Junior HR Officer

Junior HR Officer

Based in Amsterdam starting March 1st 2026

Wakuli. Impacting the world with exciting coffee.

While consumers are paying too much for low-quality coffee farmers are earning below what they need to sustain their livelihoods.

Thats why we are all about selling the best coffee not just in taste but also in fair pay for the farmers we work with. Our beans are traceable to the farm and poured by us in your cup or freshly delivered at home through your mailbox. We are a no-nonsense ambitious start-up with a profound mission: impacting the world with exciting coffee.

We are building the new coffee brand of the 21st century with a team of like-minded origin partners innovators and investors from all over the world. We operate a European e-commerce and 20 retail bars (and counting) in 8 cities across the Netherlands.

Your role

As a Junior HR Officer at Wakuli youll be the go-to person for HR operations and helping to keep everything running smoothly. You wont be alone youll work closely with our HR Business Partner learning the ropes and gradually taking ownership of tasks. Your work will touch all areas of HR from payroll to employee support to onboarding while also helping us shape HR processes and contribute to our company culture.

This role is perfect for someone curious eager to learn organised and proactive someone who wants to grow into HR generalist or specialist in a dynamic rapidly expanding environment.

Youll be working from our roastery in Watergang just outside Amsterdam Noord with the possibility to sometimes work from home.

What Youll Do

Your main responsibilities include:

• Payroll & Contracts: Support the smooth running of payroll and contract administration for our flex workforce. Youll help process monthly payroll prepare and manage employment contracts and keep track of working hours sick leave and holidays.

• HR Systems & Records: Help keep our HR systems and employee records accurate and up to date. Youll learn how our HR tools work support recruitment and onboarding administration and assist with creating simple reports and maintaining digital personnel files.

• Employee Support: Be a welcoming first point of contact for day-to-day HR questions from our retail teams and HQ. Youll support new starters with onboarding and training logistics help keep HR documentation and policies up to date and assist with rolling out new processes.

• Team & Office Support: Help keep our HQ running smoothly by supporting office logistics supplies and facilities coordination. Youll also help organise team events meetings and celebrations and be a helpful approachable presence around the office.
  

Over time youll grow into taking full ownership of these processes gaining independence and building your skills across all HR areas.

What You Bring

Were looking for someone curious organised and eager to grow in HR. You dont need to know everything yet what matters most is your mindset and willingness to learn.

• Fluent in Dutch & English

• Bachelors degree in HR Business Administration or a related field

• 12 years of HR payroll or administrative experience is a plus but not required if youre a fast learner

• Interest in Dutch labour law flexible contracts and payroll processes

• Comfortable using HR systems (Sympa Nmbrs Recruitee or similar) and Excel

• Highly organised detail-oriented and able to juggle multiple tasks

• Friendly and service-minded with patience and empathy when helping employees

• Curious proactive and ready to take ownership as you grow into the role

Youll learn a lot on the job and gradually become independent in managing HR processes this role is perfect for someone excited to develop their skills in a fast-growing company.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in retail hospitality or high-volume flex workforce environments

• Familiarity with Recruitee or other ATS systems

• Experience with 360Learning or similar LMS platforms

• Office management experience

Why Youll Love This Role

• Learn and Grow: Gain hands-on experience in all areas of HR while being supported by an experienced HRBP. Over time youll become confident running processes independently.

• Shape Your Role: Youll have the freedom to improve and create HR processes as we scale.

• Make an Impact: Help our team feel supported and happy while contributing to our mission of fair pay for coffee farmers.

• Flexible & Fun: Work 2432 hours/week with flexible hours and occasional work-from-home options. And yes unlimited coffee included.

• Collaborative Culture: Join a friendly international team and work directly with baristas managers and colleagues across the company.

What We Offer

Professional Growth:

• A critical role supporting a fast-growing company (170 250 people in 2026)

• Direct collaboration with HR Business Partner and team leads

• Opportunity to grow into HR Generalist or specialist roles as we scale

• Front-row seat to international expansion planning

Impact & Culture:

• The opportunity to make a difference in this world (Find our latest Impact report: with talented international colleagues (170 people from 25 countries)

• Be part of building an alternative coffee industry that benefits farmers

• Direct connection to our farmer partners worldwide

Practical Benefits:

• Competitive salary: 3000 - 3500 per month (based on 40 hours per week)

• Flexible hours: 24-32 hours per week

• Unlimited holidays Pension (Pensioenfonds Detailhandel)

• The best coffee (obviously)

• Work location: Watergang HQ