Benedetta Barbieri

Attaché - National Employment Office 🇧🇪 | International HR, Recruitment & Employer Branding Expert | Ex-Henkel, Accenture

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

👩🏻‍💻 International professional, with a solid experience of 5+ years in Human Resources (Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, Business Partnering, HR Transformation, Campus Recruitment), as well as in Project Management (Public Administration, Consulting, Change Management). 🌍 Fluent and able to work in Italian, English, French, Spanish, Dutch (Flemish). Basic knowledge of Greek (modern) and German. 👩🏻‍🎓 Graduated cum laude with a Master's in Management Science, as well as a Bachelor's in Economics, both from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB). 👩🏻‍🏫 If you need advice regarding relocation to Belgium for your studies or work, your career, navigating job applications, etc. Do not hesitate to get in touch !

Experience

  • Attaché | Management & Leadership Support at NEO - National Employment Office
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Direction Transversal Policy (Politiques Transversales / Transversaal Beleid) Strategic project management for initiatives to support the management (Leadership, Directors, Middle-Management, Field Managers) of the organization. My responsibilities include: - Managing work groups and taskforces - Creating reports, communication material for internal use - Animating webinars, workshops, design thinking sessions - Creating, implementing and evaluating action plans - Facilitating sessions with Agile methodologies

  • Henkel (Hybrid)
    • Human Resources Business Partner | Corporate | Belgium, The Netherlands & France
      Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 · 9 mos

    • Recruitment Partner & Campus Manager | Belgium
      Apr 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - Talent Acquisition for 100+ positions in Belgium, including interns, in different areas (marketing, sales, HR, finance, supply chain, engineering, etc.) - Implementing the Employer Branding strategies through online campaigns, events, ad-hoc communications - Management and training of one direct report (intern), supporting in Campus Recruitment and Employer Branding Initiatives - Involvement in different HR projects within the BeNeFrance cluster (DEI, Onboarding, etc.)

    • Human Resources Business Partner | Industrial & Corporate | Belgium (Maternity Cover)
      Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 · 7 mos

      Maternity Leave Cover from February 2024 to September 2024. - Business Partnering for several business units (corporate and industrial population), taking care of daily administration, awards, role ambitions, promotions, and so on. Business Units: Operations, Beauty Care Professional, Corporate Functions, Consumer Adhesives. - Responsible for Learning Management for Belgium & the Netherlands. - Project Management (Communications & Training) in the context of an implementation of a new Payroll & Time and Attendance toll internally. Training in French and English to employees, managers, and operators. - Support for Talent Acquisition and Campus Management for Belgium.

  • Management Consulting Analyst | Talent & Organization at Accenture
    Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Student Research Consultant at Schelstraete Delacourt Associates
    Sep 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Support in assignments for managerial positions in multinational organisations. Research and screening of Belgian and international candidates in the B2B, FMCG & Luxury sectors in Belgium & Luxembourg.

  • Summer Intern | Talent Management, Learning & Development | Europe at AB InBev
    Jun 2020 - Sep 2020 · 4 mos

    Part of the Talent & Development Europe team, supporting in projects about digitalisation, talent management, learning and development.