Outsourcing Functions
or Competencies

When flexibility and expertise matter more than headcount.

 

You need a professional to cover specific tasks or competencies, but hiring a permanent employee is not the right solution.

 

Whether due to budget constraints, lack of internal backup, fluctuating workload or uncertainty about the exact profile required, organisations increasingly need targeted external expertise.

 

The right skills. Exactly when you need them.

 

The Links provides flexible outsourcing solutions, giving you access to experienced experts who integrate seamlessly into your organisation and adapt to your operational reality.

 

Our model allows you to engage professionals at a variable workload, for a defined scope, and for the duration that makes sense for your business.

 

Two ways to outsource

• An expert at a variable workload. A professional works for you a few days per week or per month, for a defined scope and duration, and integrates into your organisation.

• A specialised provider. For a function that needs to run over the long term, we identify the right external provider and set up the collaboration, so that the function is secured over time.

 

How The Links helps

• Access to vetted experts across multiple functions and domains

• Flexible engagement models aligned with your needs

• Scalable involvement, adjusted over time

• Clear scope, deliverables and governance

 

Typical situations we address

• No available headcount, but budget for external expertise

• Need for support at a variable percentage (weeks or months)

• Securing critical functions due to lack of internal backup (e.g. payroll, accounting)

• Need for specialised expertise not available internally

• Uncertainty about the exact profile needed

• Desire to test specific skills before launching a recruitment process

 

Functions our clients outsource

• Payroll and accounting

• HR and HR administration: HR business partner, personnel administration, recruitment

• IT and digital: CRM, ERP and HRIS projects, cybersecurity, data

• Legal and compliance: legal counsel, compliance, regulatory matters

 

How an outsourcing mission unfolds

1. First conversation. We take the time to understand the function, the volume of work, the expected scope and the duration. One point of contact at The Links follows your request from start to finish.

2. Search in our network (within 48 hours). We search our network of more than 1,000 validated experts and select experts or providers with proven experience in this function.

3. Shortlist and interviews. You receive a short list of profiles we know, have assessed and recommend. We come and present them to you, you interview them with your decision makers.

4. References and validation. We verify backgrounds and check references so that you can decide quickly and with confidence.

5. Contract and start. We handle the contractual framework between your company, the expert and The Links, and are in charge of the monthly billing. You only pay for hours actually worked. The expert starts as soon as you decide.

6. Follow-up during the mission. We stay in contact with you and the expert throughout the mission, with HR advisory included at no additional cost.

 

Example: payroll in a family office

A family office had only one person in charge of payroll. After an unexpected absence, no one was left to run the payroll.

 

The Links organised the long-term outsourcing of payroll to a specialised external provider. The function is now secured, without depending on a single person.

 

The result

• You gain immediate access to the right expertise.

• Your organisation remains agile and cost-efficient.

• Decisions are taken with clarity and confidence.

• Experts work as an extension of your internal teams.

• With The Links, you get flexibility, expertise and control without adding permanent complexity.