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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

€60,000 + benefits
Amsterdam
HR Business Partner
Permanent
Posted 3 weeks ago
EMEA Recruitment has partnered with an impressive Amsterdam-based retail brand to recruit a HR Business Partner. 

This international organisation is innovative, fast-paced, commercial, progressive, and at an exciting stage of its development. With a balance between an established organisation and a ‘start-up feel’, there\'s ample opportunity for you to add value.

They are looking for a HR Business Partner to join them on a permanent basis. However, if you\'re open to interim assignments too, please do apply!

This role is based onsite three days a week, with two days from home. You will be responsible for the HR support to 300 employees based in the Netherlands, partnering closely with an extended EMEA HRBP team of three with the support of an additional admin function.

Responsibilities of HR Business Partner:
  • Partner closely with key stakeholders, coaching and influencing when needed
  • Keep up to date with ER processes and Dutch labour law
  • Manage HR projects locally and focus on both operation and strategic function needs
  • Ensure all HR systems are up to date
  • Review all HR processes and policies and make sure they are fit for purpose
  • Involvement in HR projects such as a Europe-wide L&D system overhaul and Tech, AI and system updates to ensure they are at the forefront of technology

Skills & Experience required:
  • A retail industry background or exposure to the sector in your career
  • Have around 5 years of HRBP level experience
  • Be comfortable operating in both Dutch and English day to day (verbal/written)
  • Have worked with and understand Dutch labour law

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.

Payroll Contractor

Competitive day rate
Amsterdam
Sales
Interim / Fixed Term Contract
Posted 2 months ago
EMEA Recruitment has partnered with a commercial and busy professional services business in Amsterdam. The business is looking for a Payroll professional to join them on an ongoing interim basis, providing day-to-day support with a focus on an exciting project.

This is not a full-time position. It requires an experienced payroll professional with one or two a week available to expand their portfolio.

Responsibilities of Interim Payroll Contractor:
This role has two elements. 

Day to day: 
  • You will partner with the current Payroll Specialist to support them during the monthly period of processing the payroll (this is not outsourced)
  • Payroll calculations, managing deductions, taxes and benefits
  • Ensuring compliance with local labour law and tax regulations
Project:
  • Manage the process of bringing various payroll processes in-house
  • Partnering internationally to ensure the smooth running of the project

Experience required:
  • Worked with various EMEA-based payroll processes
  • Comfortable with the full payroll process including the payment to employees
  • Managed a similar project of bringing a payroll function ‘in-house’

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

Salary + benefits
Belgium
Human Resources,HR Business Partner
Permanent
Posted a month ago
HR Business Partner with International Exposure

When looking for their next career move, we find candidates are all looking for the full package: 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
  • Line management to the HR Advisor
Experience required:
  • Fluency in English and business proficiency in Dutch – additional knowledge of French is advantageous
  • 3-7 years’ experience in a similar position (HR BP)
  • Based in Belgium with the ability to travel every now and again
  • Self-motivated, autonomous, engaging, professional, and commercial
  • International labour 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 6 days 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.