HR Manager (1,0 FTE)

RSM; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) seeks an HR Manager to co-develop and implement HR policy for EUR faculty and support staff, ensuring staffing supports the School’s strategic objectives and EUR strategy.

The role shapes culture, partners with the central HR department, leads change initiatives, acts as an HRBP on culture and EUR projects, and provides expert advisory services to managers across a complex, international organisation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant area with analytical skills.
• Minimum of 5 years line management experience in a complex organisation.
• Excellent advisory skills for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication in English and Dutch, both written and spoken.
• Experience with HR analytics and organisational development.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example as an accomplished people manager and driver of cohesion.
• Navigate a complex organisation with political sensitivities and conflicts of interest.
• Drive cultural change projects and HR policy development for EUR faculties and staff.
• Act as a hands‑on HRBP focusing on culture, faculty and EUR‑related projects.
• Provide expert advisory support to leaders at multiple levels within the organisation.

Skills

People management

Project management

Cultural change

HRBP

Advisory skills

HR analytics

Line management

English

Dutch

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

The HR Manager will be responsible for co-development and implementation of the HR policy for RSM EUR faculty and support staff, with an aim to achieve optimal staffing to support the execution of theSchool’sstrategic objectives and the overarching EUR strategy

The HR Manager will be instrumental in helping to define and implement the desired culture. RSM continues to develop in terms of size, quality, reputation,sensitivity and diversity. In thiscomplex international environment, the role of our HR department needs to shift to one of human capital development rather than human resource management. RSM,likeany faculty, is a knowledge intensive organization where employees areautonomous professionals. RSM operates in a highly competitive international context, with a large number of international employees (currently around 40 % of faculty), whereby recruiting and retaining talent is a challenge, especially in the uncertain political landscape.

This sits alongside our continued investment in the fundamentals our staff rely on: career mobility, fair reward, open communication, and a psychologically safe environment where people can grow, be recognized, and thrive, together supporting EUR's ambition to be 'one connected EUR.

The HR department is an enabler, supporting individuals, managers, and the Board to achieve targets and objectives. The context and culture of our organization is one of service orientation and customer friendliness: the HR department aims to provideexemplaryexperiencetoemployees in all HR related matters. The new HR Manager will build on new developments and strengthen and innovate HR policies, services and products to meet the changing needs of our organization.The HR Manager works closely with the central HR department.

RSM consists of a public (RSM EUR) and private part (RSM BV). The public part is the faculty of business administration of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), offering its pre-experienceprogrammes. The private part is RSM BV, offering post-experience degree and executiveprogrammes. Both entities are governed by a single Executive Board and act as ‘One School’. Both entities have their own HRdepartment, butare increasingly working together to create harmonized HR policies and instruments within the wider EUR framework.

The HR Manager will:

• Be anaccomplished people manager, who leads by example, has a hands-on mentality and possesses an elaborate toolbox of management skills aimed at stimulating collaboration and cohesion;
• Be able to successfully function ina complex organisationand navigate political sensitivities and conflicts of interest;
• Have proven project management experience in the field of cultural change;
• Be ateam playerand have an open, professional attitude, able to both receive and give professional feedback;
• Also act as a hands-on (senior) HRBP with focus on projects in your portfolio: culture, faculty and EUR-related;
• Beproactiveand take initiatives to continuously improvepolicy and processes;
• Show ownership, take responsibility and get things done,by being persuasive and/or decisive, depending on what the situation calls for;
• Possessexcellent advisory skillsto counsel various stakeholders on a diversity of issues at various levels in theorganisation;
• Have aclear visionon HR and be able to translate this vision into concrete actions, projects and deliverables for theorganisationand the HR department,taking into accountin- and external developments.
• Master’s degreein a relevant area with accompanying high level analytical skills;
• Broad experiencein the field of HR,as well as experience with change management andorganisationaldevelopment;
• Broad experience in the field of cultural change;
• Knowledge of and experience in the field ofHR analytics;
• Minimum of 5 yearsline management experiencein a complexorganisation;
• Languages: excellent command of both English (C1) and Dutch (C1), both verbally and in written communication is required.

Fixed-termcontract: Temporary 1 Year, with possibility of extension.

Employment conditions

The conditions of employment correspond with the collectivelabouragreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). We offer afulltimecontract, initially for 1 year.

Salary is subject to training and experience and may vary from a minimum of €6, 764gross per month and up to a maximum of €8,199 gross per month (scale 13 CAO NU) based on afull-timecontract of 38 hours.

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.

RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates
of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.

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.

RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.