In 2024, the City of Brussels rises to 2nd place among the most attractive local authorities as an employer. So says Randstad based on its large annual survey 'Employer brand research' and the calculation of the score obtained for various criteria.
Job security
Did you know that 20% of staff have worked at the City of Brussels for at least 20 years?
Future prospects
Almost a third of positions have been filled through internal mobility or promotion in recent years.
Accessibility
50% of colleagues work in a building within walking distance of a metro station. For the other half (staff in crèches, Green Spaces, schools, Public Cleaning,...), their workplace is less than a 10-minute walk from a public transport stop.
Working atmosphere
For several years, the City has made every effort to ensure that every member of staff finds his or her place as an employee of the City of Brussels.
The workplace also contributes to this: colleagues working at Brucity since January 2023 have a centralised working environment that lends itself to networking. When they work at home, hybrid meetings are just as comfortable thanks to the IT resources made available to them.
And if things go wrong and the atmosphere is not optimal, any employee can raise the alarm via the SICPPT-GIDPBW and trigger a support mechanism.
Job content
For several years now, all the City's jobs have been systematically described, with a list of competences for each position. This tool allowed the introduction of the new evaluation system based on objective criteria, but also made it easier to draw up job offers: they better reflect the reality on the ground.
And reality means providing citizens with the best service in a city that is unique in the world: the capital of Europe.
The Recruitment Service (HR Department) has been developing a strong employer brand: 'We are Bxl'. It increases its presence at job fairs, groups all job offers on the same easily accessible platform and referenced on Google, and when looking for a hard-to-find profile, it pulls out all the stops: posters in the metro, videos on social networks, news on the City's website,...
The External siteLinkedln page of the City of Brussels also reflects the City's actions for its employees: diversity during the Pride Week, a post on equal pay on the occasion of Women's Rights Day, awareness-raising around people with disabilities, positive attitude week in September (when a smile became quasi-obligatory) and solidarity actions such as the 'Day in Pink' to support Think Pink.
