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Freelance HR Budget & Workforce Consultant

Brussels Temporary View Job Description
As a Freelance HR Consultant, you will work closely with the HR leadership team to strengthen strategic workforce planning, personnel cost management, and organizational agility. You will play a key role in aligning HR priorities with financial objectives while contributing to the modernization of HR processes and governance.

Added 31/07/2026

  • Freelance HR Budget & Workforce Consultant
  • Freelance mission, duration of 6 months

About Our Client

For a public-sector organisation we are seeking an experienced Freelance HR Consultant to support the HR Department during a strategic transformation journey.

The mission combines HR expertise with strong financial and budgetary capabilities. The consultant will play a key role in aligning workforce planning, personnel costs, organizational needs, and budgetary constraints while supporting HR governance and decision-making.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  1. HR Budget Strategy & Personnel Cost Management
  • Develop and monitor HR budget strategies in alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Analyze and forecast personnel costs.
  • Support the preparation and follow-up of workforce and personnel plans.
  • Provide recommendations regarding staffing investments and resource allocation.
  • Ensure alignment between workforce planning and budgetary constraints.
  • Contribute to HR reporting and strategic decision-making tools.
  1. Workforce Planning & Competency Management
  • Lead workforce planning activities with a medium- and long-term vision.
  • Assess workforce needs and anticipate future staffing requirements.
  • Support decision-making regarding replacement of departing employees and workforce optimization.
  • Coordinate initiatives related to competency management and knowledge transfer.
  • Contribute to succession planning and organizational sustainability.
  • Support the implementation or enhancement of workforce planning frameworks.
  1. HR Transformation & Organizational Agility
  • Support ongoing HR transformation projects.
  • Contribute to the implementation of agile and collaborative working methods.
  • Facilitate collective intelligence approaches and stakeholder engagement.
  • Identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
  • Assist HR leadership in change management initiatives.

The Successful Applicant

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic HR roles.
  • Proven expertise in workforce planning and personnel cost management.
  • Strong understanding and experience working in the public-sector.
  • Demonstrated experience within large and complex public-sector organizations.
  • Experience supporting HR transformation and organizational change projects.
  • Familiarity with competency management, succession planning, and knowledge management.
  • Experience working with HR compensation frameworks and grading systems is highly desirable.
  • Fluent in French.



Please note that all the applications without proven experience of minimum 5 (recent) years and experience in the public sector will not be considered.

What's on Offer

Strategic Freelance HR mission based in Brussels.

The assignment will run for an initial period of six months and can be performed on a full-time (5/5) or part-time basis (4/5 or 3/5).

Contact
Charlotte Wouters
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7071354

Job summary

Sector
Human Resources
Sub Sector
HR Projects
Industry
Public Sector
Location
Brussels
Contract Type
Temporary
Consultant name
Charlotte Wouters
Job Reference
JN-072026-7071354

Michael Page is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity, both as an employer as well as a recruitment service provider. Each recruitment decision we make for people we hire and people we place into new roles is based solely on the candidates’ knowledge, experience and skills.