Finland PCO Manager

Job Title: Country People, Culture and Organisation Manager

Company: Avolta Finland (HMSHost Finland Oy & WDFG Helsinki Oy)

Location: Finland, Helsinki Airport

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Who we are:

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports, and railway stations amongst others. Want to learn more about us? Visit avoltaworld.com

About the role:

 Avolta Finland is seeking a dynamic and experienced People, Culture and Organisation Manager to oversee and develop our HR functions in Finland. This role involves managing labour relations, recruitment, personnel administration, occupational health and safety, compensation and benefits, and learning and development. The successful candidate will ensure alignment with the strategic plan and Group PCO policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and motivate the country PCO team, fostering a high level of commitment and engagement.
• Ensure compliance with the Finnish labor laws and collective agreements.
• Manage all aspects of the employment life cycle
• staffing, recruitment, and selection.
• Support training and development initiatives to ensure employees are skilled and competent.
• Oversee occupational health and safety, ensuring a good work-life balance and managing sick leaves.
• Handle contract terminations and exit processes, ensuring legal compliance and fair treatment.
• Manage negotiations with employee representatives to maintain positive labour relations.
• Implement HR strategies and support the Nordic HR director and other managers in achieving business targets.
• Focus on operational and tactical tasks, with strategic direction provided by global, regional, and Nordic levels.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in HR management 5-7 years, preferably in a similar role.
• Bachelor ‘s or Master’s degree in HR Management related area
• Strong knowledge of the Finnish labor laws and HR best practices, with a focus on collective agreements.
• Fluent spoken and written Finnish and English are mandatory, Swedish skills are beneficial
• Experience in the Finnish hospitality and/or commercial sectors is highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Join Avolta:

Avolta aims to make it priority to hire people of all backgrounds, genders, race, age, income, education, ethnically background, religion, political orientation, disability, sexual orientation or personality – we also make it our priority that our associates feel that they belong to our organization. Therefore, we promote an inclusive environment in which everyone feels accepted, respected and valued as an individual and in which opportunities and resources are equally accessible.

This is a great opportunity for a PCO Manager who is ready for the next step in their career, If you are looking for a dynamic role within a worldwide organization where people are put at the heart of what we do, then we look forward to hearing from you!

Please note that to be able to work at airport, you will go through a background safety clearance, and you’re required to have valid proof of identity. If you are not a Finnish citizen, you must already have a valid work permit to work in Finland at the time of your application

How to apply:

Please send in you application and CV latest by October 27th through the link below.

Please note that candidates may be interviewed already during the application period and

the position may be filled as soon as the right match between the position and the candidate is found.