HR Support Officer [26132] - 1 year

As part of the HR team you will have the following responsibilities:

• Staff Administration Service and ESA Payroll:

o Preparation of employment contracts following successful application;

o Hiring support (i.e.. payroll insertion) of new staff;

o Contract and position (i.e.. in the organizational structure) administration during the entire employment period, e.g., contract extensions, reassignments to new positions, etc.;

o Ad-hoc (i.e.. request-based) and periodic (e.g., via questionnaires, reporting) verification of entitlements, in particular examining complex cases of entitlement to allowances (i.e.. those that are not handled automatedly by our IT systems);

o Making the necessary payroll inputs for salary and allowances, as well as calculating ad-hoc payments (e.g. untaken leave);

o Systematic monthly payroll verification to a level which satisfies the external auditors;

o Setting up and maintaining structured ex-ante and ex-post payroll verifications with a focus on the ESA-wide payroll operations;

o Assisting the Head of Service in interfacing the external service provider to which parts of the ESA payroll have been outsourced;

o Time and leave management

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree, ideally in the field of Business or Public Administration, Information Technology, Applied Economics, or a combination thereof;

• Strong payroll background; must have had specific and in-depth exposure to payroll operations, preferably in an international context;

• Very good knowledge and experience with SAP SuccessFactors, in particular for Employee Central and Recruiting modules (formal SAP certification would be an asset);

• Once sufficient experience with the daily tasks has been built up, it is however possible to benefit from telework within the relevant site area for max. 30% of the time;

• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job can be located either in Noordwijk, The Netherlands or Paris, France.

Please be aware the role is with 1 year support period.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job FR-HP-26132.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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Last apply date: 10/09/2026!