Senior Change Lead Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)

Project overview

Work Environment

The activities are carried out within the Personnel & Organization Directorate (DP&O) of the Naval Operations Command (CZSK). The directorate is responsible for organizing CZSK as efficiently and effectively as possible in terms of organization, personnel logistics, and healthcare, with the aim of keeping CZSK and designated external units staffed quantitatively and qualitatively with deployable and motivated military and civilian personnel (personnel chain).

The DP&O consists of the departments Cabinet, Legal Affairs, Communication, Personnel & Organization, Medical & Personnel Care, and Navy Training (including schools) and HR Innovation.

The HR Innovation department consists of the teams Strategic Talent Management (STM), Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP), Behavior & Development (G&O), and Core Values.

The SWP team consists of five colleagues. A project leader and 4 SWP experts. As a Sr Change Lead, you will be deployed as one of the four SWP experts.

Activities

You play a crucial role in shaping the future-proofing of our organization. The right people, in the right place, at the right time.

From your role as an SWP expert, you will work on a project basis with managers, P&O advisors, and colleagues from HR Innovation. Together, you will ensure that these processes align with the objectives of the Royal Netherlands Navy and are coherent with the other spearheads of HR Innovation.

• You are responsible for developing and implementing SWP processes within the Royal Netherlands Navy
• You guide and advise the internal client in the SWP process
• You facilitate workshops, progress meetings, and maintain intensive contact to monitor and track progress
• You perform strategic analyses on outcomes and findings and translate them into concrete and usable advice by delivering advisory reports.

Requirements

Education and diplomas

Work experience

Skills/knowledge

Availability

Wishes

Technical skills/knowledge

Competencies

Analytical

Decisive

Creative

Communicative

Organizationally oriented

Results-oriented

Collaborative

• A completed HBO (higher professional education) degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, HR, or Social Sciences, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience within the HR field.
• Demonstrable experience with Strategic Workforce Planning and guiding processes.
• Experience with project management in a complex environment.
• Experience with change management and project-based work in a complex environment.
• Extensive experience with office packages such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with giving presentations and workshops.
• Experience as a process facilitator and/or trainer.
• Experience with developing, evaluating, and further developing workshops and training.
• The candidate is available from January/February for 38 hours per week.
• Hybrid working is possible, but the candidate will be at the Nieuwe Haven in Den Helder for at least 3 days a week.
• A completed WO bachelor/master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, HR, or Social Sciences, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable work experience in a similar role in the past 5 years within the central government, with a preference for experience within the Ministry of Defence.
• Experience with the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF)

Project details

• Start: 2026-12-31T23:00:00
• Location: Den Helder Noord-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch