In this role you are going to support your colleagues of the chairgroup Horticulture & Product Physiology (HPP) in many different ways on a daily basis.

As Office and Management Assistant you will be part of our recently formed office and management team, which currently consists of two members (education coordinator and project administrator). Due to the temporary absence of a third member, we are currently looking for a replacement (7 – 12 months). In your role, you will be in touch with our chairholder, colleagues, students and external partners for support in various areas, such as financial and administrative matters. Furthermore, you will:

• support the Office Management Team and chairholder with various tasks
• take over financial matters, such as invoicing and declarations
• perform administrative tasks, such as scheduling and coordinating meetings, taking minutes, organizing venues, mailing etc.

You are a pro-active, people-oriented person, who enjoys working with a creative team and thinking outside the box.

Furthermore, we ask that:

• You have affinity with working in different digital platforms
• You are an excellent communicator with the ability to connect with others easily (Dutch and English)
• You are able to perform within a fast-paced environment and are open to constant changes and challenges

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between € 2402,- and € 3336,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 6-7). A contract for 20-28 hours can be discussed. We offer you a temporarily contract for the period of 7 - 12 months.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.
You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 18th consecutive time.

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.

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,200 employees (6,400 fte) and 13,200 students and over 150.000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.