HR Support Officer [26132] - 1 year

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

• Staff Administration Service and ESA Payroll:

• Preparation of employment contracts following successful application;
• Hiring support (i.e.. payroll insertion) of new staff;
• Contract and position (i.e.. in the organizational structure) administration during the entire employment period, e.g., contract extensions, reassignments to new positions, etc.;
• 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);
• 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

Additional Information

This job can be located either inParis, France orNoordwijk, The Netherlands.

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

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.

Last apply date: 10/09/2026!

Employeur inclusif et engagé, notre société œuvre chaque jour pour lutter contre toute forme de discrimination et favoriser un environnement de travail respectueux. C’est pourquoi, attachés à la mixité et à la diversité, nous encourageons toutes les candidatures et tous les profils.

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 and French is mandatory;
• knowledge of another European language is an advantage.