HR Business Partner

The People & Culture function within the Authority provides human resources capabilities that are essential for the fulfilment of its mission covering recruitment, retention, remuneration and reward. It acts as a strategic business partner and catalyst within the Authority to ensure the achievement of performance results through its people. As People & Culture we place employees at the heart of the Authority's mission, reflecting the drive being undertaken to bring about change and organisational growth within the MFSA.

It is also responsible for identifying training needs in the financial services sector and for developing, creating and implementing training programmes in conjunction with the relevant professional training bodies and academic institutions. The team implements other staff related provisions, including the MFSA Ethics Framework, the MFSA Anti-Fraud Policy and Occupational Health & Safety.

All projects and initiatives undertaken by the team are driven by the five MFSA values of integrity, trustworthiness, dependability, independence and excellence.

About the Role:

• Partner with business offices to understand business drivers and facilitate HR operations
• Influence the adoption of HR best practice across the assigned functions
• Provide day-to-day guidance to management and employees (coaching, counselling, career development, disciplinary actions, compensation, recruitment, etc)
• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Proactively identify leadership gaps and develop plans to address
• Manage recruitment, on-boarding, probation, KPIs and workforce plans
• Identify training and development needs and monitor that objectives are being met
• Provide input in salary reviews and compensation/benefits
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Head and/or as may be required by the MFSA from time to time based on the exigencies of the Authority.

About You:

We are looking for a candidate with experience in Human Resources. The role calls for an academic qualification in a relevant field of study at National Qualification Framework Level 6 or better, duly certified by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) or widely recognised qualification at a comparable level.

You will also possess a minimum of three (3) years working experience in similar role. Candidates with longer experience relevant to the role will be preferred.

If you do not have the necessary academic or professional qualifications, but you have at least seven (7) years of relevant experience, we would still be interested in speaking with you.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong organisational, planning, and multitasking abilities;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Sound analytical and problem solving skills;
• Ability to build productive relationships with stakeholders;
• High level of discretion, professionalism, and attention to detail