Senior HR Advisor

Introduction

The RSM HR team, currently comprising of 1 HR Business Partner and 5 HR Officers, is looking for two new colleagues to add an advisory function for both our academic staff portfolio as well as our professional services staff.   

Job description

As Sr HR Advisor at RSM you are part of a core function that facilitates the day-to-day of our departments, teams and staff within the faculty. By supporting management with timely and on point advice, ensuring policies are executed equitably, and processes run smoothly, all while maintaining a proactive, collaborative, and empathetic approach, you will contribute to making RSM a great place to work.

As a Senior HR Advisor, you will: 

• Oversee and manage absence cases, ensuring compliance and effective communication, in collaboration with the central HR Illness team. 

• Take care of employee relations cases.  

• Support further development of, implement, and advise on, the faculty’s policies in collaboration with the HR Business partner and RSM’s policy advisor. 

• Manage employee engagement and performance initiatives and processes. 

• Advise managers on people-related matters. 

• Manage the on- and off boarding procedures to ensure valuable employee experience for new and departing employees. 

• Support the HR Business Partner in providing clear and actionable solutions to complex people-related problems.  

• Collaborate closely with our supportive RSM HR team, as well as with HR Advice colleagues from the central EUR HR team and specialist from shared services teams such as HR International and HR Legal.

Job requirements

You are an enthusiastic, proactive and trustworthy colleague and you are both comfortable working independently as being a team player. You love to work with an international employee group, and you have strong affinity with the Erasmian Values (Critical, Creative, Caring, Collaborative). 

You have: 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HRM, Psychology, Business Administration or another related field. 

• Extensive experience in an HR advisory role, with a focus on absence management and managing employee relations cases, policy development and implementation, engagement, and performance management.  

• Experience working in a university or similarly structured (semi-public) organisation is preferred.  

• Experience working in a dynamic and changing environment. 

• Understanding of the integration and importance of Diversity and Inclusion in HR practices 

• Verbal and written professional proficiency in Dutch (CEFR level C2) and English (CEFR level C1). 

Competencies we believe will help you be successful in this role:  

• Results-oriented, you get things done.  

• Organisational sensitivity, and strong communication skills.  

• Structured and meticulous. 

• Integrity and ability to build trust with stakeholders at different levels in the organisation. 

• Flexible and Customer oriented mindset, preferably combined with a sense of business acumen. 

•  A sense of humor.  

• Strategic insight and strong analytical skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues. 

• Working proactively and independently

Employment conditions and benefits

This position is a fulltime position, (a part-time contract of 0,9 or 0,8 FTE may be considered in consultation), with the option to apply flexible working hours according to CAO NU. We offer an initial year contract, with the option to be followed up by a permanent contract upon successful performance and business needs. 

We have a hybrid working scheme, where you can choose to work fully from the office on the Woudestein Campus in Rotterdam or partially work from home.   

The conditions of employment correspond with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).  

Salary is subject to training and experience and may vary from a minimum of  € 4,332 and up to a maximum of  € 5,929 gross per month (scale 11 CAO NU), based on a full-time contract of 38 hours per week. 

On June 28, parties reached a negotiation result for a new collective labor agreement with a term from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Among others a 3.7% salary increase per 1 September 2024.  

See for more information: https://www.universiteitenvannederland.nl/files/publications/onderhandelingsresultaat%20cao%202024-2025%2028%20juni%202024_en-GB.pdf)  Parties are now submitting these agreements to their members, after which, if the outcome is positive, the new collective labor agreement will be final on July 23, 2024. The new collective labor agreement text will then be drawn up and published here: https://www.universiteitenvannederland.nl/en/collective-labour-agreement-of-dutch-universities. 

Erasmus University has attractive employment conditions;  

• 8% holiday allowance,  

• Year-end bonus of 8,3%  

• A very generous leave scheme up to 41 days a year, depending on your working hours 

• Pension with ABP 

• Partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners 

• Discount on our collective health insurance  

• Access to campus facilities such as the University Library and discount on a subscription to the Erasmus Sports Center 

EUR offers all employees an annual personal career budget which can be used to advance your skills and competences. There are lots of training, development and coaching opportunities at EUR too. 

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

Applying

Please submit your application, consisting of a motivation letter and CV, before the 16th of August. 

You can find more information about the EUR on our website www.eur.nl. For more information about this vacancy, please contact the Director of Operations, Myra van Esch via vanesch@rsm.nl, or the Senior HR Business Partner, Yverna Bosch, via bosch@rsm.nl 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.