Salary: between 57.475 - 71.844 Euro annually based on 40 hours (incl. 8% holiday allowance) 

Job Type: Part time 2.5-3 days/ week 

Contract: Fixed term (1 year)

Location: IB (International Baccalaureate®) Global Centre, The Hague 

Hybrid working opportunity 

Located in The Hague IB global centre, this role provides support to the Head of People as well as local management, while also having complete responsibility for its own tasks and project areas, in particular related to the health, wellbeing and sick leave of the The Hague Global Centre population. Overall, it ensures that Health and Sickness laws, legislation and practices are followed and delivered correctly for the The Hague Global Centre population, it takes oversight of sickness registration and administration, owns health & wellbeing People data and supports of analytics/dashboards, manage employee sickness cases, manages related external providers. It plays a key role in the prevention and reduction of long term and highly frequent sick leave in close cooperation with the AEM People Team as well as The Hague staff line management. This role actively participates in and contributes to the development and implementation of designated policies and procedures. The further purpose of the role is:

1. Build manager capability to identify early warning signs
2. Address recurring short-term absence promptly
3. Provide employees with preventive information and wellbeing support
4. Maximize internal interventions within the first six weeks
5. Reduce reliance on occupational health referrals
6. Actively manage long-term cases to shorten duration

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO/WO), preferably in Human Resources, Applied Psychology, or Business Administration.

• Proven experience in sickness absence case management preferably an organization with a highly educated population 

• In-depth knowledge of Dutch social security legislation.

• Expert understanding of the Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet verbetering poortwachter).

• Familiarity with the WIA (Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act).

• Strong understanding of privacy regulations (AVG / GDPR) regarding medical data.

• Language & Communication Skills

• Fluency in English and Dutch, both written and spoken.

• Ability to explain complex Dutch legislation clearly to international employees and managers

• Strong advisory skills for consulting with managers, People team, and occupational health physicians (bedrijfsarts).

• Empathic yet result-oriented approach.

• Strong problem-solving abilities.

• High level of organizational skills to monitor strict statutory deadlines.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• employer pension contribution
• 25 Days annual leave, plus public holidays, with the choice to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave 
• Life assurance 
• Flexible working hours 
• Excellent continuous professional development
• 1.5% Flexible benefits allowance

Applications will be accepted until 16 September 2026. 

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants.