Junior HR Officer (The Hague)

Cordaid works to end poverty and exclusion. We do this in the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected areas. We engage communities to rebuild trust and resilience and increase people’s self-reliance. Where poverty, conflict, and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. Cordaid is one of the leading Civil Society Organizations in the Netherlands, working in fragile contexts on Health, Humanitarian Aid and Security & Justice and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems. Cordaid has over 1400 staff, working at Global Office in the Netherlands and in offices across the most fragile countries in the world. Within Cordaid we work on the basis of respect, accountability, sustainability, and diversity & inclusion.

Junior HR Officer

(24 hours)

The Junior HR Officer will be part of the Human Resources team at the Global Office. This team consists of 1 Senior Manager HR, 2 HR Advisors, 1 HR Administrator, 1 HR Officer Expatriate Services, 1 HR Organisational Expert and 1 Global Security Advisor. We closely work together on a broad variety of HR activities in a fast changing and dynamic international organisation with interesting challenges.

What you will do

As a Junior HR Officer you will provide support regarding a varied set of HR related activities. Your main responsibilities will be:

• Recruitment

Applying and thinking of methods and techniques to come to the required numbers of qualified staff, both Global Office staff and expats. You will formulate vacancy texts, make selections of the received applications, and maintain contact with the candidates about the procedure and the progress of the process.

• HR Administration

Preparing and administering (employment) contracts and any other HR administrative work, like preparation salaries and correspondence.

• On- and off boarding

Proposing improvements for the onboarding roadmap and keeping it up to date. You promote the use of the onboarding tools and keep evaluation interviews of the onboarding. Conducting exit interviews with leaving staff members and reporting on the outcomes on a regular basis.

• Personnel information

Preparing and making the necessary reports. You propose improvements for the efficient use of the personnel information system (AFAS). Propose steps for further digitalisation. Accounts creation for the regional and local staff.

• Support HR Advice

Supports in the areas of absenteeism counselling, job interviews, organization of internal training programs and other HR work. Participate in HR-projects.

• Answering questions of staff on practical HR topics
• Support the HR team in HR improvement projects

Who you are

You are an enthusiastic organizational talent and eager to further develop yourself in the field of HR. You are a master at keeping a clear overview, and you get excited about supporting co-workers.

• You have knowledge of Human Resources and Recruitment on a bachelor level and knowledge of labour laws.
• You have at least 2 years of experience in HR, preferably within an international environment.
• You have good writing skills to formulate vacancy texts and (improvement) memo’s.
• You have social / communication skills to maintain contact with external and internal parties.
• You are accurate and have excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Experience in working with AFAS and MS Excel.
• You have good proficiency in English and Dutch. Knowledge of French would be considered an asset.

What we offer

• A challenging position in a professional organization, in which you can further develop yourself;
• A varied role where initiative is encouraged;
• An international organization with a focus on social entrepreneurship;
• A good benefit package;
• A gross monthly salary of € 2811,- up to € 4283,- based on a 36-hour week, depending on years of relevant experience.
• Hybrid working (partly from home) is possible
• A position for 1 year with the possibility of extension, starting as soon as possible.

More information

Applications including a motivation letter and CV for the attention of Saskia Gerver HR Advisor, can be uploaded through our website.

For information on the content of the advertised position you may contact Saskia Gerver, HR Advisor through: sge@cordaid.org.

Deadline for application is 28 June 2024. The interviews will be planned in the first two weeks of July.

Cordaid is fully committed to a safe working environment and the highest integrity standards. To read more on our commitment to Integrity https://www.cordaid.org/en/who-we-are/integrity-and-code-of-conduct/ An integrity screening will be part of this application procedure.

For more information about Cordaid, please visit our website: www.cordaid.org.

Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.