HR Advisor

Yara Suomi Oy; Uusikaupunki; On-site; EUR 45 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

A global agribusiness company is seeking an HR Advisor in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The role involves managing HR compliance, supporting recruitment and onboarding, and fostering stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor-level education in HR and at least 3 years of experience in recruitment. This position offers diverse challenges in an international environment, with local benefits including healthcare services.

Benefits

Personnel fund

Extensive healthcare services

Sickness fund

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of independent work experience in recruitment.
• Fluent in English and Finnish, both verbal and written communication.
• Good knowledge and understanding of local labor law and GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient support to employees and managers with HR inquiries.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and manage HR data effectively.

Skills

Strong interviewing skills

Collaboration and communication

Problem-solving and planning

HR compliance knowledge

Data analytics

Education

HR relevant Bachelor-level education

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Recruitment selection tools

HR Information Systems

Job description

Overview

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

For over a century, Yara has been dedicated to feeding the world and protecting the planet, with a mission to do so in a responsible and sustainable manner. Yara provides crop nutrition products, solutions, and expertise to 20 million farmers across 160 countries.

Within Yara Europe, HR Regional Operations ensures smooth processes, high-quality data, and efficient services across all HR functions. People Resourcing team, part of this unit, is now looking for a new HR Advisor to join the team.

People Resourcing oversees the full employee lifecycle, providing six key services: Recruitment, Onboarding, Offboarding, Employer Branding, Employee Retention Management, and Workforce Management. In this role, the team not only supports managers and employees with inquiries and concerns but also engages with internal customers to address their business needs through People Resourcing processes. HR Advisor will act as a subject matter expert for these processes.

We are looking for an independent HR professional with an expertise in managing HR compliance and HR processes, while effectively developing and nurturing good stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and effective support to employees and managers by addressing inquiries not just through task execution, but also through proactive consultations
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding, ensuring a transparent, compliant, and seamless experience for managers, candidates, new hires, and departing employees
• Drive accurate and efficient data management in adherence to GDPR and local HR compliance
• Develop, execute and evaluate effectiveness of employer branding activities via suitable events / platforms
• Actively participate in People Resourcing regional projects and initiatives, i.e., designing and delivering support material and trainings for all Yara Europe employees, harmonizing processes across different countries etc.
• Ensure the active promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion through People Resourcing processes

Profile

• HR relevant Bachelor-level education
• Minimum of 3 years of independent work experience in recruitment, strong interviewing skills, and the ability to coach hiring managers, along with expertise in on- and offboarding, retention and employer branding activities
• Good knowledge and understanding of local labor law and collective agreements, including GDPR and HR compliance
• Experience working with recruitment selection tools, data analytics tools and HR Information Systems (SAP SuccessFactors is a plus)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Good problem-solving and planning skills, ability to prioritize, optimize and harmonize processes
• Fluent in English and Finnish, both verbal and written communication - a must. Additional languages are a benefit.

We offer

• Diverse and interesting challenges in a dynamic and international environment
• Local benefits such as personnel fund and extensive healthcare services and sickness fund

Contact details

Rūta Povilaitytė
Team Manager People Resourcing
[e-mail]

Raija Vesterinen
HR Advisor People Resourcing
[e-mail]

p. 050 435 3230 (2.10. klo 9.30-10.30, 6.10. klo 13-14.30, 8.10. klo 9.30-11)

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Are you interested in this professional opportunity in our future-oriented organization? If yes, we look forward to receiving your application documents in English. Please apply no later than October 14, 2025

Knowledge grows through differences

Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.