Sofie Gesthuizen

Full cycle HR role for the Belux area, acting as a HRM. Translation of global HR strategy to local context. Optimisation of soft and hard HR processes.

• Part of management team
• Personnel budget € 18M
• Works council and prevention (OR/ CPBW)
• Sparring partner for first/ second line management
• End responsible for payroll, in/ out process
• People management of HR Team (1-3 people)
• D&I responsible for BeNeLux
• Reporting (FTE, headcount, sickness, in/out, recruitment, ...)

Project Manager, advisor, trainer & policy responsible

• HR-processes (recruitment, onboarding, ATS-tool, employment regulations)
• internal training (GDPR, safety, complaints, ethical)
• risk management (audit & internal control)
• GDPR-SPOC (certified DPO)
• certifications: ISO9001:2015, VCU, Ecovadis
• complaint & quality management
• ethical officer/ D&I

In various roles (corporate recruiter, business consultant) both at external and internal clients, accumulated expertise in:

• talent management
• employer branding
• coaching/team management consultants
• training & development
• recruitment & selection

Responsible, both commercially as for people management (3 consultants), for the Vilvoorde branch of Adecco. Blue & white collar profiles.

Gestart als consultant, senior, branch manager en dan key account manager voor Ritmo interim (nu ASAP).

• coordination of jobfairs, jobdays and campus recruitment
• onboarding administration (inpats, EU-residents)
• recruitment and selection for jobfairs, jobdays and campus recruitment
• HR projects: onboarding process, employment brand campaign

In a timeframe of 10 years, I worked in administrative and educational functions in (mainly) social-cultural work:

• 11/2007-12/2007: Office Manager - Crejaksie vzw: team lead administrative team
• 02/2007-10/2007: Office Administrator - WJ vzw
• 10/2006-05/2007: Educational Consultant - Casa Rosa vzw: coach 60 volunteers and support & coach 20 associated groups
• 05/2006-08/2006: Office Administrator - WJ vzw
• 09/2005-09/2006: Customer Service & Sales Officer - temp jobs
• 10/2004-09/2005: Front Desk Receptionist - VLEKHO KULeuven
• 03/2003-08/2004: Educational Consultant - WJNH vzw: volunteer coach & organizer summer camps and training weekends
• 07/1999-03/2003: Office Administrator - Rol & Samenleving vzw
• 03/1999-06/1999: Training 'Office Administrator' - VDAB
• 07/1997-10/1998: temp jobs in shops, restaurants, warehouses.