People Coordinator

Cathay Pacific
- Human Resources
- People Department
- Permanent
- Madrid, Spain
- Application deadline: 22 Sep 2025

**Company Description**:
Cathay is a leading premium travel lifestyle brand based in Hong Kong, offering products and services across four lines of business - Premium Travel, Cargo, Low-Cost Travel and Lifestyle. The Cathay Group comprises premium full-service airline Cathay Pacific, cargo business Cathay Cargo, low-cost airline HK Express, express all-cargo carrier Air Hong Kong, and various other subsidiaries.

Cathay Pacific was founded in Hong Kong in 1946. The Group has been deeply committed to its home base, extending to the rest of Greater Bay Area, and making substantial investments to develop Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading international aviation centres.

**Role Introduction**:
Reports to People Manager

You will be part of a dynamic and supportive Human Resources team that works across different geographies to ensure efficient, people-focused operations. We value collaboration, reliability, and a proactive mindset. This role will support our local operations while closely aligning with regional and global HR practices.

As a people coordinator you will coordinate, administer, and ensure compliance of people-related functions at the local level, supporting professional, consistent, and efficient Human Resources operations. The role also acts as a key contact point for employees, helping to foster a positive working environment and strong engagement.

If you're passionate about supporting people and creating efficient, employee-friendly HR processes, we’d love to hear from you Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work and live in Spain and be fluent in both Spanish and English.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate day-to-day Human Resources administrative tasks including contracts, onboarding, offboarding, time and attendance tracking, and employee records.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and company policies.
- Support payroll input and validation in collaboration with Finance and external providers.
- Act as the first point of contact for employee queries regarding Human Resources policies, benefits, and processes.
- Assist in the implementation of Human Resources initiatives and local rollouts of global projects.
- Collaborate with managers and the HR team to support employee engagement and well-being.
- Maintain accurate Human Resource data and reporting through internal systems.

**Requirements**:
**Academic Qualifications**:
A diploma in Human Resource administration is an advantage

**Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience**:

- Legal right to work and live in Spain
- Good command of written and spoken Spanish and English
- Basic knowledge and experience in Human Resource administration
- Effective communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Effective in managing day to day processes and competing priorities
- Collaborative and energetic
- Strong internal customer service mindset
- Experience in working with a global organisation
- Effectively adapts to change

**Benefits**:
We offer all our employees (and their travel nominees)discounted flights on Cathay Pacific, our **one**world partners and a variety of other airlines too. On top of that, you'll also receive great discounts on hotels, car hire, transportation, dining and retail.

We also provide the ability for our office-based employees to work from home up to 2 days per week and access to our Employee Assistance Programme for our employees and their family members.

**Personal & Application Information**:
Cathay Pacific is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with our Applicant Personal Information Collection Statement and for recruitment purposes only.