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Member of Secretariat, Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures - FMI portfolio lead Office location: Basel Department: MED Unit: Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) Service: Employment - Duration: 3 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100% Application Deadline: 20/05/2024 Description The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has an opportunity available for a Member of Secretariat to join the team. The role is based in Basel, Switzerland, however, thanks to our status as an international organisation, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members. Purpose of the role: Our mission is to support central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and to act as a bank for central banks. As a Member of Secretariat with the CPMI you will support this mission by leading the portfolio on financial market infrastructures (FMIs). By joining the CPMI: · You will join a dynamic, diverse and highly engaged team. The CPMI Secretariat team supports the Committee and its various international working groups as well as those under its joint work with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and other international bodies. · You will manage the CPMI’s policy and standard-setting work in relation to regulatory, supervisory and oversight issues in FMIs and lead the FMI portfolio of the CPMI Secretariat. · You will manage the development and publication of reports setting out international policy and standards in this area. · You will be the key contact on FMIs for coordinating with other international bodies, such as the Financial Stability Board, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and IOSCO. Principal accountabilities: · Provides secretariat support for the CPMI and/or CPMI-IOSCO and their working groups and task forces. Ensures and organises the support activities of a particular subgroup, in coordination with the subgroup chair and line manager. · Prepares background analysis, including meeting documents, for meetings of high-level central bank officials on financial market infrastructure issues. · Organises the preparation, publication and distribution of reports drawn up by the CPMI and/or CPMI-IOSCO or their subgroups. · Monitors and analyses developments in FMIs and their implications for the functioning and stability of the financial system. · Defines and carries out research and policy analysis to be included in BIS and CPMI publications. · Establishes and maintains professional contacts, partnerships and effective communication within the BIS, with the central banking and regulatory communities (in particular with other standard setting-bodies and international organisations), and with market participants and industry groups. · Represents the BIS and the CPMI in meetings hosted by central banks and at other international organisations. Gives presentations on the work of the CPMI and/or CPMI-IOSCO at seminars and conferences. Qualifications, skills, and experience: · Advanced degree in economics, finance, law or related fields. · Solid understanding of financial market structures and developments, in particular risk management issues in FMIs and related regulatory, supervisory and oversight issues. · Knowledge of payment and FMI issues related to digital innovations and financial integrity (eg anti-money laundering) would be an asset. · Proactive and result-oriented, team spirit and good interpersonal skills. · Critical thinking, long-term planning and effective coordinating and negotiating skills. · Strong analytical skills and relevant experience with innovative policy-orientated research. · Excellent drafting and communication skills in English in writing and speaking for both technical and non-technical audiences. · International work experience, in particular in CPMI-IOSCO policy and standard-setting work, as well as practical experience as a supervisor or overseer of FMIs would be beneficial. Who we are: The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organisation with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity at the BIS here. What the BIS offers: We want your time at the BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, thanks to our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world. We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request accommodation, support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please reach out to the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org. Please create a user account to start the application process by entering your details. 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Head of People Services (Deputy Head of HR) Office location: Basel Department: General Secretariat Unit: Human Resources Service: Employment - Duration: 3 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100% Application Deadline: 26/05/2024 Description Head of People Services (Deputy Head of HR) The Bank for International Settlements is looking for a Head of People Services (Deputy Head of HR). This role is based in Basel, however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally, and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members. Purpose of the job: Head of People Services (Deputy Head of HR) leads the delivery of HR operational services (HR operations, payroll, talent acquisition and labour leasing) to ensure operational excellence, through coordinated and efficient service delivery. On this role you will be responsible for designing and developing processes and delivery channels to continually improve capabilities and maintain alignment with best practices. Additionally, this role is responsible for the ongoing development of HR systems, leads related change initiative, supervises the management and reporting of services data as well as will deputise for the Head of Human Resources. By joining our HR team, you will: Establish a new role within HR, that has a real impact on our processes and on our employee experience. Drive improvement initiatives, striving to deliver operational excellence Have variety within own scope of duties– between process optimisation, cross team collaboration as well as client satisfaction. Join a team of HR professionals, that work closely and collaboratively together Principal accountabilities: Strategy development and implementation Contributes to the development and implementation of the Human Resources strategy, by identifying future trends, completing a gap analysis and communicating the mid- to long-term action plan. Works closely with other members of the team to prioritise activities and looks for opportunities to continually improve and integrate processes. Jointly with Deputy Head of HR/Head of Business Partnering, shapes and supports the strategy’s roll-out across client groups. Supports the Bank through organisational development, communications initiatives and interventions to assure appropriate change management and adoption of new practices. Leads the delivery of HR operational services Has an oversight of HR operations, payroll, talent acquisition and labour leasing services. Designs and implements processes to handle demands and optimise workflows to provide a high quality and efficient end-to-end experience for employees. Ensures robust planning processes for and smooth functioning of all HR services. Is responsible for all areas of payroll services to ensure accurate and timely payments and benefit administration services across all office locations. Ensures that processes, systems and administration in support of the talent acquisition of staff and labour-leased contractors are delivered efficiently and successfully. HR systems and projects Responsible for the ongoing development of HR information systems working in collaboration with the Bank’s IT services. Ensures regular reporting and communication projects and engages with relevant customers, reports and tracks status of implementation efforts. HR data and information Develops key statistics for HR operational services to support people management and HR process improvements. Works closely with the HR Data Manager and the members of the HR management team to ensure that relevant information are regularly tracked and reported. Observes trends and provides analytical insights to HR management team. Leadership Manages, leads, and motivates staff and fosters a culture of collaboration and inclusion. Works closely and collaboratively with other members of the HR management team. Deputises for the Head of HR on matters pertaining to HR operational services and (jointly with Deputy Head of HR/Head of BPs) for all aspects of HR as required. Work experience: Solid experience in HR field gained by working in or having exposure to various HR functions. Proven track record of process improvements, optimizations or change implementation, in the field of HR. Experience in leading diverse teams, gained in international environment. Expertise/experience in client delivery strategy, services and operations. Proficiency in data management and reporting as well as ability to identify trends and implement action plans. Excellent English (written and oral). Who we are: The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organisation with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity at the BIS here . What the BIS offers: We want your time at the BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, thanks to our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world. We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request accommodation, support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please reach out to the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org . 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Senior Site Reliability Engineer Office location: Basel Department: Banking Unit: Banking IT Service: Employment - Duration: 3 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100 Application Deadline: 14/05/2024 Description The Bank for International Settlements is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our Banking IT team. This role is based in Basel, however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members. Banking IT sits at the heart of the Banking Department and supports and maintains business critical trading, financial messaging and reporting applications and supports external trading platforms and their interfaces to internal systems. Purpose of the role: To ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our systems while promoting automation and continuous improvement. Customise and package business applications using scripting languages and develop small/medium size business applications, tools and interfaces. By joining the team: You will collaborate closely with business areas to understand their data needs and support them in a forward-looking manner, e.g. proposing new technologies and techniques. You will work with a truly international team of professionals with a diverse set of personal and professional backgrounds and experiences. Benefit from the flexibility of hybrid working with a balance of home office and onsite work from our central office in Basel. Principal accountabilities: Design and implement reliable, scalable, and efficient systems, tools, and processes to ensure the availability and performance of our software products. Collaborate with development and operations teams to identify and address performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other issues affecting system reliability and performance. Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for visibility into system and application health and performance. Automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, and management using tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software delivery. Conduct performance testing, capacity planning, and other activities to scale systems to meet business demands. Continuously evaluate and improve systems, tools, and processes to meet current and future needs. Support tools and applications in use in the department, whether developed internally or provided by software suppliers. Provide production support for business applications. Readiness to work outside normal working hours during service windows and to provide on-call cover for evenings and weekend. Interact with the other IT and Security groups in the organisation regarding system design, integration, standards and change management. Inform Line Manager of major technology trends relevant to the business area for input into IT strategy. May be required by Line Manager to help set objectives for area of responsibility. Maintain overview of his/her broad technological area of expertise, including market trends, or of changing business needs of a Department or Service. Represents interest of business area in Bank-wide IT projects. Liaise with external suppliers in area of responsibility and is involved in negotiations as well as definition of terms for provision of their services. May be required to lead a product team or a community of practice . Ensures that team objectives are met. May be required to coach and train other business support analyst/developers. Qualifications, skills, and experience: University degree in computer science, information management or related field. Proven work experience in a technical department of a Financial Institution or software provider to Financial Institutions. Proven experience automating application rollout and support ideally with Findur. Excellent programming skills in one or more major globally recognised programming language and/or scripting language. Solid knowledge of tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, Terraform, Powershell and Windows batch files. Good knowledge of financial instruments and/or financial messaging technologies. Good writing skills including the ability to write system and user documentation in English. Experienced working in an agile development environment. Solid understanding of source control management, and importance of automated testing and deployment. Good understanding of business processes related to trading, back office, records management, settlements or financial messaging. An excellent team player with good communication and interpersonal skills. Comfortable liaising with and engaging staff across the organisation at all levels. A hands-on, practical approach. Who we are: The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organization with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We truly value diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the world we serve. We want the best people to work for us in an inclusive environment so welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks. You can discover more about diversity at the BIS here. What the BIS offers: We want your time at BIS to be a rewarding and career-enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, thanks to our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world. We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request accommodation, support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please reach out to the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org. Please create a user account to start the application process by entering your details. By logging in, current applicants can edit their application until the closing date or apply for a new position. Previous Applicants: Email: Password: If you do not remember your password click here. Back to Search Results New Search