HR Manager in top-sharing

Job description ##

We are looking for an HR Manager ready to take on the challenge of exercising a strategic and operational leadership function in top-sharing, in a pair with an HR Manager who already has experience in job sharing.

What is top-sharing?

It is the sharing of the same position and its responsibilities between two people, who form a true collaborative duo. Both partners carry the function together, divide the responsibilities, and ensure continuity, while working in close coordination. These two people also manage a team together.

This model offers great richness: two cross-perspectives, two ways of thinking and deciding, a mode of functioning that encourages questioning, continuous learning and collective intelligence. But it also requires a particular way of working, because individual success depends on the success of the duo. And let's be honest: this model is not for everyone. You must like:

• questioning yourself, even when you think you are right;
• communicating a lot, sharing information and leaving no gray areas;
• receiving feedback - and knowing how to give it with respect;
• trusting and accepting that the other person sometimes does things differently;
• bringing your ideas while being sometimes ready to change your mind;
• managing disagreements without turning them into conflicts;
• putting the success of the collective before your personal interests.

In short: you have to be very good at your job - and even better in the relationship with your partner!

Responsibilities ##

• Ensure the steering of the HR entity as well as participate in the steering of the department within its professional scope, as a member of the executive committee.
• Advise and support employees and executives on HR matters.
• Apply development and training processes and ensure the recruitment process of employees.
• Manage the workforce and ensure time and absence management as well as promote health and safety at work.
• Lead or participate in HR projects, as well as supervise and coordinate the projects of the HR unit.
• Manage the HR team, composed of 4 enthusiastic and professional people
• Embody and live the values of the HR team: integrity, conviviality and openness

For further information, please consult the job specification by clicking here or contact Madame Alexia Foretay, HR Manager, at 021/316.97.56.

Qualifications ##

• University Master's degree preferably in occupational psychology, law, sociology or business economics, or Federal Diploma of HR Specialist. Additional training such as CAS RH, project management or facilitation/mediation is an asset.
• Previous experience in human resources of min. 10 years, within a public administration is an asset, previous experience as HR Manager 5 years.
• Good leadership and stress management, decision-making spirit and determination, excellent analytical and synthesis skills; global vision and creativity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: clear and transparent communication, ability to share ideas and manage files in a duo, desire to question oneself, ability to give and receive feedback.
• Great administrative rigor. Ease with standard IT tools, especially excel, ease of adaptation to new programs.
• Availability to work from Monday to Thursday, in order to ensure continuity with the person already in place.

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RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Does this description appeal to you? Please carefully prepare your complete file (CV, cover letter, work certificates and diplomas), which we look forward to receiving.

After an initial selection based on files, the first interviews will take place on November 4, 5 and 10, 2026.

WHO ARE WE? ##

The Service de la population (SPOP) is a dynamic service, located at the crossroads between citizens, migrants, municipalities and the federal administration. We ensure the application of federal and cantonal legislation regarding migration, naturalization, the issuance of civil status services, identity documents as well as the promotion of the integration of foreigners. We work in a sensitive context, where the human dimension is very present and we give a central place to the people to whom we provide our services.
For more information, click here to consult our site.

Why join the State of Vaud? ##

The State of Vaud offers a great diversity of jobs and opportunities for evolution. The working conditions follow the guidelines of equality, inclusion, sustainability and professional ethics in an environment conducive to the reconciliation of professional and private life.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our State employer page.