Events Assistant NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen

To help with the day-to-day administrative tasks for the symposium, we are looking for a motivated colleague. You will carry out various related tasks such as dealing with the conference registrations, editing abstracts for the scientific program, correspondence with delegates, dealing with distributors and handling (part of) the social media.

What you will be contributing

You work together with the Events Coordinator, while being:

• A team player
• Someone who is easy-going and pro-active
• Someone who can still function with a smile when the work gets busy
• A person who can be pragmatic but also creative in solutions

Your qualifications for the job

• Fluent in English (speaking and writing);
• A solid understanding of the Dutch language (speaking and writing);
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, Adobe design programs and Social Media tools;
• Education and/or work experience in administrative work or, alternatively, you have an ecology education but you are interested to work on the administrative side of the field.

Other required skills:

• A positive and representative attitude;
• Flexibility in work hours is necessary;
• The possibility to travel abroad on occasion.

What we are offering

The opportunity to work for an international society, to learn about the various facets of organising an event abroad and to work onsite in Cape Town for a week in August 2024.

The job is max 30hrs per week but we expect you to attend and work full-time during/at the symposium. The position will be for 6 months.

Terms of employment
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is €2.618,- and the maximum salary is €3.298,- gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 6 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: werken bij de KNAW.

The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is a top research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). NIOO-KNAW focuses on fundamental and strategic research on individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.