Administrative assistant (0.6–0.8 FTE)

Are you a good communicator, do you feel familiar with administrative tasks, and would you like to play a key role in maintaining our international contacts as an administrative assistant? Then we’re looking for you!

As an Administrative Assistant within ESG’s Proficiency Testing Team, you will work in a small team that organizes proficiency tests, produces test materials and sells reference materials to support quality assurance in laboratories worldwide. 

Within this team, you and your colleagues will ensure that everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

You will be responsible for processing customer data, financial administration and the contact person for participating laboratories regarding their administration. 

In addition, you will be the link between the Proficiency Testing Team and ESG’s finance department.

Your tasks include:

• entering customer data into our registration system;
• managing the functional mailbox;
• booking and processing the payments;
• sending purchase orders and other documents.

Your team

The Proficiency Testing Team is a team of 10 enthusiastic staff members who have been organizing laboratory proficiency testing for over 70 years. We have been ISO 17043 accredited for this purpose since 2000. We are known for our quality and customer-friendliness. 

You will work here 

The Proficiency Testing Team is one of the 14 ESG teams at Stichting Wageningen Research, based on the Wageningen University and Research Campus, in building 112 NERGENA.

In this role, you will combine communication skills with financial and administrative expertise.

You are:

• independent and able to work in a team;
• communicative and customer-focused;
• flexible and able to handle pressure;

You also possess: 

• a completed MBO
• a good command of Dutch and English, both spoken and written
• extensive experience with MS Office 

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 year-end 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 €2.824,- and €3.893,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 6 - 7). This position is for 24 - 32 hours. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance. 

We encourage development and internal mobility within our organisation. Our recruitment and selection policy sets out the conditions that apply specifically to you as a (former) employee. If you have any questions, we are happy to help.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientationyear” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.

For more information about the position, please contact Laura Buijse, teamlead, laura.buijse@wur.nl
Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Jouke van Oostenbrugge, Corporate Recruiter, via jouke.vanoostenbrugge@wur.nl.

Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

You can apply up to and including 1 June 2026. Internal candidates are preferred to apply before 8 May 2026.

We review applications on a rolling basis, including before the closing date. As a result, the vacancy may close earlier than indicated.

Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

​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.

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