HR Generalist

About the job

Are you ready to make a big impact for animal welfare?

The Swiss Animal Protection STS is the umbrella organisation of 70 animal protection organisations from all language regions of Switzerland as well as Liechtenstein. As the largest animal protection organisation in Switzerland, we are passionately committed to the welfare of pets, farm animals, wild animals, and laboratory animals.

For our organisation with around 60 employees in Zurich-Altstetten, we are looking for a dedicated and action-oriented individual as

HR Generalist (80-100%)

Your mission: Supporting people and shaping modern HR

In this versatile role, you are responsible for the operational day-to-day business in HR while simultaneously developing our HR landscape further. You are the contact person for employees, managers, and executive management, ensuring professional, modern, and efficient HR processes. You will be supported by an HR assistant working 50% of full-time.

What you can achieve with us:

• Processing and ensuring payroll and administration
• Accompanying recruitments from A to Z
• Advising managers and executive management
• Establishing modern HR, digitalising and optimising HR processes
• Professionally managing the employee life cycle
• Creating reporting/key figures as well as monthly and annual reconciliations
• Co-building case and care management

What you bring with you:

• HR specialist certificate as HR specialist or comparable further education
• At least 7 years of experience in HR and 4 years of experience as an HR generalist
• Sound knowledge of payroll, Swiss social insurances, and labour law
• Very good Abacus and MS 365 skills
• Structured, pragmatic, stress-resistant, and action-oriented personality
• Enjoyment of change and digitalisation
• Ideally experience in NPOs

What to expect from us:

• Scope for design and responsibility
• Meaningful work in animal protection
• Flexible working with a 40-hour week and the possibility of home office
• 28 days holiday from the 2nd year of service (previously 25 days)
• Opportunities for further training
• Workplace Zurich-Altstetten

Interested? Then help us shape the future of Swiss animal protection.

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents including CV, certificates, motivation letter including mandatory indication of your salary expectations and your notice period or possible starting date.

Please apply directly via the “Apply now/Easy apply” button.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.