# Competences — human resources manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f605bcd2-90b6-45a0-a558-d05016d68a77).

## Essential

- **advise on personnel management** (skill/competence)
- **apply company policies** (skill/competence)
- **build trust** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate operational activities** (skill/competence)
- **develop corporate training programmes** (skill/competence)
- **develop employee retention programs** (skill/competence)
- **develop staff** (skill/competence)
- **develop training programmes** (skill/competence)
- **employment law** (knowledge)
- **ensure gender equality in the workplace** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate training** (skill/competence)
- **hire human resources** (skill/competence)
- **human resource management** (knowledge)
- **human resources department processes** (knowledge)
- **identify necessary human resources** (skill/competence)
- **identify with the company's goals** (skill/competence)
- **labour law** (knowledge)
- **labour legislation** (knowledge)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage human resources** (skill/competence)
- **manage payroll** (skill/competence)
- **monitor company policy** (skill/competence)
- **negotiate employment agreements** (skill/competence)
- **negotiate with employment agencies** (skill/competence)
- **organise staff assessment** (skill/competence)
- **outplacement** (knowledge)
- **personnel management** (knowledge)
- **plan medium to long term objectives** (skill/competence)
- **promote gender equality in business contexts** (skill/competence)
- **recruit employees** (skill/competence)
- **recruit personnel** (skill/competence)
- **shape corporate culture** (skill/competence)
- **support employability of people with disabilities** (skill/competence)
- **talent management strategies** (knowledge)
- **track key performance indicators** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adapt training to labour market (skill/competence)
- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- advise on conflict management (skill/competence)
- advise on organisational culture (skill/competence)
- advise on risk management (skill/competence)
- advise on social security benefits (skill/competence)
- apply conflict management (skill/competence)
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- company policies (knowledge)
- consultation (knowledge)
- coordinate educational programmes (skill/competence)
- corporate law (knowledge)
- corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- discharge employees (skill/competence)
- ensure information transparency (skill/competence)
- evaluate performance of organisational collaborators (skill/competence)
- gather feedback from employees (skill/competence)
- give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
- government policy implementation (knowledge)
- government social security programmes (knowledge)
- identify policy breach (skill/competence)
- interview people (skill/competence)
- leadership principles (knowledge)
- manage corporate training programmes (skill/competence)
- manage government policy implementation (skill/competence)
- manage pension funds (skill/competence)
- manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
- manage sub-contract labour (skill/competence)
- monitor legislation developments (skill/competence)
- monitor organisation climate (skill/competence)
- negotiate settlements (skill/competence)
- organisational policies (knowledge)
- organisational structure (knowledge)
- principles of insurance (knowledge)
- provide advice on breaches of regulation (skill/competence)
- set inclusion policies (skill/competence)
- set organisational policies (skill/competence)
- social security law (knowledge)
- supervise staff (skill/competence)
- teach corporate skills (skill/competence)
- training subject expertise (knowledge)
- types of insurance (knowledge)
- types of pensions (knowledge)
- work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)
- write inspection reports (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- employee relations — **54 %**
- performance management — **44 %**
- workforce planning — **34 %**
- data analysis — **34 %**
- succession planning — **30 %**
- recruitment — **21 %**
- benefits administration — **21 %**

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