Strategic HR Advisor Learning & Development (Freelance)

Project overview

How do you ensure that learning and development is not a separate HR theme, but becomes a self-evident part of the way an organization works, collaborates, and innovates?

The Position

An agile and future-proof organization requires professionals who continue to develop. Not only by following training courses, but especially by sharing knowledge, giving feedback, collaborating, and learning from each other daily.

Therefore, the organization faces the challenge of establishing a clear vision for learning and development that guides the future learning offering, working methods, and the design of associated processes.

As a Strategic Advisor Learning & Development, you will take the lead. You look beyond the existing training offerings and develop a vision that aligns with the strategic ambitions of the organization. You connect learning & development with organizational development and other relevant HR themes. You bring different perspectives together, advise management, and create support among employees, managers, and other stakeholders. You then translate the strategic principles into a practical and executable plan.

Furthermore, you will be involved in:

About the Company

Gemeente Assen is an ambitious and accessible organization where over 700 professionals work every day to create a city that is pleasant to live, work, and thrive in. The organization aims to continuously innovate, focusing on excellent service, strong collaboration, and good employer practices. Personal development, trust, and room for initiative play an important role in this. Working at Gemeente Assen means working in an organization that is close to its residents and entrepreneurs and looks ahead.

Together with colleagues and partners, you will build the development of the city and be given the space to apply your expertise, further develop yourself, and make a visible societal impact.

What You Bring

Offer

Working through YER offers security combined with variety and challenge. Below are the employment conditions:

• Developing a clear, future-oriented, and broadly supported vision for learning & development;
• Translating this vision into a concrete and executable implementation and execution plan;
• Connecting learning & development with organizational goals, organizational development, and other strategic HR themes;
• Analyzing the current way of learning and development and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation;
• Advising management and other stakeholders on strategic issues related to learning, development, and organizational change;
• Creating support for continuous learning and development within various departments and levels of the organization;
• Involving employees, managers, and other relevant stakeholders in the creation of the vision;
• Developing principles for the future learning offering and associated processes;
• Stimulating a culture where knowledge sharing, giving feedback, collaboration, and learning from each other are self-evident;
• Identifying new developments in modern learning methods, learning strategies, and organizational development;
• Connecting internal stakeholders and external training partners to sustainably position learning and development within the organization;
• Guiding change management issues related to culture, behavior, and professional development.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in a comparable strategic HR role;
• Demonstrable project experience with Learning & Development;
• Demonstrable knowledge of modern learning methods and learning strategies;
• Experience in developing or strengthening a sustainable learning culture;
• Experience with change management issues;
• Experience in guiding cultural and behavioral change.
• 12 – 16 hours;
• Competitive salary depending on knowledge and experience in accordance with CAO Gemeenten;
• Pension schemes for a happy and carefree old age;
• Participation in personal coaching programs, personal guidance, and evaluation moments;
• Current affairs lectures with the latest case law and developments;
• Multiple training courses and education per year via the YER Knowledge Center;
• Possibility to lease a car through YER, which you can also use for private driving.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Assen, NL
• Languages: Dutch