Would you like to create more impact and value with cutting-edge equipment and research facilities? You will be involved in the strategic development and operational implementation of our research facilities, enabling you to make a significant contribution to research at WUR and to the dynamics within the Wageningen Campus ecosystem. As an Account Manager within the Shared Research Facilities (SRF) team, you will have great independence and an excellent work-life balance and can count on a good salary.

Cutting-edge research facilities are an essential part of the innovation
and value creation strategy of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in order to create solutions that impact the world's challenges. To conduct world-class research into healthy food and a sustainable living environment, innovative, state-of-the-art research equipment and facilities are necessary. Our team is positioned within the Value Creation department to coordinate investments in research infrastructure, optimise collaboration and create value. To achieve these objectives, we make research facilities visible and encourage the sharing of research facilities within our organisation and with external parties, many of which are also located on Wageningen Campus.

We are looking for an Account Manager who will work proactively within the SRF team to further develop shared research equipment and facilities.

Being part of the SRF team means being at the centre of innovation processes involving different people and organisations. Internal stakeholders include professors, researchers and Business Unit Managers from the five knowledge units within WUR and stakeholders from staff departments such as Finance & Control, IT and Procurement, for example. There is also a lot of interaction with external organisations, such as the business community (including start-ups and other SMEs), government bodies like the Province of Gelderland and the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Agriculture and organisations such as Foodvalley and OostNL.

The role of SRF Account Manager involves:

• account management: acting as a point of contact regarding the sharing of research facilities for both internal and external stakeholders;
• business development: further expanding our network of shared research facilities with both internal and external parties;
• grant implementation: initiating and coordinating investments in shared research equipment and facilities;
• developing a long-term strategy for WUR together with SRF colleagues, to generate maximum impact and value from research facilities;
• coordinating the process from ideation to realisation of research facilities at WUR by involving and connecting all relevant stakeholders;
• (jointly) designing and organising meetings and communications around SRF.

For this role, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Account Manager, who:

• is a team player who operates at an academic level;
• has at least 5 years of relevant work experience;
• has experience with grant application processes;
• has excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• is able to represent WUR internally and externally at various levels;
• possesses excellent skills in the field of relation management;
• is proactive and flexible;
• possesses both organisational and personal sensitivity skills.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent employment conditions.Highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• Working hours that can be discussed, allowing for an optimal work-life balance;
• The possibility of building up extra compensation hours by working more;
• Sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave.
• A strong focus on vitality, and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for an attractive price;
• 8.3% fixed end-of-year bonus;
• excellent ABP pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate fringe benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive minimum salary of €3,693 to a maximum of €5,737 for a full 36-hour work week, in accordance with Wageningen Research Collective Labour Agreement (scale 11). This is an appointment for 0.8 FTE. Initially, we will offer you a one-year contract, which will then be extended to an indefinite contract if there is mutual enthusiasm. Of course, we are happy to answer any questions about this.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. Our learning environment and training programmes offer ample opportunities to take personal initiative. We guarantee a versatile job in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Coming from abroad
Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling.

Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is 'To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life'. Within Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation are joining forces to contribute to solving important questions in the field of healthy food and living environment.

With roughly 30 locations, 7,600 employees (6,700 FTEs), 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants in WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the world’s leading organisations in its domain. A holistic attitude towards problem-solving and collaboration across various disciplines are at the heart of Wageningen’s unique approach.

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