As a business support officer, you support colleagues within the Research Liaison Office (RLO) team of the Animal Sciences Group at Wageningen University & Research. Please note that good command of Dutch both spoken and written, is mandatory for this vacancy.

In this role you advise and support researchers with grant applications and the commercial aspects surrounding research projects. You advise researchers and support the team throughout the entire process, from project idea to the start of the research. This includes aspects such as rates, terms, and contracts. Together with the liaison officers, you make it possible for research ideas to become reality.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a business support officer are:

• Preparing quotes for (small) research assignments. You do this in consultation with the researcher and our legal department;
• For approved grant projects, you ensure that the administrative matters are arranged so that the project can have a good start;
• You are the contact person for Material Transfer Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements, and you coordinate their processing.

Your team
You will be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated Research Liaison Office team within the Department of Animal Sciences. In this role, you provide support for and work with the four liaison officers and researchers. This role offers room for personal development, allowing you to grow into the role of research liaison officer, so you can become the first point of contact for one or more chair groups.

You work meticulously, independently, and have a customer-oriented attitude. You are able to combine this with a pragmatic, structured, and results-driven approach.

Additionally, you possess:

• A completed education at HBO/university level;
• Affinity with an academic working environment is a plus;
• Knowledge of and experience with grants and/or contracts is a plus;
• Good command of both the English and Dutch languages.

Please note: due to immigration restrictions it is not possible to obtain a working permit for this specific position if you are from outside of the European Union. If you are eligible for a search year or already are in possession of a work permit without sponsorship we welcome you to apply.

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

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• 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. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €€3.040,- and €4.687,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 8-7). This is a vacancy for 18 - 28 hours. We offer you a temporary contract for the duration of one year. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

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 multi-faceted 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 with your work you have a clear and positive impact on society. At WUR we work on the most pressing challenges of our time, like climate change and feeding the world in a sustainable way.

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, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 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 the video below 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.