People Development Specialist

People Development Specialist

(Full-time, 38 hours per week)

Do you enjoy turning ideas into practical solutions that help people learn, grow and build their careers?

As a People Development Specialist, you play an important role in bringing Action’s talent strategy to life. You turn strategic plans into practical frameworks, tools and development solutions that support Action’s international growth. 

If you're looking for an opportunity where combining project coordination, stakeholder management and people development, this is your chance to join Action and make a difference. 

Your Daily Actions

As a People Development Specialist, you work closely with the Talent Manager and the wider Talent team to develop and deliver talent initiatives across the organisation. You help turn strategic ideas into practical frameworks, tools, and solutions that support employees in our stores, distribution centres, and offices.

You coordinate projects, work with International HR Managers and other stakeholders, and help keep initiatives on track. You also prepare presentations, reports, and project updates, while maintaining project documentation and supporting talent topics such as learning, performance management, succession planning, and career development. Throughout your work, you look for opportunities to improve processes and make development simple and effective.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve talent management frameworks and processes. 
• Design learning solutions and supporting materials for stores, distribution centers, and offices.
• Translate business needs into practical tools, templates, and guidelines. 
• Prepare presentations, reports, and insights for stakeholders and leadership. 
• Work with International HR Managers and other stakeholders to gather feedback and implement improvements. 
• Coordinate project planning, timelines, and follow-up actions to keep initiatives on track. 
• Maintain project documentation, dashboards, and development materials. 
• Support projects across learning & development, Talent management, succession planning, competencies, and career development. 
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and make people development more effective.

Meet your team

HR plays a crucial role in Action’s growth and ambitions. At the IHQ, you work with specialists in the Talent Team. 

In a rapidly growing international organization, you get the space to take ownership, innovate, and make direct impact. Our mindset? Getting a little better every day. Will you join us?

If you want to be part of a dynamic HR team that’s making a real impact, this is the place for you!

This Is You

You enjoy creating structure, coordinating projects, and working with different stakeholders. You can translate complex topics into practical solutions and like improving the way people develop.

You bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Change Management, or a related field
• +5 years of experience in HR, Talent, Learning & Development, or a related role
• Knowledge of talent management, learning, performance management, change and people development
• Strong project coordination and organisational skills
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, with experience creating executive presentations, reports, dashboards and stakeholder communications)
• The ability to analyse information and provide practical recommendations
• Experience preparing presentations, reports, and stakeholder communications
• Strong communication skills in English
• A proactive, collaborative mindset

What we offer

More than you expect! From our headquarters in the Zwaagdijk-Oost, you’ll influence employee development across Europe. With over 3,300 stores in 15 countries, we’re growing fast and that means endless opportunities for you to grow too!

At Action, we offer:

• 24 vacation days, with the option to buy 5 extra days (based on a 38-hour workweek).
• An annual bonus, based on company and personal performance.
• Flexible working hours, including up to 40% remote work.
• 15% staff discount on all purchases at Action.
• A solid pension scheme, collective health insurance, and travel allowance.
• An easy commute: Zwaagdijk-Oost is just 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam, with free parking and a shuttle service from Hoorn train station.

How we contribute to the society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you come and work with us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we support thousands of children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including over 160 different nationalities? That we purchase over 99% of our cocoa, cotton and timber products sustainably? And that all our stores, DC’s and offices only use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? There’s a lot more we are proud of and we would love for you to be part of it.  

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite everyone who recognises themselves in this vacancy to apply. So take action and apply for this position now!

What Happens Next

1. Apply to the position.
2. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
3. A call with your recruiter
4. First interview with a manager and a colleague
5. If selected, you’ll complete an online assessment
6. Second interview: meet with our HR Director
7. If it’s a match, welcome aboard as our new People Development Specialist!

Join our dynamic team and be part of something bigger!