Human Resources Business Partner

About the role

We are looking for an HR Business Partner to take full ownership of people matters, serving as a trusted advisor to leadership and the primary point of contact for employees across both office‑based and field‑based teams. The position blends strategic HR responsibilities (approximately 80 %) with essential administrative support (approximately 20 %).

Key responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment, onboarding and integration of permanent, seasonal and field workers.
• Ensure compliance with Portuguese and Spanish labour legislation, contracts, working‑time rules and health‑and‑safety obligations.
• Coordinate payroll, social security, leave and benefits in partnership with external providers.
• Implement performance‑management cycles, appraisals and training & development programmes.
• Act as first point of contact for employee relations, grievances, absence management and wellbeing initiatives.
• Support leadership with workforce planning, organisational growth and culture development.
• Own occupational health & safety processes, including risk assessments, PPE, incident reporting and H&S procedures for office and field sites.
• Drive people‑related certification requirements (e.g., GlobalG.A.P.) by maintaining training records and compliance evidence.
• Administer HR tools and platforms, safeguarding data quality across onboarding, time‑and‑attendance and competency matrices.
• Provide day‑to‑day office administration, document management and audit‑ready filing systems.
• Streamline and automate internal administrative processes to support scaling operations.
• Manage office supplies and relationships with service providers to ensure a seamless workplace.

Required profile

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related field.
• Proven experience as an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner; experience in agriculture, food or seasonal‑workforce sectors is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese and/or Spanish labour law.
• Fluent in Portuguese; Spanish and English are strong advantages.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• HR information systems (HRIS) administration.
• Recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Payroll coordination and benefits administration.
• Occupational health and safety management.

What we offer

• A central role with real ownership and impact in a growing agribusiness.
• Competitive salary, benefits and genuine development opportunities.
• A young, dynamic team focused on data‑driven agriculture.
• The chance to make a tangible impact on the Iberian agriculture sector.