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Kate Oliver

Associate Director

Phone number: +31 20 241 73 74

Email: [email protected]

Associate Director

Kate is an Associate Director for HR recruitment, focusing on the northern region of the Netherlands. With a strong background in recruitment spanning eight years, Kate brings a wealth of experience, expertise and confidence to her role.

Before joining EMEA, Kate worked for a UK-based agency as a Regional Manager, specialising in HR recruitment at all levels. During her tenure, she successfully managed a team of five within the HR function and spearheaded HR-focused events and forums. Her career also includes time in London, focusing on office support and executive staff recruitment.

Kate loves relationship building and excels at understanding the specific circumstances of every candidate and client. Her ability to adapt her approach to meet the unique needs of each individual allows her to provide tailored support throughout the recruitment process. Kate is known for her nurturing yet assertive style, ensuring she can effectively meet the demands of HR professionals.

Whether offering recruitment assistance, market intelligence, advice, or organising events, Kate is dedicated to delivering exceptional service.

Her combination of experience, passion, and multilingual capabilities ensures she is well-equipped to support those within the HR discipline. If you seek support in your search for HR opportunities or a recruitment partner, contact Kate at [email protected]

Kate’s Interests

Kate loves to keep fit, regularly enjoying CrossFit and its community aspects.

She also enjoys travelling and tries to travel as much as possible, having visited places such as Bali, Vietnam, Italy, Portugal, France, and Iceland. Kate previously lived in France for five years, spending the winters managing a nightclub in a French ski resort, and she loves to ski and snowboard.

She regularly spends time with a brilliant group of friends and is very close to her family. Kate adores her five-year-old apricot Cockapoo named Lola. Lola is her constant companion, accompanying her everywhere, and over the years, Kate has trained her to be the best pub dog!

Cooking is another activity she enjoys, using it as a form of therapy by mellowing out with music and cooking up a storm.

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Kate doing CrossFit

Kate Oliver

Associate Director

Phone number: +31 20 241 73 74

Email: [email protected]

Kate is an Associate Director for HR recruitment, focusing on the northern region of the Netherlands. With a strong background in recruitment spanning eight years, Kate brings a wealth of experience, expertise and confidence to her role.

Before joining EMEA, Kate worked for a UK-based agency as a Regional Manager, specialising in HR recruitment at all levels. During her tenure, she successfully managed a team of five within the HR function and spearheaded HR-focused events and forums. Her career also includes time in London, focusing on office support and executive staff recruitment.

Kate loves relationship building and excels at understanding the specific circumstances of every candidate and client. Her ability to adapt her approach to meet the unique needs of each individual allows her to provide tailored support throughout the recruitment process. Kate is known for her nurturing yet assertive style, ensuring she can effectively meet the demands of HR professionals.

Whether offering recruitment assistance, market intelligence, advice, or organising events, Kate is dedicated to delivering exceptional service.

Her combination of experience, passion, and multilingual capabilities ensures she is well-equipped to support those within the HR discipline. If you seek support in your search for HR opportunities or a recruitment partner, contact Kate at [email protected]

Kate’s Interests

Kate loves to keep fit, regularly enjoying CrossFit and its community aspects.

She also enjoys travelling and tries to travel as much as possible, having visited places such as Bali, Vietnam, Italy, Portugal, France, and Iceland. Kate previously lived in France for five years, spending the winters managing a nightclub in a French ski resort, and she loves to ski and snowboard.

She regularly spends time with a brilliant group of friends and is very close to her family. Kate adores her five-year-old apricot Cockapoo named Lola. Lola is her constant companion, accompanying her everywhere, and over the years, Kate has trained her to be the best pub dog!

Cooking is another activity she enjoys, using it as a form of therapy by mellowing out with music and cooking up a storm.

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Kate Oliver JOBS

HR Business Partner

Salary + benefits
Belgium
Human Resources,HR Business Partner
Permanent
Posted 3 months ago
EMEA Recruitment is currently looking for an HR Business Partner on behalf of a commercial powerhouse and global brand.

If you are looking for your next step, we understand that candidates are ideally hoping for a great package including: agile working, international exposure, commercial environment or a business that is ahead of the curve. Well, this business has all that and more.

EMEA Recruitment is currently partnering with a commercial powerhouse and global brand, which focuses on innovation, growth, and autonomy – obviously with that comes an ever-changing environment, role independence, and heightened responsibility.

They are looking for an HR Business Partner to join them on a permanent basis, to be responsible for a headcount of c.250 employees across Belgium and Luxembourg, with a focus on partnering with senior stakeholders and supporting in both an operational and strategic capacity.

Responsibilities of the HR Business Partner:
  • Building strong relationships with the business managers and country leads
  • Management of succession planning, talent mapping, and employee development initiatives
  • ER case management
  • Updating HR policies and ensuring HR processes are fit for purpose
Experience required:
  • Fluency in English and ideally an additional language of French or Dutch – but not mandatory
  • 2-5 years’ experience in a similar position
  • Based in Belgium with the ability to travel every now and again
  • Self-motivated, autonomous, engaging, professional, and commercial
  • International labor law experience - ideally with Belgium and Luxembourg knowledge
This role has hybrid working (two days from home), a competitive package, and brilliant benefits.

EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.

Works Council Business Partner

Competitive salary + brilliant bonuses
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Human Resources
Permanent
Posted a month ago
EMEA Recruitment is working with a global, future leading manufacturing and technology client as they look to hire a Works Council Business Partner to join their HR team who specializes in Dutch labor law and work council relationships.

Would you like to be a decision maker and be the link between HR, Legal, Leadership, Statutory Directors, and the Works Council for the Netherlands within an international organization?

Do you want to support positive employee relations and contribute to the drive for a highly engaged workforce?

This would be an ideal role for a candidate with a qualification in that area, who can not only build relationships but also influence and carry out challenging negotiations to reach positive outcomes for the business and employees.

Responsibilities of the Works Council Business Partner:
  • Build and manage strong relationships with both senior leaders (including the strategic VP for the country) and work council members
  • Aligning with various department heads who correlate to the project in hand and lead works council negotiations
  • Collaborate with the HR Business Partners to understand all pending business changes, and areas of support
  • Coach and upskill managers and leaders on employment legislation and best practice
  • Collaborate with the works councils on everything from team restructures, shift pattern changes, headcount increases/reductions and contractual changes, such as benefits and incentives
Experience required:
  • Experience operating in a similar position – focusing on employment law, work council relationships, and business partnering
  • Have the intellectual ability to ask the right strategic questions to stakeholders in order to understand the business needs
  • Ability to push back and influence when needed to set boundaries and ensure the desired outcome from negotiations
  • Experience with Dutch labor law
  • Ability to work in an English-speaking office with the addition of Dutch being a bonus
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.

Business Optimisation Project Manager

Competitive Hourly Rate
Amsterdam
Interim / Fixed Term Contract
Posted 4 weeks ago
Do you understand what it takes to be responsible for improving operational efficiency, streamlining processes, and enhancing overall business performance? If so, and you\'d like to join a team ensuring true business optimisation, then I would love to hear from you.

Our industry-leading client is looking for a Project Manager - Business Optimisation. You will work in partnership with and report into the Business Optimisation Director, heading up various projects in line with business objectives.

As a function their focus is on business process improvement, change management, and project management, and it is the latter of this where they require the support.

Responsibilities of Business Optimisation Project Manager:

This is not a role where everything is necessarily in place. You will be responsible for setting up certain ways of working, prioritising tasks, and following direction from US guidelines to execute the required projects.

You\'ll also build strong and key relationships with business leaders to ensure full understanding of needs and support throughout each process.

Now the fun part - what projects can you expect to be involved in?
  • Optimisation or business payroll
  • Updating self-assessment frameworks
  • EU mobility
  • Streamline of business operations
  • Data integrity and quality
  • Legislation, policies and law

Experience required:
  • Previous experience in Project Management and ideally a qualification to support your knowledge
  • Be comfortable building business cases, working with KPI’s and the ability to create task boards
  • Thrive in an informal structure and seize the opportunity to use whatever methodology suits you to ensure the task is completed

From a tech point of view, they don’t require specific experience, however, knowledge of any PM platforms and the following would be beneficial: PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Office (including Box).

This role is suitable for interim professionals looking for some ‘two-way’ flexibility and the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis for at least 12 months. The office is based in Amsterdam.

If you have the required experience, then I would love to hear from you!


EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.

HR Business Partner

Competitive salary + good benefits
Germany
Human Resources
Permanent
Posted 6 days ago
EMEA Recruitment is currently working in partnership with a global brand that is changing the world from a sustainability point of view in its search for an HR Business Partner.

With over 10,000 employees globally, this is a truly international business that is going from strength to strength.

The business is looking for an HR Business Partner to join on a permanent basis based across two sites supporting the DACH region and an employee headcount of c.500 people.

Ideal locations would be Blenfeld/Hanover/Munster/Dortmund and surrounding areas, with the ability to travel within Germany.

Responsibilities of the HR Business Partner:
  • You will partner closely with the key stakeholders across two main sites
  • Day-to-day HR support to both blue and white collar employees from an operational perspective with the support of the wider HR team
  • Management of employee relations cases, starters, leavers and changes, and recruitment processes
This role will also be responsible for any strategic projects:
  • HR process alignment and harmonization (ensuring consistency globally and locally)
  • Management of work council relationships
  • Employee engagement project
  • Change management – be that team restructures resulting in headcount increases, reductions, internal changes, and transformation
Experience required:
  • 3-5 years in a similar role
  • Knowledge and understanding of DACH labor law
  • Fluency in the English language
  • Ability to work in a hybrid capacity with travel within Germany
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.