Are you the experienced and progressive Head of HR who has a natural talent for connecting with others and can bring together people and the interests of the organisation? Are you a real people manager within your HR team, and a strategic sparring partner and adviser for the management council? Would you like to work on the greenest and most sustainable campus in the world? If so, we would love to hear from you!

The Human Resources Department of the Environmental Sciences Group (ESG) of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is looking for a manager who can lead and organise the HR department, and who is looking for connections within ESG and the rest of the WUR organisation. From your position you will help to develop the organisation further, and you are able to direct the team, while also giving them freedom. You invest in constructive cooperative relationships, and you can motivate the organisation for new projects with which ESG and WUR lead the way.

As Head of HR you are ultimately responsible for the development and implementation of an integrated HR policy in the widest sense, in line with ESG's strategic organisation and corporate objectives, and within the Wageningen University & Research frameworks.

Additionally, as Head of HR you are part of the ESG leadership team as well as the HR management team of WUR. You also act as the adviser to the Management Council in the consultation of the Management Council with ESG's Decentralised Works Council. And you manage eleven enthusiastic and experienced employees of ESG's HR department, in which the atmosphere is characterized by trust, making a good collaboration possible.

• You are an HR professional with at least 10 years of broad HRM experience, of which 5 years in a managerial position;
• You have an academic work and thought process, supplemented by focused HR and management courses;
• You have extensive management experience in a complex organisation;
• You have a good track record and a clear vision on HR policy, leadership, education and courses, and leadership development;
• You also have verifiable extensive experience with and knowledge of directing change processes, development strategies, and reorganisations, and you have experience in shaping an HR policy together with other HR departments;
• You are able to work together with professionals in a complex environment, to delve into processes, and to be a discussion partner for the different disciplines;
• You also have a well-developed sense of governing relationships and potential opposite interests;
• You also display effective communication and social skills;
• You have a good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken;
• You have an eye for social developments and actively work towards diversity and inclusiveness;
• You have a unifying and inspiring style of leadership, enabling you to connect or bridge different interests, allowing people to work well together and showing their best work.

We also expect that you will contribute to building our core and cultural values. These are:

1. Entrepreneurial (we show courage in creating (new) market opportunities)
2. Focused on collaboration (we are focused on collaboration with each other and others)
3. Reliable (we do what we promise)
4. Agile (we are agile and decisive)
5. Trust (we trust each other and the course of WENR)

A challenging position with, depending on your experience, a competitive salary of between €4286 and €6441 for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the Wageningen Research CLA (scale 13).

We also offer;

• 8% holiday allowance;
• a fixed December bonus of 3%;
• excellent educational opportunities and secondary employment conditions;
• flexible working hours and holidays that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• excellent ABP pension regulations;
• 171 hours of leave, the option to purchase additional hours, and good additional leave regulations;
• a choice model to partially create your own benefits package, which includes a bicycle scheme;
• a lively green workplace where it is easy to establish new contacts, and where many activities take place on Wageningen Campus. A place where education, research, and business are all represented;
• the opportunity to use the sports facilities on campus for a small fee.

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.
We offer a multi-faceted job in an international environment with a wide variety of activities, in a pleasant and open working atmosphere. Would you like to learn more about Wageningen University & Research, and why our employees are so satisfied with their jobs? If so, read more here: https://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs.htm.

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of our University is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life". Within Wageningen University & Research, nine specialised research institutes from the Wageningen Research Foundation and Wageningen University have joined forces to help answer the most important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With approximately 30 locations, 6,500 employees, and 10,000 students, it is one of the leading organisations in its domain worldwide. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of the unique approach of Wageningen.

The Environmental Sciences Group is one of the five knowledge units of Wageningen University & Research. In addition to excellent academic education, ground-breaking fundamental and applied research is conducted every day into areas such as climate change, biodiversity, liveability in cities, and sustainable use of soil and water. This leads to many innovations that are applied globally. From the nitrogen problems in the Netherlands, living breakwaters in Bangladesh, recovery of the Loess Plateau in China which was under threat from erosion, to forest management in Bolivia that also creates income for investment in medical facilities.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.