Manager Employer Relations (m/f/d)

Grow with us – start your career at IU!

Support our team immediately on a full-time basis (40 hours per week) at on of our locations or remotely (germanwide) as a Manager Employer Relations (m/f/d)

Your Mission: Maintaining relations to employee representatives is vital in promoting a positive work environment by fostering positive and value creating relationships between the employer and employee representation, expressed by works councils or interest groups. The main expected outcome is to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory conditions and to contribute to a four and productive work environment where everyone can thrive.

Your tasks

• You ensure that the company's treatment of employees is consistent with its core values and objectives

• You act in the best interest of stakeholders and adhere to legal and regulatory conditions

• You oversee and manage the relationship with employee representatives, specifically works councils

• You consult the leadership team in terms of co-determination in all relevant aspects

• You drive negotiations related to labor matters aimed at achieving acceptable agreements

• You define an employee relations strategy and implement it accordingly

• You gather employee and leadership feedback to develop impactful measures supporting business interests in alignment with employee representation

Your Profile

• You are passionate about making IU a great place to thrive

• You want to solve things that matter - for our organization and our employees

• You have experience and/or a degree in Human Resources or similar

• You have an understanding of German labour law and related co-determination aspects

• You are a great communicator who can build strong and trusted relationships with different stakeholder groups

• You can deal with uncertainty, lead others and deliver results - even under challenging conditions

• You have an eye for detail and a sense for quality work

What We Offer

• Shape your career: Rapid growth opens up many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career and we will help you make it a reality.

• Work wherever you want…: Digitalization is part of our DNA. So decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. You love remote work? No problem! Would you like to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex Benefit makes it possible.

• … and flexible in terms of time: It’s your job; We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.

• Take your knowledge to a new level: Where if not with us? Benefit from free further training, language courses and discounted study programs. With us there is always something new to learn.

• Rest well: We make an effort every day, but we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation plus an extra day of vacation on your birthday. Do you need a longer break? How about a sabbatical?

• Reach your destination sustainably: Germanys 9 euro ticket is history, we got the DeutschlandTicket for 7 €. You prefer to travel by bike? Then a Jobrad (bike leasing)might be the right choice. We offer many environmentally conscious options to be mobile both professionally and privately.

This is a unique opportunity for exceptional talents: you will be working for Germany’s largest and fastest-growing university with the biggest entrepreneurial spirit, aiming to revolutionize the European education sector through new digital formats. The IU group is part of the portfolio of one of Europe’s most successful private equity investors, who has already led companies like Verivox, Parship/Elitepartner, Host Europe, and Alessi to international success. We promise you a steep learning curve and personal coaching that you will rarely find elsewhere.

Become part of our HR team at Germany’s largest university! We are responsible for everything you are reading right now! We are the team that helps build the teams. We help each member grow and enjoy their time here – it’s the nature of our culture.

You find yourself in this profile and are looking for a new challenge? Then apply online now via our career portal.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Anna-Lena via anna-lena.obenhaus@iu.org .

Words are followed by deeds: We take our “Culture Of Everyone” very seriously and would like to point out once again that you are welcome to join us, regardless of your origin, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation. Even if you have a disability, our doors are open to you. We look forward to a diverse coexistence here at the IU!