Closing date: Open until filled
Starting date: As soon as possible
Hours: 40 hours/week (1 FTE)
Indication of Gross Monthly Salary (1 FTE): €2,500 - €3,200
Location: Apeldoorn campus
Are you a dedicated and tactful HR professional with a talent for organisation and communication? Do you bring both administrative excellence and strong interpersonal sensitivity to the workplace? Do you thrive in an international and dynamic environment? Are you ready to be the vital link between employees and the organisation — offering support, trust, and professionalism throughout the employee journey?
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is looking for an HR Administrator to join our HR team. You’ll be the first point of contact for colleagues across the organisation and will play a key role in supporting the entire employee life cycle — from recruitment to off-boarding — with care, precision, and professionalism.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting daily HR operations across the employee life cycle
- Acting as a trusted first point of contact for staff — responding to questions, concerns, and requests via email, phone, message, or in person, and ensuring smooth follow-up and resolution
- Performing a wide range of administrative HR tasks related to recruitment, onboarding, contracts, task allocations, payroll, insurance, health and safety, visa processes, and more
- Ensuring accurate and timely maintenance of personnel data and documentation across HR/payroll systems and digital personnel files
- Contributing to the development of HR procedures and resources to enhance the employee experience
- Assisting with HR-related projects and initiatives
- Providing administrative support to internal stakeholders, including line managers and Heads of School
Requirements:
- A completed master’s degree, preferably in HRM, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field
- Proven administrative experience, preferably in a broad HR generalist or HR support role
- Strong proficiency in Office 365 and comfortable working with digital HR/payroll systems
- Detail-oriented and systematic — you take pride in accurate, reliable HR administration
- A people-person with strong interpersonal skills: tactful, empathetic, diplomatic, organisation-sensitive, service-minded, and approachable
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Organised and flexible — able to prioritise, adapt to change, and maintain structure under pressure
- Responsible and dependable — you understand the importance of professionalism and confidentiality in HR work
- Motivated to contribute to a professional, caring, and well-functioning work environment
- Up-to-date knowledge of Dutch employment practices and HR regulations (or a willingness to learn)
- Affinity for working in international and multicultural environments
- Based in the Netherlands, preferably near Apeldoorn
- Eligible to work in the Netherlands
Bonus Points For:
- Proficiency in Dutch (written and spoken)
- Experience with HR systems, such as NMBRS
- Familiarity with Dutch labour law and HR compliance topics (e.g. visa sponsorship, health & safety)
- Previous experience in an international or education-based organisation
What We Offer:
- A multicultural, highly motivated and results-driven environment where more than 100 nationalities work, study, innovate, and socialise together — with internationalisation, diversity, and ethics at the core of global, research-informed learning
- Travel cost compensation according to Wittenborg’s travel policy
- Collective pension from day one
- Recognised IND sponsor status, with the ability to apply for highly skilled migrant residence permits (only after graduation/orientation year in the Netherlands)
Application Procedure:
If you are interested in this role, please send your application — including CV and motivation letter — to hrm@wittenborg.eu with the subject: “Application – HR Administrator”.
We review applications on a rolling basis and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you! For any questions, feel free to contact us at hrm@wittenborg.eu.