Our expertise
Green Recruitment is specialized in recruiting for the sectors of renewable energy, sustainability and environment. Because of our experience and vast understanding of these sectors, we maintain deep, long-standing relationships with international companies, cool start-ups and businesses across the globe.
We pride ourselves on being experts in our field providing specialist advice and service identifying unique talent within our discipline areas. Thanks to 15+ years of experience we can rely on a vast network within our sector.
Green Recruitment has prior recruitment experience in renewable energy, sustainability and environmental jobs specifically recruiting for permanent fixed term contracts.
This experience, coupled with a passion and a strong belief in this industry, an extensive professional and personal network, is demonstrated through multiple successful matchings.
Our domains
Our vision & mission
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Vision:
Help realizing the transition to a more sustainable world by supporting green talent and organisations in the Renewable Energy, Sustainability & Environment sector. -
Mission:
At Green Recruitment we focus on providing top talent suited to the specific intricacies of the Renewable Energy, Sustainability & Environmental industries whilst ensuring alignment with our candidate’s career goals and aspirations.
Our values & philosophy
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Sustainability driven:
We always believed in a different way of working, business as usual isn’t future proof, sustainability in all its forms must come first. -
Transparency & Openness:
We are strongly committed to open communication and our way of working is clear from the start as we create a true partnership with our clients and candidates. -
Trustworthiness & Integrity:
All personal information is confidential and won’t be shared without your permission, in trust we sustainably collaborate and we will always strive to give you the most honest advice. -
Inclusivity & diversity:
We promote and support inclusivity and diversity in all its forms.
Our team
Joris Leemans has a Master in Communication sciences from the KUL, and because of his personal interest, he also completed a Master in Environmental Sciences at the VUB.
After a few years of working and travelling abroad, it was time to pursue his passion for the environment professionally, so he became the first employee of a start-up consultancy firm focused on renewable energy, environment and engineering. As one of the managers he successfully built this company from scratch into a market leading firm with 65 employees within the first 5 years.
A career break and a 6-months world travel made him realize he needed a real new challenge.
Early 2016 he founded JLE-Solutions, a recruitment and headhunting firm focused on renewable energy, environmental jobs and sustainable engineering. He felt there was an urgent need to assist this growing market with a specialized recruitment firm. With his vast network and market knowledge he hopes to bring added value to his clients.
When he is not matching candidates and clients, Joris enjoys the outdoors, running & cycling and spicy food!
In 2004 Rob Opalfvens received his Master Degree in Communication Sciences at the University of Brussels. After his initial working experiences he decided in 2007 to study Mandarin at the National Taiwan Normal University and lived in Taipei, Tokyo & Shanghai for 3 years.
From 2010 to 2015 Rob was working in Sales & Business Development at Hewlett Packard and was responsible for the HP Graphics Solutions Business in Great Western Europe. After a successful career at HP, he devoted himself to his new mission as a recruiter for JLE- Solutions.
The reason Rob joined the Renewable Energy, Sustainability & Environmental industry is to make a meaningful impact in the fight against climate change and support the transition to a sustainable world.
Rob is committed to excellence and specializes in applying his expertise to provide the basis for strong, ongoing professional relationships. He enjoys listening to and thinking along with candidates & clients, is putting their expectations first, and his personal approach and assistance throughout the recruitment process sets him apart from other recruiters.
Timeline
2016
Joris founded JLE- Solutions as a response to a growing need in the recruitment landscape in Belgium;
2018
Rob joined JLE- Solutions in order to have a meaningful impact and support the transition to a sustainable world;
2020
We became a reliable and trusted partner of a large part of the renewable energy and green economy;
2023
JLE- Solutions became Green Recruitment
