Personnel Administrator: Principle Issues in HR Department (m/f/d) – Fixed-term

The Principle Issues area is part of personnel management. It provides support and advice on labour, social security, tax, collective bargaining law, and fundamental issues related to occupational pensions. Preserving the participation rights of employee representatives in collective legal matters is also part of the area's responsibilities, as is initiating and carrying out individual labour law measures.

What you'll do with us

• Assess legal situations and develop and formulate recommendations for action for department or HR management, especially in the areas of data protection, occupational pensions, and other benefits involving salary conversion

• Identify requirements for adjustments and changes due to amendments to laws or other frameworks

• Draft procedural instructions and regulations

• Prepare publications on HR topics for internal company communication

• Create and introduce standards in the HR department to ensure uniform legal application

What you bring

• Completed Master's degree in law (e.g., business law, corporate law, labour law, administrative law, public law) or a completed Master's degree in business studies with a focus on law and relevant work experience

• Alternatively: Bachelor's degree in law with relevant knowledge in labour and collective bargaining law, or a law degree with first state examination and relevant knowledge in the aforementioned areas

• Good knowledge of labour and collective bargaining law, especially occupational pensions through salary conversion, is essential

• Ability to work with legal materials and other sources (e.g., case law, tariffs, etc.) and identify needs for change

• Clear communication of information to target audiences

• Desirable knowledge: data protection, VBL, tariff knowledge

• Reliability and independence

Compensation

We offer remuneration according to pay group 12 of the Collective Agreement for Public Services (TV-V). Depending on personal qualifications, a lower pay group may apply.

Location

Berlin, Neue Jüdenstraße 2

Start / Conditions

Starting immediately / fixed term until 30.11.29 as part of a temporary retirement arrangement

Good reasons for a career with us

• Continuously developed technologies for Berlin's water cycle

• Active research to enhance environmental protection

• Meaningful tasks with responsibility and team spirit

• Diverse career opportunities and support (e.g., Female Leadership Programme, individual career development plans, internal training options)

• Work-life balance: 39-hour workweek, 30 days holiday/year, up to 60% of remote work per quarter, various working time models (full-time or part-time, e.g., sabbatical, flextime, 10 additional vacation days through pay conversion, etc.), occupational pension (VBL), capital-forming benefits (VWL), subsidy for the 'Deutschlandticket' job, corporate benefits offerings, 39 weeks of continued pay in case of illness, corporate health management (e.g., bicycle leasing), professional employee counselling for all life situations

Application Information

People with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified.

Since we aim for equal opportunities and the professional advancement of women, we especially welcome applications from women.

Applications from individuals with a migration background are expressly encouraged.

Applications with other educational qualifications will be individually considered and may be recognised in connection with previous knowledge and professional experience.

Your application

Please apply with your complete application profile (cover letter, CV, certificates, and, if applicable, proof of severe disability) by 29.10.2026, quoting the job ID on our career page.

Interviews are expected to take place from week 47 onwards.