HR Advisor

Yara Suomi Oy; Uusikaupunki; On-site; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural solutions company in Finland is seeking an HR Advisor to manage the employee lifecycle including recruitment and onboarding. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor in HR, with at least 3 years of experience in recruitment, strong interviewing skills, and fluency in English and Finnish. This role offers diverse challenges in an international environment with local benefits such as healthcare services and a personnel fund.

Benefits

Personnel fund

Extensive healthcare services

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support employees and managers with inquiries.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and local HR standards.

Skills

Independent work experience

Strong interviewing skills

Effective stakeholder relationships

Collaboration and communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

HR relevant Bachelor-level education

Tools

HR Information Systems (SAP SuccessFactors)

Data analytics tools

Job description

Overview

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)

Apply

Please apply no later than October 14, 2025

Are you interested in this professional opportunity in our future-oriented organization? If yes, we look forward to receiving your application documents in English.

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.