Your job
As an HR Business Partner at Wageningen Food Safety Research, you play a key role in shaping a future-oriented and integrated HR policy. You act as the main point of contact for several business units and support them in putting this policy into practice. With your sound advice, sharp perspective and collaborative approach, you align with the needs and challenges of managers. Together with the Centre of Expertise, you help shape themes such as Recruitment, Vitality & Health, and Learning & Development — always with an eye for growth, balance and job satisfaction.
Your tasks and responsibilities as HR Business Partner include:
- Acting as a trusted sparring partner for managers, advising on organisational development and helping teams grow further;
- Bringing the HR agenda to life and ensuring that policies are not left on the shelf but are actually put into practice;
- Playing an active role in strategic workforce planning and organisational development;
- Getting involved in HR projects that are important to WFSR, such as leadership, diversity & inclusion, social safety, and recognition & reward.
Your teamYou will be working closely with six enthusiastic colleagues from the HR team at Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research. We have a great team culture and enjoy exchanging ideas about our work. Together, we look for synergy through integrated collaboration across the broad HR community within Wageningen University & Research. Our research institute consists of three business units and four staff departments.
Your qualities
You are curious and proactive, always looking for new developments and opportunities to make a difference. With your sharp insight and hands-on approach, you provide well-considered advice that truly meets the needs of others. Thanks to your persuasiveness, empathy and strong communication skills, you know how to engage people, create support and drive change.
What you bring:
- A completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field;
- Experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Advisor;
- Affinity with the work of WFSR, which we consider a strong asset;
- Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.
We offer you
Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
- a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
- excellent pension scheme.
In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €3.399,- and €5.478,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 10)This is a position for 24 hours per week. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.
You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "
best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.
WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientationyear” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.Do you want more information?
For more information about the position, please contact Maud van Boxel, Head HR WFSR, 0317 488804 or e-mail: maud.vanboxel@wur.nl.
Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Dax Teunissen, Corporate Recruiter, via dax.teunissen@wur.nl.
Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.
You can apply until 24 november 2025.
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure
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.
We are
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’.
We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society. With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.
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We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.
