Maria Kütt Email & Phone Number

Tallinn, Harju County, EE

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

The Top Civil Service Excellence Centre of the Government Office organises recruitment, selection, assessment and development of the senior executives in the civil service. Senior executives with their leadership qualities, mindset and integrity are the keys to the success and commitment of the whole Estonian Civil Service.

Tallinn, Estonia

Gig-minded HR professional, trainer, facilitator, lecturer and coach. I serve others to build social and people management skills and systems, increase collaboration in teams and remove inefficiency from HR processes. Sometimes I could be very hands on. For example in case a client needs to fill in a vacancy or calculate indicators for variable pay schemes.

PARE is the Estonian leading HR Association. I have served this community as a volunteer since 1999, two terms (2016-2018 and 2020-2022) as the Chairman, and currently, since December 2022, as the Vice Chairman.

Teaching lectures on Human Resource Management to master's students and supervising master's theses. Starting from 2024, program leader for the Sustainable Human Resource Management micro-degree. Full list of supervised theses is available here: https://www.etis.ee/CV/Maria_K%C3%BCtt/eng/

As HR Director I was responsible for HR strategy development and execution together with two highly professional teams of HR administration and HR development. Overall there were 16 employees at the department who provided HR services to the embassies all over the globe. Major achievement were reward system update and multinational HR policy development.

Together with a team of HR pros, from Baltics and CoEs all over the region, we turned around the talent pool, brought people development and learning into spotlight, and established sustainable HR processes. After merge of Baltics and Poland BUs, all I can say is: thank you, I enjoyed every moment at this very dynamic agile growth oriented organisation.

Tallinn

This was an honorable duty for the sake of social skills trainers professional development and spreading the understanding of social skills all over Estonian nation.

As a Senior HR Manager I was responsible for HR services and process harmonization in the Baltics, starting from 2015 also serving as a HR Business Partner for coffee division sub-unit – Paulig Professional in the Nordics and Baltics. Provided HR support in closing down Paulig Coffee Poland legal entity (outplacement program, employee communication, legal.

I was responsible for HR strategy development and execution as a member of Management team. Leading HR function of 15 employees and one sub-unit for Personnel Services (incl Training). Main focus was on leadership development, reforming Training Centre, but also reducing the headcount and establishing reliable relationships with Employee Unions.

Consulting on total reward strategy and development of future competencies as project based assignments. Compiling analysis of current situation, proposing changes on total reward principles and designing future competencies based on dynamic capabilities.

Designing and executing HR strategy for Swedbank Baltic Banking IT Division, including reward principles design, introducing succession management principles, creating professional competencies development framework and leading changes related to higher workforce flexibility. In 2008 also supported newly created Pan-Baltic Business Development Division by.

Ensuring smooth HR services in the field of “Hard HR”: compiling employment contracts, developing human resources software, reporting personnel statistics, maintaining organizational structure, designing and maintaining reward system, designing principles and conducting job evaluation, taking care of occupational health and psychological crisis management..

Building a unit for the Estonian branch of the international consulting company Bradley Dunbar Associates that deals with preparation and management of projects applying for monetary support from European Union, European Commission and local funds. 2 direct subordinates, 9 freelance consultants.

Ensuring high service quality through recruitment and selection; developing and executing training programs for managers and service personnel, improving performance management system (Balanced Scorecard), implementing quality standard ISO 9001:2000. After merging HR development and service management areas also responsibility for gaming hall operations.

The main working line and a strategic goal was the development of motivating and cooperation-oriented organizational culture. Everyday tasks included acting as a consultant and top management intermediary in issues related to labor law and change management. In addition, the job required involvement with security systems, organization of catering and.

Doctor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

My research aims to answer the question how organisations prioritize HR practices? Why some practices become high performing in a specific.

Diploma Of Education, Practitioner Diploma In Executive Coaching

Diploma, International Relations And European Integration

Ma, Organisational Psychology

Master thesis: „Diagnosing of organisational culture using the method of determining culture types“

Bsc, Business Finance, Investments And Accounting

Bachelor thesis: „Cost allocation on example of N company“