HR Coordinator, 1000 Brussels

Bird & Bird; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybride; EUR 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Teleworking allowance €155

Lunch vouchers €10

Eco Cheques €250

Private pension

Hospitalization & outpatient insurance

Transport reimbursement or car/bike

Résumé du poste

Bird & Bird Brussels is seeking an HR professional to own the onboarding journey, manage payroll administration for a 25-strong team, and support recruitment and employee engagement within a leading international law firm.

You will collaborate with Partners, Associates and Business Services, developing expertise across HR projects, wellbeing, diversity and development while ensuring accurate records and compliant Belgian employment practices.

Qualifications

• 1 year minimum of payroll administration experience and understanding of Belgian employment legislation.
• Excellent English (written and spoken) with good Dutch and French (both written and spoken).
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, and willingness to learn new systems and technologies.

Responsabilités

• Own onboarding and offboarding processes, including drafting contracts and induction programs.
• Manage payroll administration and maintain HR records and HR database.
• Prepare HR reports and support recruitment activities, including drafting job ads and coordinating interviews.
• Conduct first-round interviews for Business Services vacancies after onboarding.

Connaissances

Payroll administration

Belgian employment law understanding

Excellent English

Dutch language skills

French language skills

IT skills

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Company profile

Build on your HR expertise and have impact from day one with a wide range of responsibilities

Join Bird & Bird Brussels and play a key role in shaping the employee experience in a leading international law firm

• Dynamic, innovative, and internationally renowned law firm advising clients across sectors including technology, communications, life sciences, financial services, automotive and energy.
• Established reputation for delivering exceptional service and exceeding client expectations, Bird & Bird is known for helping clients navigate change and seize opportunity.
• International presence with 34 offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America.
• Enjoy a friendly and inclusive work environment based on respect and understanding.
• Comprehensive onboarding to help you settle at your own pace.
• Realize your career aspirations within this multicultural team, 85 professionals, 10 different nationalities.
• Modern and attractive offices (presently being refurbished), conveniently accessible by public transport.

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Function

Are you a HR professional looking for a varied role where no 2 days are the same?

This role is ideal for a HR professional who wants to move beyond administration and progressively develop expertise across recruitment, talent management, employee engagement, performance management and HR projects, meaning you will interact daily with Partners, Associates, Trainees, and Business Services Teams and hence gain exposure to the people dynamics of a leading international legal firm.

Your Responsibilities

Seamless Employee Experience

You take ownership for every step of the onboarding and offboarding process by:

• Drafting employment contracts.
• Preparing induction programmes.
• Managing registrations with benefit providers.
• Ensuring all administrative procedures are completed correctly when employees join or leave the firm.
• Discretion is key.

Smooth HR Operations

You’ll manage personnel administration from A to Z:

• Payroll administration for a team of 25.
• Maintaining accurate employee records plus the HR database.
• Preparing HR reports.
• A keen eye for detail is vital.

Attracting Tomorrow's Talent

You’ll support recruitment activities by:

• Drafting and publishing attractive job advertisements.
• Coordinating interviews.
• Ensure optimal and timely candidate communication and application follow‑up.

Following your onboarding period, you’ll also conduct first-round interviews for selected Business Services vacancies and help identify candidates who will thrive within Bird & Bird’s collaborative culture.

Contribute to Bird & Bird’s Talent Engagement and Retention

Working closely with the HR Manager, you’ll contribute to a wide variety of strategic HR initiatives and projects that support Bird & Bird’s HR priorities of Wellbeing, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Performance and Development and Continuous Learning.

Profile

First and foremost you enjoy helping people as well as exposure to the full employee lifecycle.

You also have:

• 1 year minimum of experience in payroll administration and an understanding of Belgian employment legislation.
• Excellent English (written and spoken)with Good Dutch and French (both written and spoken).
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, and enjoy learning new systems and technologies.

You’ll really thrive in this role if you are

• Highly organised and accurate, always able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Solution-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Able to build strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• A positive, approachable and service-minded attitude.

Offer

• The opportunity to build your HR career within a leading international law firm.
• Impactful work, playing a key role in shaping the employee experience.
• Career Development, be exposed to diverse HR topics and work closely with expert HR professionals.
• Inclusive Culture, join a multicultural, collaborative and supportive working environment where teamwork and respect are central.
• Work-Life Balance.
• Recognition, your contribution will be visible, valuable and play an important role in Bird & Bird’s success.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary.
• Annual Performance Bonus.
• Teleworking Allowance, €155.
• Lunch Vouchers, €10.
• Eco Cheques, €250.
• Private Pension.
• Hospitalization & Outpatient Insurance.
• Car or Bike Allowance OR 100% Public Transport Reimbursement.
• Permanent contract ensuring long-term stability.

Flexibility & Wellbeing

• Opportunity for 2 days of teleworking per week (after 4 months).
• 38-hour workweek.
• 24 days of annual leave with an additional day every 5 years.

Learning & Development

• Continuous training exposure to all that is necessary for your future at Bird & Bird.

Hiring Process

• First interview with Anneke Vermeir and Jennifer Laforgia.
• Assessment, (relevant to the job)
• Second interview with Paul Hermant.
• Decision communicated within 1 week.

Why join Bird & Bird?

Joining Bird & Bird’s Brussels Office means becoming part of a close-knit team of 85 professionals representing 10 different nationalities, while also benefiting from the resources, expertise and career opportunities of a leading international law firm with 34 offices worldwide.