Junior strategic advisor

Your job

Would you enjoy working together with senior policy advisors on complex, strategic projects with a multidisciplinary character? These projects cover the fields of education, research, valorisation and operational management. You would support the societal importance of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) by contributing to sustainable solutions and innovations that have a positive impact on society. Read more!

Corporate Strategy & Accounts (CSA) is looking for a highly adaptable junior strategic policy advisor. This is a versatile position in which you will come into contact with a variety of topics in the area of strategy and policy development. You will provide support for institution-wide initiatives by the Executive Board and the WUR Management Board. Together with senior policy advisors in our team, you will work on projects at a strategic, complex level and with a multidisciplinary character across the domains of education, research, valorisation and operational management. You will report to the director of CSA.

What will you be doing?

• You will advise the Executive Board on current issues in the field of the broad institutional strategy.
• You will follow and analyse national and international developments in the field of academic education and research.
• You will participate in – often multidisciplinary – project groups.
• You will represent WUR to our contacts in the education and research domains. These include the ministries of Education, Culture and Science and of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and organisations such as UNL, 4TU and TO2.

Your qualities

• You must have completed an MSc degree.
• You should be analytically strong and able to make quick connections based on complex information, allowing you to think strategically. In addition, you must also be able to take the initiative to ensure that matters are addressed and completed.
• You should be able to operate in a complex administrative environment and have motivation, flexibility, resilience and perseverance. In short, you must have an incisive personality and be a colleague with whom others enjoy working.
• You should have a good sense for political and administrative relationships.
• You must have strong verbal and written language skills in both Dutch and English.

The Corporate Strategy & Accounts (CSA) department develops WUR-wide strategy and translates it into policy for education and research, both nationally and internationally. CSA combines knowledge on strategy, policy and international developments, and follows external developments to advise on course changes and new policies. CSA coordinates strategic initiatives, such as the Strategic Plan and internationalisation policy, and manages relationships with key partners.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent employment conditions. Highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• Working hours that can be agreed in consultation, allowing for an optimal work-life balance.
• The possibility of building up extra compensation hours by working more, up to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
• Sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave.
• A strong focus on vitality; you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for an attractive price.
• An 8.3% fixed end-of-year bonus.
• An excellent ABP pension scheme.

In addition to these excellent fringe benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we are offering a competitive minimum salary of €3,088 to a maximum of €5,737 (scale 10-11 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Wageningen Research). Additionally, a part-time contract for 0.8 FTE may be possible in consultation. We will offer you a year’s contract, with the intention of converting this into a contract for an indefinite period.

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 19^th 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.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

Do you want more information?

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Ron Mazier, director of CSA, by telephone at +31 (0)31 748 9906 or by email at ron.mazier@wur.nl.

For more information about the procedure, please contact Edvard Jongschaap, senior corporate recruiter, by telephone at +31 (0)31 748 9178 or by email at edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl.

Would you like to apply?
Click on the ‘Apply now’ button on this page to apply directly. In doing so, you give us permission to process your personal information.

This vacancy will be listed up and until Monday 19 August 2024. The first interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible after the closing date.

Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want all talent to feel at home with us and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. For more information, please visit our page on inclusivity.
A good example of how WUR deals with inclusivity can be found on our page ‘Working at WUR with a functional impairment’.

We are

Wageningen University and Research centre
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale.

Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.

For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at www.wageningenur.nl/career.