Medewerker Licentiedesk

Do you get energy from working in a highly dynamic environment? Is your motto "I provide the best service" and do you want to develop yourself further? Then we are looking for you!

As a license desk employee, you ensure efficient issuance and registration of licenses. You identify and see opportunities for savings, more effective use of licenses and thus unburden our employees. 

Your tasks and responsibilities as a license desk employee:

• you are the first point of contact for questions about (software) licenses;
• you advise on the use of (software) licenses;
• you order, request quotes (and negotiate the conditions) and deliver (software) licenses;
• you are responsible for our license administration;
• you will draw up reports on (the use of) our (software) licenses.

Your team
In a small and close-knit team, you work together within the license desk. The license desk is part of the services department of IT. Every day it is our challenge to deliver the best IT service. In addition to your team members, you have close contacts with contract management, procurement and of course the other IT departments.

This is where you will work 
With 200 employees, our IT department provides a modern ICT environment for education and research. We work in multidisciplinary teams on current issues in the field of digitization, self-service, security, data management, high performance computing and cloud strategy. So plenty of development and career opportunities for specialists at different levels. 

You are accurate and work meticulously and have an affinity with IT.

• completed MBO Level 4 education or higher;
• good command of the Dutch and English language (oral and written).

The following competencies are important for this position: 

• good listeners;
• communicative and advisory skills;
• customer-oriented.

In our international working environment, communication is increasingly in English. For this position, it is B2. If you do not yet have this level, we will of course help you and you can contact our language center Wageningen in'to Language.

You can see that there are plenty of challenges for 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.

When it comes to terms of employment. Wageningen University & Research is the right place for you. Highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement are: 

• working hours that can be determined in consultation, so that an optimal work-life balance is possible;
• sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave;
• There is a lot of attention for vitality and you can use the sports facilities on campus at an attractive rate;
• a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme through ABP.

Of course, these excellent fringe benefits also include an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a salary of a minimum of € 3,231 to a maximum of € 4,374 for a full working week of 36 hours according to the Collective Labor Agreement of Wageningen Research (scale 8). An appointment of 32 hours is negotiable for this role. We offer you a one-year contract with the intention of converting it into an indefinite contract. If you are an internal candidate, your current contract is the starting point; Please contact us if you have any questions about this.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training opportunities. 

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working atmosphere. 

For more information about the position, please contact Ruud van Valkenburg via email: ruud.vanvalkenburg@wur.nl. 

Questions about the procedure? Please contact Edvard Jongschaap, Sr Corporate Recruiter, via email: edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl.

Apply? 
Click on the application button for the vacancy on our website. Only applications via our website will be processed.

You can respond up to and including 20 April2026. Preferably, internal candidates  apply before 28 March 2026.

We assess incoming responses on an ongoing basis, even before the closing date. Therefore, it is possible that the vacancy is closed earlier than stated.

Welcome, safe and appreciated
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) attaches great importance to diversity and inclusion. This is because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We therefore create a working environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued, regardless of background, identity or experience. Together, we are building a culture in which everyone's unique contribution contributes 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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