Projectleader Marine Research

As a project leader, your enthusiasm and organisational skills strengthen our team in IJmuiden. For various complex or large-scale (research) projects within the field of Marine Research, you support the researcher or lead project manager in keeping their projects on track.

You will also advise project leaders during the acquisition process, drawing on sound knowledge of procedures and funding conditions. In addition to supporting acquisition efforts of the project leaders you work closely with, your responsibilities include monitoring the progress of acquisition trajectories (leads) and exploring acquisition opportunities across the full breadth of our organisation.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a project leader include:

• Supporting acquisition processes and monitoring acquisition opportunities;
• Together with the project leader/researcher, ensuring that projects are delivered within the set parameters for cost, quality, time, organisation and communication;
• Monitoring project progress and ensuring that agreements made with the client are met. This includes interim evaluations, identifying deviations in good time, thinking proactively and proposing solutions;
• Maintaining contacts with clients and/or third parties and coordinating internal staff, while also contributing to strengthening our relationships with customers;
• Ensuring project coordination and/or management of complex projects and organisational activities;
• Managing project archiving and documentation.

Your Team
You will be part of our Acquisition Support & Project Management team, which consists of eight colleagues who collaborate closely, both virtually and from our office in IJmuiden.
You will work in an international applied scientific environment (marine and freshwater ecology), where (field) data are collected and stored for use in analyses and complex models. The projects and programmes range from fieldwork and experimental research to data management and literature studies. This will give you broad insight into the policy-supporting research conducted across Wageningen Research. 

You are proactive and results-oriented, enabling you to provide optimal support to our internal clients. You are also a team player with strong communication skills, allowing you to establish effective collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders.

In addition, you bring:

• A completed degree at a minimum of higher professional education (HBO) level in a field relevant to this position;
• Several years of experience in a project-based organisation and in providing organisational support for complex projects;
• Affinity with marine ecological issues, the ability to work independently as well as in a team, a willingness to learn, and the confidence to ask questions;
• Excellent command of Dutch and English (C1 level), both spoken and written.

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 € 3.399,- and € 5.478,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 10). Additionally, For this role a contract for 32 hours can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you 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 programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

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 Josien Steenbergen, via josien.steenbergen@Wur.nl

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Dax Teunissen, Corporate Recruiter, via recruitment.asg@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 until 25 January 2025.

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.

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

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