Competence Manager

Are you a proactive Competence Manager who enjoys a role where you can maintain relationships with our colleagues on board? And do you want to be actively involved in developing our seafaring colleagues who are on board of our gas tankers? Read on!

Navigating the Future

Working at Anthony Veder means operating in a world, where sustainability is important. We always look for new ways to challenge the status quo, developing technological and logical solutions to help our clients reach their goals. At Anthony Veder, we work in a culture full of trust, openness, and creativity. Always keeping an eye on the long term. That is how we became pioneers in the maritime industry.

What you (may) expect

In this role you will be part of the HR Marine department. The HR Marine department is responsible for all HR matters for the personnel aboard the Anthony Veder fleet. Among other things, the HR Marine department is responsible for providing trained and motivated crew within AV’s business requirements. You are responsible to ensure our vessels are manned with competent, motivated, and future-ready crew by implementing and maintaining a transparent and structured competence management system.

The Competence Manager plays a vital role in aligning seafarer development with organizational needs while ensuring motivation, performance, and long-term employability of our crew. With the objective to ensure that all vessels are manned in a way to maximize the ships’ utilization.

Your responsibilities

• Actively contributes to the crew development and improvement of working practices and procedures to the HR Marine department.

• Establish and manage a transparent competence framework across all job levels.

• Analyze and report on appraisal and training data to drive improvements.

• Responsible for the training manual and training matrix for the crew on board.  

• Manage the cadet portfolio which includes recruitment, planning and monitoring of our cadets in cooperation with our Manning Agents.

• Actively involved in recruiting new staff and the associated recruitment activities.

What we offer

• A dynamic organization with an entrepreneurial character.

• A competitive salary.

• An employer financed pension scheme.

• 28 vacation days with the option to buy five additional days (fulltime).

• Combining working from home and at our beautiful office in Rotterdam’s shipping district.

• An informal and open culture.

What we ask

• You have completed a bachelor’s degree within the maritime industry,  engineering, HR or with a focus on business.

• You have demonstratable experience with analyzing data and reporting.

• You have good relationship management skills and know when to use which conversation techniques for best results.

• You have a good command (spoken and written) of the English language.

• You are prepared to travel to our vessels.

• You have a driver’s license.

• Preferably have seafaring experience.