Key Skills

Job Description

For one of our clients, a global organization (1,500 fte) going through a transition, we’re looking for an interim HR Business Partner. 📍 The Hague, hybrid (around 2 days a week at the office) ⏰ 32 to 40 hours per week 📅 Start: ASAP, preferably in November 🗓️ Duration: 6 months 🤑 €90 to €105 per hour You’ll support 150 employees, including around 30 leaders. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable in a changing environment and can make an impact from day one. This assignment is ideal for a hands-on HR generalist with international experience, who can independently deliver projects, guide managers through performance management and preferably develop learning initiatives. 💼 What you’ll be doing This isn’t a shadowing role. You’ll hit the ground running and own your work end to end. ✨ Partner with managers and senior leaders across global teams, giving practical HR advice instead of coaching from the sidelines ✨ Drive the year-end performance cycle and January goal setting, helping managers have real conversations instead of ticking boxes ✨ Embed the new performance system and principles in day-to-day practice ✨ Identify capability gaps after the transformation and, ideally, develop learning curricula for specific employee groups ✨ Support managers and employees in adopting new ways of working ✨ Take ownership of HR projects, from stakeholder engagement to delivery 🧠 Who we’re looking for ✅ 10+ years of experience as a Senior HRBP or HR generalist ✅ Experience guiding organizations through transitions ✅ A strong international background: you’ve supported international teams and understand cross-border employment realities ✅ A delivery mindset: you don’t wait to be asked twice and you don’t need a specialist for everything ✅ Solid experience running performance management cycles and making them meaningful ✅ Comfortable with ambiguity and pragmatic enough to work with processes that aren’t always perfectly defined ✅ Learning expertise is a strong plus, but a great generalist with a genuine interest in L&D works too ✅ NGO or non-profit experience is a big plus, but a practical, commercial mindset and adaptability matter more

Core Responsibilities

Partner with managers and senior leaders across global teams, lead the year-end performance cycle and January goal setting, and embed the new performance system into daily practice. Identify capability gaps, support adoption of new ways of working, and own HR projects from stakeholder engagement through delivery.

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of experience as a Senior HR Business Partner or HR generalist, international team support experience, and a track record guiding organizations through transitions and delivering performance management cycles. Candidates should be hands-on, pragmatic, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to deliver independently; learning and development expertise and NGO or non-profit experience are advantageous.