HR Business Partner APAC

Are you passionate about HR and enhancing organizational culture across countries? Join our APAC Business Unit Management team as the HR business Partner and support a wide range of HR-related initiatives. You’ll help shape the People agenda and engage in strategic HR projects focusing on leadership, learning and development, employee engagement, retention, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being. 

What do you do as an HR Business Partner?

As an HR Business Partner, you will support our Water & Maritime APAC business unit (Australia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and New Zealand) by translating our business strategy into a People Strategy. When it comes to strategic and tactical HR topics, you are the sparring partner for important stakeholders within the business unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing business leaders across several advisory groups and countries, with a wide range of strategic HR expertise and support on areas such as workforce planning, succession planning, engagement, retention, and reward.
• Work closely with the Senior Leadership and Stakeholders to build and implement new HR/People strategies that are aligned with our business strategy and drive change across the businesses.
• Lead organizational change initiatives by defining and implementing change management strategies and communications.
• Manage and facilitate organizational design and development, leadership coaching, and team building that support change and growth.
• Collaborate with the broader HR team and develop strong relationships with our COE (Center of Excellence) teams and support them to implement their initiatives in the wider APAC region (Talent Acquisition; Total Rewards, Talent Management) to deliver a consistent employee experience.
• Work closely with our HR country managers within APAC who are focused on the HR operational topics.
• You will also assist other business units within APAC if there is a need.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation, demonstrated by our commitment to achieving net zero. Royal HaskoningDHV is a global engineering, project management and consultancy firm with 6,000 colleagues in 140 countries. Together we work on projects that have a positive impact on people, the living environment, and the economy. 

Royal Haskoning Australia which is a company in Royal HaskoningDHV delivers tailor made engineering and scientific solutions to our clients across Oceania and South East Asia. We are experts in the maritime, river, estuarine and coastal sectors, providing consultancy advice and civil and structural design services to clients in several sectors. 

You will not only become part of the Business Line Water & Maritime, but also of our HR team. A team that is characterized by an informal culture with around 80 driven professionals who work together in a positive work environment. You will have every opportunity to develop yourself and to make an impact on the organization. In this role you will report into the HR Business Partner for the W&M BL located in the Netherlands.  

What do you bring?

We are looking for a proactive, forward-thinking leader who actively identifies opportunities for improvement and drives implementation of strategies. You quickly understand the organization, you understand what is needed and know how to translate that into the organization & the people agenda. With your problem-solving abilities, communication skills and collaborative focus, you are an ideal sparring partner for the business.

In addition, you have:

• A passion for the soft and hard aspects of HR.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience as an HR Business Partner.
• A bachelor’s degree in HR or a related field.
• Experience working in a global and matrix environment.
• A forward-thinking mindset which enables you to anticipate organizational needs and propose effective solutions
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage in challenging conversations while recognizing and respecting the differences between cultures.
• Proactive communication skills, actively reaching out to colleagues at all levels, fostering open dialogue, and leading initiatives that enhance collaboration and engagement.
• Experience with acquisitions, organizational change processes and change management.
• Experience facilitating workshops in diverse cultural settings for employees on various topics, depending on the needs of the business (ED&I, communication skills etc.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.

This is a full-time position, travel within the APAC region and collaboration across time zones is needed for this role.

This is what you get from us

We offer a value-driven, global organization with a strong focus on people's development. You will work with colleagues all over the world on challenging projects that really contribute to our society. We call this Enhancing Society Together. We offer good primary and secondary employment conditions. In addition, we also offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a company that aims to Enhance Society Together through our people, expertise, partnerships, and innovations.
• A good balance between work and private life, among other things through a flexible work-from-home policy and flexibility in determining, for example, your working hours.
• A laptop and mobile phone from the company.
• Plenty of training and development opportunities.

Are you our new colleague?

We would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. The application process then consists of 2 interviews and an assessment. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board! 

For more information, you can always contact Max Kapteijn, recruiter, via [email protected]. Please submit your application via the apply button and not via email. The deadline for applying for this vacancy is 06-12-2024. 

Acquisition for this vacancy by agencies is not desirable, and candidates offered through agencies will not be processed.