Freelance Headhunters for Enterprise, Scaleups & Government roles

🚀 Freelance Recruiters & Headhunters

We are looking for a Freelance Recruiters & Headhunters to build long-term recruitment partnerships. Work on high-impact mandates and operate at a senior level.

We are expanding ourtrusted network of freelance recruiters and headhunters to collaborate onstrategic, high-profile assignments across:

• Private sector enterprises & fast-growing scale-ups

• European Union & EU-funded programmes

• Dutch government & semi-public organisations (ministries, agencies, municipalities, universities)

• International organisations & NGOs

This isnot a one-off sourcing gig! We are looking forlong-term partners who want to build asustainable freelance collaboration based on quality, trust, and impact.

🤝 What This Partnership Looks Like

As aFreelance Strategic Executive Search Consultant, you will:

• Work onsenior, specialist and hard-to-fill roles (executive, expert, interim & project-based)

• Operate incomplex stakeholder environments (public, semi-public, regulated & international)

• Collaborate closely with ourcore team and clients as a trusted advisor

• Be matched to assignments aligned with yourexpertise, network and availability

• Receiveclear briefs, transparent processes and professional client management

• Build along-term pipeline of assignments, not ad-hoc jobs

Engagements arefully freelance, flexible, andbased on mutual commitment and performance.

🎯 Who We Are Looking For

You are likely to recognise yourself if you:

• Are anexperienced freelance recruiter, headhunter or executive search consultant

• Have astrong professional network in one or more of the following:

  • Public sector & government

  • EU institutions or EU-funded programmes

  • International organisations

  • Enterprise, tech, industrial or scale-up environments

• Are comfortable working withconfidential searches and complex profiles

• Understandpublic sector, startup, scaleup, large corporate or regulated environments (or are willing to learn)

• Preferlong-term collaborations over transactional recruitment

• Workindependently, reliably and professionally

• Communicate fluently inEnglish (Dutch, Spanish and/or other EU languages are a strong plus)

🌍 Typical Roles You May Work On

Depending on your background and network:

• Executives, Directors, Program & Transformation Leaders

• Policy, Governance, Legal & Regulatory Experts

• HR, People, Change & Organisation Specialists

• IT, Data, Digital, AI & Architecture Profiles

• Interim Managers, Programme Leads & Subject-Matter Experts

Acrosspublic, semi-public, international organisations and private sector contexts.

💡 Why Partner With Us

• Long-term collaboration, not one-off placements

• Access tohigh-quality, well-scoped mandates

• Professional positioning towardspublic & international clients

• Clear agreements, fair fee structures & transparent communication

• Space to grow yourown freelance practice while working with a strong partner

• A network that valuesquality, integrity and sustainable impact

📩 Interested in Exploring a Partnership?

We’d love to get to know you.

👉 Apply or express interest by sharing:

• A short introduction

• Your recruitment focus areas (roles, sectors, regions)

• Your freelance availability & preferred engagement model

Let’s build a strategic recruitment partnership that lasts.

Our Core Values at TheHRchapter

✔️ Transparency: We believe in transparent and smooth recruitment processes. You will get feedback from us.

✔️ Candidate experience: Perfect blend between automated and humanized recruitment processes. Don't hesitate to ask us for feedback, anytime.

✔️ Talented pool: We bring highly-skilled motivated candidates to our clients. Our candidates match their company values and management style.

✔️ Diversity and inclusion: There is no place for discrimination and intolerance. We care about diversity awareness and respect for any differences.