Talent Specialist - Talent Unit

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About the research group

The aim of the Talent Unit is to promote IDIBELL's mission and vision through programs to develop human potential, from selection and recruitment, onboarding and mentoring, to training and professional development, mobility and promotion.

The unit coordinates strategic projects of institutional scope, including the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R), by which IDIBELL undertakes to implement the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. It also manages the training and career development program, as well as the Ambassador and JubiBell programs.

About the role

The Talent Specialist will support the design and implementation of training activities, reinforcing goals and standards within our professionals and support the implementation of existing and new programmes.

The person will also be involved in the design of job offers, sourcing candidates through databases and social media, conducting interviews and serve as a go-between for candidates and hiring managers. The position will support all procedures related to the creation, development, implementation, and conduction of training and development programs for our professionals.

We would like to hire a highly motivated HR professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills; attention to detail; customer-oriented attitude and with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. The selected candidate will promote our employer brand and IDIBELL culture by joining a highly interdisciplinary team at the People Department.

Main responsibilities include: Support in the assessment of training and development needs, through surveys, interviews, focus groups, and communication with managers, instructors, and users’ representatives
Support in the organization and implementation of training programs, including both soft and hard skills (e.g., oversee logistics, purchase requests, registrations, communication, reporting, etc.)

• Coordination of internal seminars at IDIBELL
• Support in the selection and recruitment process for hiring and employee transfer, including background checks, shortlisting, data entry, document generation, and different interview models
• Schedule and conduct new hire on-boarding and orientation across local teams
• Support employee exit process
• Create reports and provide analytics related to people metrics
• Proactively identify opportunities and assess improvements to the employee experience to develop and implement innovative solutions

Job requirements

Professional experience

• 1 year of working experience as an HR specialized in contracts
• Hands-on experience with various interview formats (i.e., phone, video
• conference, and structured)
• Ability to understand and explain job requirements
• Experience in the design and implementation of effective training anddevelopment activities
• Experience in employee relations

Education and training

•  CFGS related labour relations, administration or similar 

Technical & soft skills

• Curiosity, love for learning and extending the knowledge are keys to the role
• Knowledge of labour legislation and science laws
• Solid understanding of HR practices
• Solid computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft 365 and database management
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods
• Ability to evaluate and research training options and alternatives
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good written and verbal communications skills

Languages

• Good command of the English, Catalan and Spanish language

We will value, but not required

• 1+ year of working experience as an HR specialized in contracts at a research
  institution
• Studying a degree in Labour Relations, Administration or similar, or in
  possession of it

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: As soon as possible
• Contract duration: Permanent
• Estimated annual gross salary: 24.000 €
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking
• 26 working days of holiday per year
• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.
• Paid leave package
• Benefits of constant training are offered
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  18/09/2025

Data protection notice

In compliance with the obligations established in the General Regulation of Data Protection (RGPD), which is the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016, and the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, it is reported that the Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), CIF G58863317, with address Av. Granvia de l'Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, will process your personal data, as the controller, to apply for the position, maintain communication concerning the status of the candidature, to access the delivered CV; to compare that your data is in accordance with the offers announced by IDIBELL and to verify, where appropriate, that the information provided is accurate. You can find more information in our Privacy Policy at https://idibell.cat/en/privacy-policy-2/, request more information about the data processing carried out and exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, portability, limitation of processing by sending a request at email: dataprotection@idibell.cat. If you consider that you have not obtained satisfaction in exercising your rights, you may submit a claim to Catalan Data Protection Authority.

Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).