Besides being able to handle the tasks mentioned above, we also ask that you:
- have extensive experience as a Management/Office Assistant;
- have a secondary vocational education (MBO-secretarial) or higher secondary education (HAVO) with supplementary training in Management/Office Assistance;
- have good oral and written communication skills in Dutch and English;
- have a customer-oriented attitude, are precise and have an eye for detail;
- are proactive, have good organizational skills and know how to prioritize;
- are comfortable working in a hectic environment with a sometimes heavy workload;
- have an affinity for an academic work environment.
In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position the required
language level is B1.
Because ICT evolves rapidly and given the amount of internal systems at WUR, it is important that you master new software quickly and do not shy away from training.
You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. So if you do not yet have the track-record required in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would also like to invite you to apply.
You will work here The section
Space, Place and Society (SPS) consists of the chair groups
Health and Society (HSO),
Rural Sociology (RSO) and
Sociology of Development and Change (SDC) and focuses on issues of socio-spatial and environmental justice. With a special focus on social inequality, exclusion, and plurality, we translate critical-constructive knowledge into practical and political action in the pursuit of a more just, sustainable and healthy world.
The section consists of permanent and temporary staff members and a growing number of Dutch and foreign PhD candidates and students.
The SPS section is supported by an administrative team of 7 people (including yourself). In this team you will work closely with the management assistants and deputy managers. We support various groups where education and science are the connecting factors.