Wellbeing and workplace partner

Department: human resources

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Netherlands, Leiden

Reporting To: director talent excellence

Compensation: €4,013 - €5,000 / month

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Leading workplace wellbeing, safety, ergonomics, and occupational health initiatives that enable employees to do their best work. 
• Advise and coach managers on sickness management, absence prevention, workplace accommodations, and recognising early signs of stress, burnout, or disengagement to support early intervention and employee wellbeing.
• Partner with the HR team to coordinate the sickness absence process, including occupational health providers, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and internal policies, and supporting timely and sustainable return-to-work.
• Lead the continuous improvement of the sickness absence and prevention strategy and processes, driving a more proactive and effective approach to early intervention and employee wellbeing.
• Partner closely with relevant stakeholders and departments, including Operations, Risk Management, to proactively manage workplace health, safety, risk and employee wellbeing and ensure consistent implementation across Another Star.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety legislation, including workplace risk assessments (RI&E), preventive measures, and the implementation and monitoring of required actions.
• Co-create and maintain workplace policies and ways of working, including hybrid and remote working practices, to support employee wellbeing, collaboration, and business needs.
• Partner with the HR Data Analyst to collect, analyse, and interpret wellbeing, absence, attendance, and workplace data across the hotels and Support Office, identify trends and risks, evaluate initiatives, and recommend practical improvements that strengthen employee wellbeing and organisational performance across Another Star.
• Translate employee feedback and organisational needs into practical wellbeing programmes, awareness initiatives that promote healthy working habits, and create a healthy and safe support office workplace experience. 
• Coordinate the collection of office environmental data with the building owner and ESG team to support GRESB, BREEAM, and compliance with applicable Dutch environmental legislation.

Qualifications / skills

• Strong knowledge of employee wellbeing, occupational health, workplace health & safety, and absence management. 
• Experience developing and implementing wellbeing, workplace, or health & safety initiatives.
• Pragmatic and action-oriented, taking initiative to identify opportunities and translate them into practical solutions and implementation plans. 
• Builds trust through empathy, credibility, and sound judgement.

• Location: Leiden Support Office (The Netherlands). 
• Hybrid working is supported, with an expectation of spending an average of 100 days per year in the office. This is a full-time position; part-time arrangements may be considered
• This is a full-time position; travel to locations are considered to be part of the role. 

What's in it for you?

• citizenM experience nights for you. Discount rates at Marriott hotels
• Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
• Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
• Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
• Pension and cycle-to-work scheme 
• Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
• Flexible public holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)