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Career opportunities in Human Resources and Healthcare

Find out about the most frequently encountered professions:

Recruitment officer

The recruitment officer is involved in the upstream phases of a recruitment consultancy assignment. They are responsible for identifying, contacting and shortlisting potential candidates.

What does a recruitment officer do?

Therecruitment managerdefines the position and the profile required in relation to the client’s needs, enabling him to identify potential candidate profiles and propose a search strategy.

It implements the search strategy, then approaches the candidates identified or selects the applications received. It also hunts down profiles identified within target companies.

He/she is responsible for the administrative follow-up of the assignment and for reporting to the customer.
Monitoring is also part of their role, and they must build up a pool of candidates for the firm.

What skills does a recruitment manager have?

The recruitment manager has a general knowledge of the organisation and operation of a company and a good economic culture.

They master interview techniques, particularly telephone interviews, so that they can quickly and accurately assess the candidates they contact.

He has a thorough knowledge of the case law governing the direct approach.

They are good listeners, persuasive and persistent.

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HR Consultant

The HR consultant (or HR engineering consultant) acts as an advisor and assists the company with a range of HR issues: recruitment, social relations, GPEC, training, mobility and staff appraisal.

What does an HR consultant do?

The consultant analyses the customer’s needs and draws up a structured consultancy proposal in which he defines the intervention process: diagnosis of the problem, support actions, budgets, schedules, internal and external resources, expected results, performance criteria and indicators.

It implements the proposal, taking care to check that the resources and means provided are sufficient.

He or she will monitor the assignment, support the customer and adjust actions, provide after-sales service and draw up reports.

What skills does an HR consultant have?

HR consultants know the business world, the job market, the professions and the qualifications required. They also have knowledge of social and employment law, taxation, setting up a business, recruitment and the regional economy of collective agreements.

He is proficient in project management and practises technical evaluation tests.

You need to be an excellent listener, with good analytical skills and empathy.

He knows how to mobilise his client and is able to withstand pressure.

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Medical establishment director

The director of a health, social and medico-social establishment (DESSMS)carries outhis duties in public retirement homes, public departmental child welfare establishments, public establishments for the disabled or maladjusted, public accommodation and social reintegration centres or in public health establishments thatdo nothave a surgery, obstetrics orforcedhospitalisation department.

What are the duties of a Medical Director?

Thedirector of a health,socialandmedico-socialinstitution(DESSMS), in liaison with the board of directors, has overall responsibility for the smooth running of the institution.

It manages the school’s human, financial and economic resources.

It also defines the school’s strategies for the future, and develops and coordinates the implementation of projects. It also plays a coordinating role.

Lastly, they are responsible for communication. The director of a health and social care establishment is the establishment’s institutional representative.

What skills does a Medical Director have?

The director of a healthcare establishment occupies a hybrid position, combining medical, social and administrative responsibilities. Their main quality is thereforeversatility.
They must also have :

  • excellent interpersonal skillsand the ability to adapt to all types of contacts
  • thoroughnessandgood organisation
  • a strong sense ofempathy, both for patients and employees
  • managementskills and a taste for administrative tasks
  • dynamismandinitiative
  • creativity.

Responsible for all aspects of the life of his or her establishment, the director of a healthcare establishment must also be ableto withstand pressureand beadaptable(particularly in view of changes in legislation).

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Employment lawyer

The employment lawyer assists and advises the company’s human resources and operational departments on employment legislation.

What does an employment lawyer do?

The employment lawyer’s main task is to handle employment-related cases, which he or she monitors with the lawyers. They ensure the security of all the company’s processes, particularly those linked to strategic change projects.

It also provides advice on social management: prepares and organises meetings with the IRP, responds to queries on employment law and communicates formally and institutionally within the company on changes that have an impact on employment law or collective agreements.

He also monitors employment law in order to keep abreast of the various developments likely to have an impact on the company.

What skills does an employment lawyer have?

Employment lawyers are expected to have a perfect command of employment law: the Labour Code, social security law, the company’s collective bargaining agreement and case law.

They must be meticulous, because the slightest error in processing files can lead to costly procedures for the company.

They must also be diplomatic, as they advise on employment legislation and must not make value judgements.

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HR & Payroll Administration Manager

The HR Administration and Payroll Manager is responsible for the day-to-day administration and payroll of the company’s employees.

What are the duties of an HR & Payroll Administration Manager?

The HR & Payroll Administration Manager supervises an administrative team and/or payroll managers in the following tasks: ensuring compliance with the Labour Code and the company’s internal regulations, applying the regulations of the collective bargaining agreement and company agreements, handling relations with social security bodies and managing the payroll.

It provides advice both through dialogue with employees and with the company’s managers.

HR reporting is also part of its remit: drawing up social tables, analysing data and drafting the company’s social balance sheet.

What skills does an HR & Payroll Administration Manager have?

The HR and Payroll Administration Manager is required to have a very precise knowledge of the legal obligations relating to personnel management.

They must have a taste for figures, as the statistical dimension is omnipresent in the job.

A great deal of rigour is required, as the slightest management error can have a direct impact on employees’ lives.

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Head of training

The Training Manager defines, designs and steers the employee skills development policy in line with the company’s strategic objectives.

What are the duties of a training manager?

TheTraining Managerdefines and implements the company’s training policy. They identify the training areas to be developed in line with the company’s strategic orientations. He/she implements a policy of individual right to training (DIF) and the training plan by gathering the needs expressed by employees.

It also handles the administrative management of the training courses and is responsible for the related budget.

He manages his team in implementing the training plan, oversees the recruitment of training organisations and supervises the coordination of schedules.

What skills does a training manager have?

Training managers have a good legal culture: without being experts in employment law, they need to be able to grasp and easily follow the legal framework surrounding training. They also have a strong human resources culture: training is part of an overall HR policy, and dialogue with other HR departments is essential.

He has the organisational skills needed to successfully complete the many projects on which he is working simultaneously.

He shows initiative and creativity in launching new training initiatives to better meet the company’s needs.

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HR Manager

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for all or part of the development and administrative management of human resources for a given population (function, site, establishment, region). They provide HR expertise to operational staff.

What are the duties of an HR manager?

TheHR Managerparticipates in defining HR strategy and determines flagship projects based on this strategy and the expectations of operational staff. He or she implements HR projects in line with the company’s strategy: introduction of the HRIS, new organisation chart, reorganisation of working hours.

It also advises operational staff. It responds to their requests in all areas of HR (employment law, training, recruitment, employment contracts, career management, remuneration, management of employee representative bodies) and, if necessary, calls on specialist expertise. It provides them with support in applying employment law and developing their teams.

What skills does an HR manager have?

This position requires versatility, as it covers all areas of human resources: recruitment, training, employment law, career management and payroll. It is a generalist position.

The HR Manager must have a sound economic and financial background and be familiar with all the company’s business lines.

They must be good listeners, fluent in English and have a taste for working in the field.

English may be required in international companies.

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