Job Description

Recruitment & Selection Support Officer260819-RA-001

Reference: Back Office Recruitment & Selection Employee

For Candidates Who Wish to Apply

We are looking for a Recruitment & Selection Support Officer to join a municipal Recruitment & Selection team. In this role, you will support the Recruitment & Selection Advisors in their daily activities and with various projects running within the team. You will ensure that administrative and organizational tasks are handled properly, actions are followed up, and the workload remains manageable.

This is explicitly a supporting role You are not responsible for vacancies, do not conduct selection interviews, and have no advisory or supervisory role. Experience with Recruitment & Selection is desirable, but you do not need to be a specialist or an independent recruiter.

Key Details

• Location: The Netherlands
• Hours per week: 36
• Intended start: ASAP – September 1, 2026
• Application deadline: August 25, 2026, 20:00
• Required education level: HBO (Higher Professional Education)
• Option to extend: No
• Collective Labour Agreement: Municipalities CLA, Salary Scale 8
• Field of expertise: HR / Staff / Legal, Other

Working Environment

You will work within a municipal Recruitment & Selection team focused on attracting and selecting employees for various parts of the organization. As a Support Officer, you will work closely with the Recruitment & Selection Advisors, contributing to the daily progress of work and providing support across projects and tasks. No two days are the same — you will switch between mailbox management, administrative tasks, communication, planning, and monitoring actions. You will work independently within your duties while actively collaborating with advisors and other colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the mailbox and performing an initial triage of incoming inquiries
• Answering standard questions from candidates
• Monitoring and following up on actions from projects, meetings, and work queues
• Assisting with internships, work experience placements, and open applications
• Editing and processing vacancy texts based on provided input and existing vacancy formats
• Drafting draft correspondence
• Assisting with administrative tasks, planning, and reporting
• Supporting consultants with ongoing Recruitment & Selection projects
• Identifying when actions or tasks require follow-up and ensuring they are addressed on time

What We Expect From You

We are looking for someone with experience within a municipal organization who thrives in a supporting role. You do not need to be a Recruitment & Selection specialist — what matters most is that you enjoy supporting others, creating overview, and ensuring daily tasks and projects run smoothly. Experience in HR, Recruitment & Selection, or employment mediation is a plus, but not a requirement.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience with administrative and process support activities
• Experience supporting projects and monitoring actions and work queues
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating well with others
• A practical and proactive attitude
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good command of the Dutch language
• Ability to write and edit texts quickly and carefully
• Ability to switch quickly between different tasks and priorities

Core Competencies

• Accurate and careful
• Planning and organizing
• Proactive and independent
• Communicatively skilled
• Writes clearly and target-audience-oriented
• Flexible and stress-resistant
• Collaborative
• Customer- and service-oriented

Scope of the Role — What This Position Does NOT Include

To clearly define the role, it is important to note that this position does not include:

• Responsibility for vacancies or Recruitment & Selection procedures
• Conducting intake interviews with supervisors/hiring managers
• Advising on labor market, recruitment, or selection issues
• Directing managers, candidates, or suppliers
• Conducting substantive assessment or selection of candidates
• Ownership of vacancies

Substantive responsibility remains with the Recruitment & Selection staff and advisors. Your role is to support them practically, administratively, and procedurally, so they can focus on their advisory work.