Your Benefits

A pleasant working environment in a prestigious institution recognized for its excellence in teaching and research, in a multicultural and dynamic environment.

Possibility of remote work or flexible hours to balance professional and personal life.

Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

More information at www.unil.ch/carrieres

For further information

Mr. Olivier Bianchi

Administrator of the Faculty of Arts

Tel: +41 21 692 29 02 (Absent from July 14 to August 3 and from August 18 to 22)

From August 18 to 22, inquiries can be directed to Mr. Mathieu Gasparini, head of the HR domain at the central HR Service of UNIL, at +41 21 692 45 20.

Your Application File

Application deadline: August 25, 2025

We invite you to send us your complete file in PDF format, including: cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, diplomas, work certificates.

Only complete applications submitted through this site will be considered. We thank you for your understanding.

Job Description

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Remarks

Levels 1 to 12:

UNIL is committed to:
•    Promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Ensuring an open, respectful, and conducive environment for development;
•    Offering favorable working conditions for balancing different spheres of life.

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Levels 13 and above:

UNIL is committed to:
•    Promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Ensuring an open, respectful, and conducive environment for development;
•    Offering favorable working conditions for balancing different spheres of life.

In order to increase the number of women in management positions, female applications are particularly encouraged.

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