Director Industrial Relations People & Culture Country representative

As our Director of Industrial Relations Netherlands, you will play a key role in creating a workplace where people thrive and where there's always a way to move forward together.

As Director of Industrial Relations Netherlands, you will lead a diverse Team of approximately 11 people. You will be reporting to the Vice President of Industrial Relations and are part of the Industrial Relations Management Team. Next to this you are the People & Culture (P&C) country representative in the Netherlands, by being the single point of contact for the Dutch CEO on general P&C topics related to Vattenfall N.V.

What will you do?
The main purpose of the position is to ensure that Industrial Relations Netherlands with constructive cooperation, co-determination and legal advice enables the business to fulfil strategies, meet targets and achieve necessary measures and development. Activities shall be executed within the frameworks of the P&C strategy, Industrial Relations strategy and the Business strategy.

Next to leading the IR team you are the P&C country representative in the Netherlands. In this role you are attending the Management Board of Vattenfall N.V. and represent them towards the Central Works Council. You are responsible for all P&C topics that do not have a clear ownership within one single Centre of Excellence within P&C and has a country overall importance.

You ensure follow-up and decisions on P&C topics relevant for the Netherlands and transfer P&C topics to the designated P&C resources. You are P&C’s single point of contact for the Dutch Country Manager (CEO) in such topics. You also represent Vattenfall as P&C representative externally in the Netherlands when appropriate.

The key priorities include fostering constructive social dialogue, supporting organisational development and business transformation, and providing strategic guidance on workforce implications of change initiatives. The role contributes to ensuring that Vattenfall remains an attractive employer while continuously improving organizational effectiveness and adapting to evolving business needs.

Key responsibilities:

Responsible for policies and strategies relating to Industrial Relations and implementation thereof and guarantee that Vattenfall acts in accordance with current legislation and collective labour agreements;

Ensure constructive cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, as the Business Areas, Staff Functions, Supervisory Board, Board of Management, Works Councils, Unions and Employers Association;

Responsible from a strategic perspective for the collective labour agreement negotiations;

Participate in and contribute to cross-border co-operation within Industrial Relations, both in projects and in day-to-day business as well as in European Works Council (EWC) and EWC Working Committee;

Be the interface and negotiate with Works Councils/Unions in all occurring questions;

Ensure strategy and qualitative approach for the Employability Centre Netherlands in finding long-term solutions for redundant employees and implementation thereof;

Lead the strategic direction of Social Projects Netherlands and the Vattenfall Foundation, ensuring these initiatives create meaningful social impact, support business needs and contribute to Vattenfall’s role as a responsible employer in the Netherlands.

The organisation:
Industrial Relations Netherlands consists of approximately 11 employees. Next to 3 legal counsels providing the primary IR work, the Employability Centre (2 FTE), Social Projects – including the Vattenfall Foundation – (3 FTE) and Works Council Support (3 FTE) are also part of the Industrial Relations Netherlands team.

Location:

Amsterdam

Who are you?
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