(Sr) Functional Application Manager

Do you have a passion for HR applications that enable easy service for all stakeholders? Do you support data-driven management and continuous improvement? Do you want to use the latest technologies and innovations to guarantee transparency, efficiency and compliance at all times?

As a Functional Application Manager, you will contribute to the success of our team by being responsible for all our HR applications and interfaces within the HR IT landscape. Of course, you will do this together with a team of HR Functional Application Managers, HR process and application owners, product owners and other HR stakeholders, from general management and HR Operations to Centers of Expertise and HR Business Partnering. Our goal is to improve the user experience with our HR processes and applications at all levels, and you play an essential role in achieving that goal.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a (Sr) Functional Application Manager are

• You are a subject matter expert of our HR processes and applications for Key users and 1st-line support (HR Contact Center). In addition, you provide 2nd-line support for end users
• You are responsible for setting up our HR Processes in the associated application(s).
• You proactively focus on implementing changes, new functionalities including releases.
• You help refine the requirements and advise our product owners on the functionalities and possibilities.
• You document the implemented solutions.
• Within your team of Functional Application Managers, you will work physically on the Wageningen Campus at least 2 days a week with scrum/agile methodologies.

You are accurate, take the initiative to learn new tools and applications. You are a team player but can also work independently. Integrity, result and customer focus are core values for you.

You also have:

• at least three years of relevant work experience as a functional application manager of one or more applications, preferably one year within the HR domain;
  
  • Knowledge/experience with ADP Workforce is an advantage
• experience in optimizing and digitizing work processes;
• Knowledge of personnel and (to a lesser extent) payroll processes
• Knowledge of and experience with (managing) ticket systems
  
  • Knowledge/experience with JIRA and/or ServiceNow is an advantage
• Knowledge and experience with tenders
• HBO working and thinking level;
• command of the Dutch and English language, both orally and in writing;
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

In our international working environment, communication is increasingly in English. For this position, 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 center Wageningen in'to Language.

You can see that there are plenty of challenges for 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.

When it comes to terms of employment, Wageningen University & Research is the right place for you. Highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement are, for example:

• working hours that can be determined in consultation, so that an optimal work-life balance is possible;
• sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave;
• There is a lot of attention for vitality and you can use the sports facilities on campus at an attractive rate;
• a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme through ABP.

Of course, these excellent fringe benefits also include an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive salary of at least € 3,245 to € 5,273 for a full working week of 36 hours in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Wageningen Research (scale 10).

This position is for 32 hours per week. In consultation, 28 hours a week is negotiable. Initially, we offer you a one-year contract, which will then be extended to an indefinite contract if there is mutual enthusiasm. Of course we are happy to talk to you if you have any questions about this.

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 unique 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 at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time.

Coming from abroad
Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

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, 7,700 employees (7,000 fte), 2,500 PhD and EngD candidates, 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.

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

For more information about this position, please contact Richard Heijnemans Team lead HR Processes and Applications, +31 (0)317489584 Or by email richard.heijnemans@wur.nl.

For more information about the procedure, please contact Edvard Jongschaap, Sr Corporate Recruiter, +31 (0)317 – 489 178. Or by email: edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl.

Do you want to apply?
This can be done directly via the application button on the vacancy on our website so that we can process personal data with your permission. This vacancy is open until Monday, April 21, 2025. But don't wait to apply. As soon as we receive interesting applications, we schedule the interviews.

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.