Interim HR Consultant Poland

Poland

Part-time

Freelancer

The job

Help international clients navigate Polish HR and employee relations challenges
For our HR Services team, we're looking for an experienced Polish HR professional with strong administrational and strategic HR knowledge including work unions, who can quickly step into international client organisations and provide hands-on HR support where extra capacity, complex employee relations expertise or local employment law knowledge is needed.
As an Interim HR Consultant, you will work directly for clients on temporary HR assignments with a strong focus on Poland. You support the employee lifecycle, advise managers on sensitive HR matters and take ownership of employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinary processes and Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).

What will you do?

Deliver interim HR support to international clients with employees in Poland;
Take ownership of operational HR activities and employee lifecycle processes;
Support managers and employees with day-to-day HR matters and Polish employment law considerations;
Manage complex employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinary processes, performance management and PIPs;
Advise managers on performance management, from goal-setting through to formal underperformance procedures;
Handle sensitive employee situations, such as extended sick leave, workplace conflict or contested performance issues, with discretion, legal soundness and fairness;
Assist with HR projects, documentation, policies and process improvements;
Manage multiple client assignments and priorities simultaneously;
Collaborate with Parakar's local HR and labour law specialists whenever country-specific expertise is required.

This is your job if

You have 4+ years of experience in a Polish HR environment, for example as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, HR Consultant or similar;
You have a strong working knowledge of Polish employment law, including knowledge on administrative, and strategic HR and work unions;
You have proven experience managing employee relations cases end-to-end, not only advising but also leading the process;
You have practical experience running Performance Improvement Plans and performance management cycles;
You can advise managers who are not HR-trained with clarity, confidence and sound judgement;
You have strong documentation discipline and understands the importance of a clear, defensible paper trail;
You are comfortable working independently on interim assignments, with the judgment to know when to escalate or consult local specialists;
You have excellent stakeholder management skills; you'll often be advising managers who are not HR-trained, under time pressure;
You are based in Poland;
You are fluent in English;
You are fluent in Polish (C1/C2 - Native)

Our offer

Assignment details:

Expected workload approximately 10 hours per week (with potential for expansion);
Duration: to be determined but minimum 6 months;
Freelance/interim assignment starting end September/beginning of October;
Hourly rate: approximately €45-€80 per hour depending on experience;
Remote/international working environment;
Temporary assignment supporting international clients with Polish HR and employee relations expertise.

Why this assignment?
You'll join an ambitious international team and support clients across Europe with practical HR solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, takes ownership and wants to make an immediate impact by bringing specialist Polish HR and employee relations expertise into client organizations.

Over ons

Parakar Group is een internationale organisatie die een breed spectrum aan diensten aanbiedt op het gebied van wereldwijd uitbesteed HR- en salarisbeheer. Onze focus ligt op het bieden van oplossingen voor bedrijven die willen uitbreiden naar Europese landen door lokaal talent in te huren, of voor individuen die in Europa willen komen werken. Voor deze klanten werken we aan passende arbeidsrelaties die niet alleen de geografische grenzen overstijgen, maar ook verder gaan dan bedrijfsculturen, wetgeving en juridische context. Onze diensten bestaan uit het uitbesteed personeelsmanagement, HR-consulting en -management, salarisadministratie, immigratie en alles wat daarbij komt kijken.