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Description & Requirements
The position
As HR Business Partner Project Office [PROF] you collaborate with the department to implement HR strategies aligned with organizational goals and the People Plan. You support line managers in talent management, employee relations, and organizational development. The role ensures compliance with policies and drives HR initiatives across the business.
Your success lies in collaborating with the HR manager PROF & operating units, managers, team leads and the HR CoE’ and HR Operations. You partner with the respective teams to influence the people and talent agenda to drive business outcomes and goals. Your responsibilities encompass tactical and strategic people priorities, on a global level, including leadership development, coaching, strategic workforce planning, team composition, performance management, employee engagement, sickness absence management, DEI, organizational effectiveness, driving the organizational values and culture, and change management. You report to the HR manager and you will receive support from an HR advisor and our HR Services department. Nevertheless, you have end-to-end responsibility for the correct administration for your scope to make sure everything runs smoothly.
You promote the adoption of the HR operating model within the business, ensuring employees and managers feel well-supported by the global HR function, including the HR Centers of Expertise (CoEs). You include HR data & people analytics in decision-making processes.
The Project Office enables project excellence by bringing the best of Van Oord to the projects. Serving as the single window for all project management within Van Oord, the Project Office plays a centralized and leading role, connecting and collaborating closely with the Business Units (BU) and other departments.
The key teams within the Project Office include:
- Pool management and staff planning: Ensuring the availability of high-performance project teams to successfully execute BU projects, both now and in the future.
- Internal projects: Ensuring standardized processes and supporting initiatives that help launch projects efficiently.
- Project Support Team: Ensuring a range of project management processes, tools and solutions to ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget.
Your responsibilities
- Support the implementation of both the Project Office department business and people strategy as well as embedding the Van Oord overall HR strategy, specifically in the business strategy;
- Provide leadership on specific business-related HR projects;
- Co-develop, initiate and implement HR/ People plans for the Project Office department you will be HRBP for, including the annual HR cycle, ensuring sustainability and relevance by bringing relevant people data and insights/ information;
- Advise and collaborate on the design and implementation of specific HR programs/projects;
- Partner with the HR Manager PROF & Operating Units, other HR business partner and advisors, and CoEs for cross-functional collaboration to meet the challenges of the business and vice versa;
- Actively deliver solutions related to Project Office workforce, talent, and organizational matters.
Your workplace
Your role extends beyond the office environment – you will occasionally visit projects and/or ships, engage in crucial conversations, and immerse yourself in the maritime environment.
The HR partnering team consists of approximately 30 colleagues, working for different departments and business units. You will report to the HR manager PROF & Operating Units, working closely with them to influence the Project Office People agenda, driving business outcomes and goals. The PROF HR team consist of 1 HR manager, 1 HR business partner and 2 HR advisors. For specific knowledge on recruitment, compensation & benefits, etc., we are supported by our Centers of Expertise (CoEs), which you can always consult.
Job requirements
In our quest for a new HR business partner to join our team, we are looking for an HR professional who is a navigator, approachable and both action- and service-oriented, ready to steer through the challenges of the maritime industry. Your ability to uncover the 'question behind the question' is your compass, showcasing your intuitive understanding of human dynamics. Balancing sensitivity with resilience, you're not afraid to navigate the waters of difficult conversations. Embracing a roll-up-sleeves mentality, you recognize that success often requires hands-on dedication.
Your Credentials:
- You hold a relevant diploma (bachelor's/master's) in human resources;
- Minimum of 8 years relevant HR in the business work experience in a complex international (project) organization;
- Resilient, not afraid to speak up and constructively challenge others and embraces change
- Pro-active, solution minded, both strategic and pragmatic, result driven, DEI aware, has a hands-on and can do mentality. Ability to work in a matrix organisation.
- Preferable a base knowledge of Dutch legislation and regulations;
- Excellent command of English, both spoken and written.
We offer
We offer you a position in which you will have an important contribution to our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:
- A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
- Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,40 per day);
- 32 leave days per year;
- Variable bonus;
- Pension scheme;
- Collective health insurance (optional);
- Flexible working from home policy, 2 days a week when working on a full-time basis;
- Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz;
- You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association;
- We organise several (sport) events, e.g. winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling and a motorcycle tour.
Interested? Apply via the application form below. Do you have any questions? Please contact Eldon van Rooijen.
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