Team Lead Talent Attraction Team (0.8 - 1.0 fte)

Job description

What will you be doing?
As a leader with extensive experience in both operational and strategic recruitment, your main focus is to create opportunities and generate innovative ideas to drive the success of our Talent Acquisition Team. You are a true ambassador of our employer brand and value proposition. In a natural way you will introduce pragmatic innovations to our recruitment approach.
You’ll lead a small, connected team that consists of four (Senior) Recruiters and a Recruitment/HR Project Lead. There is a strong collaboration with Labor Market Communication and HR Services.

Additionally, you will also take on the role of ‘topic lead recruitment’. This means that you’ll take the lead in defining the strategic agenda of the recruitment function within the TU/e landscape, in close cooperation with our HRM Policy team. You like to be the face of the talent attraction team within the TU/e and you represent the team in an attractive and convincing way.

Since you are a passionate and dedicated recruitment professional, you also still enjoy hands-on recruiter work. When needed, you’ll collaborate smoothly with TU/e hiring managers and lead (strategic) recruitment procedures.

Job requirements

We are looking for a colleague who wants to contribute to a high-quality professional service in an informal personal culture:

• You hold a Master’s degree (or comparable in experience) and have at least 8 years of experience as a tested and proven recruitment professional
• You have a track record of successfully leading teams and thrive as a collaborative team player;
• You know what is happening in the world of talent attraction and you are able to translate this in an attractive vision as well as an practical approach for the team
• You are creative, proactive, and demonstrate courage and determination, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills
• You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Dutch;
• You have great organizational sensitivity and preferably you have experience within the context of Universities;

Should you have any doubts whether this position is the right fit for you as a person or the right step in your career? please know that we currently also have a vacancy for the position of Senior Recruiter within the TA team.

Conditions of employment

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. Your office is based on a green campus, surrounded by students from around the globe, and all this within walking distance of the central station.

Additionally you’ll enjoy:

• A monthly gross salary between € 5,441 and  € 6,986 for full-time employment education (salary scale 12 collective labor agreement for Dutch Universities);
• We also offer attractive secondary benefits, such as 41 days of vacation for a 40-hour week, 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, a generous employer's contribution to the ABP pension plan, a selection model for conditions of employment, childcare on the campus and excellent sports facilities.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits; 
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance; 
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities  such as mentoring, workshops and coaching; 
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet; 
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan; 
• A one-year contract, with the prospect of indefinite employment thereafter. 

Information and application

About Us
Eindhoven University of Technology is a top-ranking Dutch university that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a number 1 position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.

About the HRM Service Department 
The service consists of approximately 110 colleagues and is composed of the HR Operations, HR Business and HR Development divisions. In this position, you will be part of the Development (Policy, Development & Projects) division. HRM Development encourages talent, continuous development and innovation in order to make the best use of human potential. We want to support the departments, services, institutes and all employees of TU/e to continuously develop and adapt to internal and external changes. 

About SQUAD 
HRM is part of the SQUAD program (Support QUAlity Drive). SQUAD is a relevant step in achieving our Strategy 2030 goals and provides HRM with opportunities to strengthen HR services, collaboration, and processes. HRM started the SQUAD program in April 2022. This will continue with the implementation of the HRM Change Plan in 2024 and beyond. The program aims to test the quality of HR service delivery at our university, among other things, through critical reflection, external reviews, and change plans.

More Information and Application
For more information about the position, please contact Roel van der Poort (r.e.v.d.poort@tue.nl) or +31 619271408
You can respond to this vacancy via our application page. Please also include a letter of motivation. For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, please contact Senior Recruiter Rob van der Linden (r.m.e.v.d.linden@tue.nl).  

If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications.

Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled.

We look forward to receiving your application!