Functional Application Support Officer Sr.

Functional Application Support Officer Sr.

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4 Sep 30 Sep Wageningen

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Job description

Do you have a passion for HR applications that enable convenient service delivery for all stakeholders? Do you recognise yourself in the goal of supporting data-driven management and continuous improvement? E guarantee transparency and compliance at all times? Are you a natural leader as a collaborative foreman (V/M/X)/ Scrum Master in a team? And are you looking for flexible working hours and autonomy in the performance of your job and more than enough challenge?

As Senior Functional Application Manager, you and the team are responsible for managing all HR applications and interfaces within our HR IT landscape. You work as a cooperating foreman/Scrum Master together with your team of HR Functional Application Administrators, HR process and application owners, product owners and other stakeholders within and outside HR. Your goal besides operational continuity is to continuously improve the user experience of HR processes and applications at all levels.

Your duties and responsibilities as (Sr) Functional Application Manager are:
  • Proactively manage HR applications and interfaces, including actions from the annual calendar and releases from suppliers;
  • share substantive expertise on the HR processes and applications for Key Users and provide 1st-line support (HR Contact Centre) and 2nd-line support for end users;
  • handling change requests;
  • contributing to improvement projects within the HR domain and IT.

Your duties and responsibilities as a cooperating foreman/ Scrum Master are:
  • Participating in consultations with the MultiDisciplinary Team for the backlog, priorities and planning (Sprint Planning, Weekstart, Refinements, Retrospectives;
  • work distribution within the team of functional administrators and monitoring progress (flow);
  • coordinating team matters such as leave and facilitating that the team can perform optimally.

Specifications

Wageningen University & Research

Requirements

You are accurate and careful, take initiative to help and learn new tools and applications. You enjoy working independently and also effectively within a team. Integrity, customer and result orientation are core values for you.

You also have:
  • at least five years of relevant work experience as a functional application manager, of which at least one year within the HR domain;
  • experience with optimising and digitising (HR) and functional management work processes;
  • knowledge of and experience with various HR applications and links, ADP Workforce/ Multipay and ServiceNow is a bonus;
  • HBO working and thinking level;
  • fluent skills in Dutch and English;
  • good analytical and communication skills.

In our international working environment, communication is increasingly in English. For this position, fluency in Dutch and English is required B2. If you do not yet have this level, we will of course help you and you can contact our language centre Wageningen in'to Language .

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. So if you do not yet have the track-record required in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would also like to invite you to apply.

Conditions of employment

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
  • working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
  • the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more;
  • sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
  • there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
  • a fixed December bonus of 8,3%;
  • excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €3.202,- and €5.221,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 10). You will initially receive a one-year contract, which will be extended upon in mutual enthusiasm.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a multi-faceted position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland and with your work you have a clear and positive impact on society. At WUR we work on the most pressing challenges of our time, like climate change and feeding the world in a sustainable way.

Employer

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated

Specifications

  • IT
  • Engineering
  • max. 36 hours per week
  • €3202—€5221 per month
  • Higher professional education
  • P1602987-1

Employer

Wageningen University & Research

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Location

Droevendaalsesteeg, 6708 PB, Wageningen

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