HR Issues in a Changing World

For the seventh time the JVI hosted a course on HR Issues in a Changing World, taught jointly by staff from the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and Deutsche Bundesbank (DBB). The course took place from March 9-13, 2026, with 28 participants coming from throughout the JVI target region, working mainly in the HR units of central banks and ministries of finance.

Since employees are the most important asset of any organization, managing human resources properly is critical to providing an employee-oriented and productive work environment. Therefore, the aim of this course was to address a broad range of HR management issues, using experience at the DBB and the OeNB to provide a platform for peer-to-peer exchange.

Once the ice breakers were out of the way, Frank Elster (DBB), started the course with an overview of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the Single Supervisory Mechanism, giving participants an idea of the overall framework within which ESCB central banks work, while Manuel Radetz (DBB) and Andreas Furm-Hazivar (OeNB) elaborated on the their respective central banks. 

Subsequent days brought a variety of topics presented by experts from the Bundesbank and the OeNB, with lively discussions and questions from the participants. A presentation about the current change project at the Bundesbank kicked-off a panel discussion about strategy and change management with Birgit Mosburger (OeNB). In smaller groups, participants considered the challenges facing HR in public institutions over the next five to ten years and prepared presentations which formed the basis for lively discussions in the plenary on the theme of ‘HR in a Changing World’. The course culminated with participants proposing specific and realistic ways of putting what they had learnt into practice within their own organizations.

Throughout the week DBB and OeNB colleagues shared their various offers and instruments for staff, including: talent and performance management, mobility, staff and leadership development and of course recruiting and employer branding, all of which are designed to support the effectiveness and efficiency of the core business units.

The evaluation shows that the course was very well received by the participants in terms of both content and methodology; furthermore, the opportunity to network and share their own experiences was a key factor in the course’s success. 

Andreas Furm-Hazivar, Head of Unit, Personnel Development, Oesterreichische Nationalbank