Team Lead HR Services

Ready to lead a strongly committed team to the next level of maturity in a dynamic and inspiring working environment? Are you an experienced HR professional with strong leadership skills? We are looking for a Team Lead HR Services who will be responsible for leading and developing a dedicated team. This is a challenging role with significant responsibility, naturally accompanied by excellent employment conditions.

As Team Lead HR Services, you play a vital role within the HR Services team. This team delivers operational HR services to more than 8,000 employees. In addition, it provides advice, reporting and support for operational processes, as well as for talent-related processes such as Recruitment, Vitality & Health, and Learning & Development.

You will join an organisation that is continuously evolving. What does this mean in practice for your role?

• You manage the HR Services Officers team (16 employees).
• You realise and report on SLAs and KPIs for operational HR processes.
• You act as the point of contact for clients in cases of escalation and more complex operational HR issues.
• You create stronger collaboration across the entire HR value chain within the organisation, acting as a connecting leader.
• You take the initiative in process improvements, supported by process data, and are able to persuade based on experience. Simplification, standardisation and harmonisation are key ambitions.

Your team

• You will lead and work with sixteen team members, geographically dispersed over several locations on campus and one off campus.  
• You will also be part of the Management Team HR Operations, together with your co Team Lead HR Services who managers the Payroll Officers, the Team Lead HR Contact Centre and a representative from the Payroll&Tax team and the Head of HR Operations.
• You will work closely with the Heads of HR in the eight organization units, ensuring the operational HR Service Delivery is up to standard and to empower cooperation between your HR Services Officers and HR Business Partners.
• Finally you work on process improvements and changes with the TOP team, consisting of the Product Owner MyHR and other team leads.

You will work here 

• Corporate HR at the Atlas building on Wageningen Campus. Your job however requires frequent meetings on different sites on campus where the other organizational units are located.

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”

• You have at least a completed HBO (higher professional education) degree.
• Knowledge of HR-related legislation and regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of personnel information systems and payroll administration.
• Insight into and experience with HR-related business processes.
• Experience as an operational manager is an advantage.

An integrity-driven, connecting personality with a good sense of humour completes the picture. Is that you?

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position it is about language level B1.

And if you do not meet all the requirements, but believe this role is right for you, we warmly invite you to apply or to contact one of us for an informal conversation.

When it comes to employment conditions, Wageningen University & Research has a lot to offer. Highlights from our collective labour agreement (CAO) include:

• Working hours that can be agreed upon in consultation, enabling a healthy work–life balance;
• The possibility to accumulate additional compensation hours by working more hours per week;
• Sabbatical leave, study leave and partially paid parental leave;
• A strong focus on vitality, including access to on-campus sports facilities at an attractive rate;
• A structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
• An excellent pension scheme via ABP.

These excellent secondary benefits are, of course, complemented by an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a market-conform salary ranging from € 3,399,- to € 5,478,- gross per month for a full-time workweek of 36 hours, in accordance with the CAO Wageningen Research (scale 10).

Initially, we offer a one-year contract, with the intention to extend and eventually convert it into a permanent contract. A working week of 32 hours is negotiable. Wageningen University & Research actively promotes internal career progression and mobility through its internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes. There is ample room for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we offer excellent training and development opportunities. You will have a varied role in an international setting with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. 

Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees. 

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Communitypage contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

For more information about this position, please contact Brigitte Bancken, Head of HR Operations, by email: brigitte.bancken@wur.nl.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Edvard Jongschaap, Senior Corporate Recruiter, via edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl or by phone: +31 317 489 178.

Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

You can apply up to and including MondayMarch 23, 2026. Internal candidates are preferred to apply before Monday February 16, 2026. Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible.

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.

​The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

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