CHRO Role at ICS Zurich
The Inter-Community School Zurich is a renowned IB World School, committed to creating a supportive learning environment. We are seeking a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to lead our HR division and contribute to the school's strategic success.
Key Responsibilities:
* Predicting outcomes: Assess the school's ability to meet its goals by understanding the people within the organisation.
* Diagnosing problems: Examine the causes of problems and systematically identify bottlenecks and unnecessary friction.
* Prescribing actions: Use human capital to unlock and create value.
Main Objectives:
* Define and monitor HR strategy aligned with the school's strategy, ensuring it remains an employer of choice.
* Finalise the HR Policy Suite according to NEASC Foundation Standards and develop a review process for maintaining best practice across all HR Functions.
* Be an active member of the School Executive, advising on culture, people development, and performance management.
* Formulate career development plans for staff and advance the professional development programme of the school.
* Promote inclusion in the workplace and reinforce our position as an equal-opportunity employer.
* Lead the employee lifecycle through oversight of processes and procedures that enhance the experience of employees arriving and departing the school.
* Evaluate training and development programmes.
* Develop HR policies for all areas of HR operations.
* Analyse the effectiveness of HR procedures and tools.
* Ensure HR plans align with our vision, mission, and values.
Requirements:
* Experience as a CHRO or in a similar Executive role.
* Strategic planning, implementation, and review experience.
* Overall knowledge of all HR functions and the ability to build an exceptional team.
* Hands-on experience with HR software and the ability to use it for the advancement of the organisation.
* Excellent understanding of labour legislation.
* Masters Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology ideally in an educational setting.
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships and foster a positive culture.
* Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
* Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving educational environment.
Essential Skills:
* Strategic thinking.
* People Management.
* Mediation and Performance Management.
* Understanding of Swiss Employment Law.
* Attention to detail.
* Service-focused; mission-driven.
* Leadership and engagement.
* Customer-oriented.
* Collaborative mindset.
* A critical decision maker when hiring high-level positions.
* Possess strong Business and Financial Acumen.
* A big picture thinker and have experience designing, implementing, and reviewing strategy.
* Possess exceptional leadership skills.
* Emotional Intelligence – the CHRO must have great communication and interpersonal skills, and possess a high level of emotional intelligence.
* Ability to use data – the CHRO should understand HR Analytics, including how to use data and gather it to present problems.