People & Culture Lead - Interim

7people; Rotterdam; Presencial; EUR 91.000 - 129.000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da vaga

7people, a growing international sustainability consultancy, seeks an experienced People & Culture Lead to shape the P&C function. You’ll work closely with the Co-CEO and senior leadership, guiding a junior P&C teammate, and providing direction and challenge rather than running every process yourself.

Based in Rotterdam, the role is freelance for 8 days a month (about 2 days per week) with roughly 6 on site and Tuesdays fixed.

Qualificações

• Several years leading a P&C or HR function
• Skilled in performance management and employee relations
• Experience shaping culture and engagement
• Proficient with HRIS and culture survey tools

Responsabilidades

• Set priorities for the P&C function with leadership
• Coach managers on performance and development
• Oversee a junior P&C team member
• Lead the full performance and development cycle
• Handle complex employee relations with sound judgement
• Drive key projects for 2027: values, engagement surveys, retention, culture and rewards, L&D
• Maintain oversight of P&C tooling and HRIS
• Collaborate with external advisers for legal input

Conhecimentos

P&C leadership

Performance management

Employee relations

Culture & engagement

HR systems (HRIS, Culture Amp)

Ferramentas

HRIS

Culture Amp

Descrição da vaga

A growing international sustainability consultancy is looking for an experienced People & Culture Lead to help shape their P&C function. The team is ambitious, the work is meaningful, and there's real scope to make an impact. You'll work closely with the Co-CEO and leadership, with a junior P&C team member handling the day-to-day operations. Your job is to provide direction, challenge and support, not to run every process yourself.

8 days a month. Real responsibility. A consultancy that actually cares about its people.

What you'll do

• Set priorities for the P&C function together with leadership
• Coach and advise managers on performance and development
• Manage and support a junior P&C team member
• Oversee the full performance and development cycle, including goal setting and calibration
• Handle complex employee relations matters with sound judgement and an eye for risk
• Drive key projects in 2027: rolling out values and behaviours, running engagement surveys, strengthening retention, connecting culture and rewards, and streamlining L&D
• Maintain an overview of P&C tooling, including the HRIS and Culture Amp
• Work with external advisers when specialist legal input is needed

Who we're looking for

• Several years of experience leading a P&C or HR function in a growing organisation
• Comfortable advising senior leadership and managing at least one team member
• Strong background in performance management and employee relations
• Experience shaping culture, engagement or organisational practices
• Confident working with HR systems and employee survey tools; Culture Amp experience is a plus
• Fluent in English, written and spoken + solid understanding of Dutch employment law
• Able to work independently within a limited number of days per month while staying closely connected to the organisation

Details

• Rotterdam (approx. 6 of the 8 days on site; Tuesdays are fixed).
• Start: January (long-term)
• 8 days per month (approx. 2 days per week)
• Freelance
• €80 per hour