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HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.
Job description
As part of the HR Support Services Division, 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.
Our benefits in The Netherlands!
We offer competitive compensation and our benefits packages are customized per location to better match local needs. Here in the spotlight are 3 of them for our employees located in the Netherlands at our industry customers.
Qualifications
You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, ideally in the field of Business or PublicAdministration, Information Technology, Applied Economics, or a combinationthereof;
- Strong payroll background; must have had specific and in-depth exposure to payrolloperations, preferably in an international context;
- Very good knowledge and experience with SAP SuccessFactors, in particular forEmployee Central and Recruiting modules (formal SAP certification would be anasset);
- Once sufficient experience with the daily tasks has been built up, it is howeverpossible to benefit from telework within the relevant site area for max. 30% of thetime;
- Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.
Additional information
This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
Please have in mind this role is 6 months cover.
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 NL-HP-26047.
An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.
Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles. Last apply date: 30/03/2026!