HR Analytics and Administration Officer [26068]

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. 

As part of the HR Support Services Division, you will have the following responsibilities:

Analytics, Efficiency and Digitalisation

• Using SAP SuccessFactors reporting module (mainly Report Stories / SAP Analytics Cloud and Canvas types) to generate real-time analyses for the Division’s management to support the efficient running of the operations;
• Develop and maintain dashboards or automated checks for data quality;
• Maintaining current reports up to date and ensure adaptation of reports over time with changes to the HR environment;
• Supporting the migration from PowerBI and other IT tools toward SAP SuccessFactors;
• Producing detailed requirement documents for submission to the IT department as regards the further digitalisation of our processes using SAP SuccessFactors, and participating/ following up the ensuing IT projects;
• Contributing to the digitalisation and efficiency of RES-HO by providing structured operational process feedback, following up through concrete, actionable improvement suggestions;
• Collect user feedback on HR digital tools and propose improvements to increase adoption and satisfaction;

Staff Administration and Payroll

• Preparation of employment contracts following successful application Hiring (ie. payroll insertion) of new staff;
• Contract and position (ie. in the organizational structure) administration during the entire employment period, e.g. contract extensions, reassignments to new positions, etc;
• Ad-hoc (ie. request-based) and periodic (e.g. via questionnaires, reporting) verification of entitlements, in particular examining complex cases of entitlement to allowances (ie. those that are not handled automatedly by our IT systems);
• Making the necessary payroll inputs for salary and allowances, as well as calculating ad-hoc payments (e.g. untaken leave);
• Systematic monthly payroll verification to a level which satisfies the external auditors Setting up and maintaining structured ex-ante and ex-post payroll verifications with a focus on the ESA-wide payroll operations;
• Assisting the Head of Service in interfacing the external service provider to which parts of the ESA payroll have been outsourced
• Time and leave management.

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;
• Minimum 2 years experience in HR Analytics and related IT tools; Power BI knowledge is an advantage;
• 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);
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

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-26068.

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: 10/04/2026!