Teamlead Studentlife

Your job

Wageningen University & Research finds it important that students feel at home at WUR and in Wageningen. In the new team ‘studentlife’, we are working from various perspectives to create this ‘sense of ‘belonging’. Do you enjoy working as a coach with a new team and do you have a warm heart for students? Then keep reading!

The new 'Student Life and Wellbeing' team (working title) consists of 9 staffmembers who focus on organising trainings and masterclasses aimed at improving mental wellbeing, peer-to-peer support, activities around inclusion & diversity, and theme weeks (One World Week, Surf Your Stress). The team also organises the Annual Introduction Days and a special welcome week for international students. Additionally, the team is involved in policies concerning studenlife and social safety. The team maintains close contact with all student organisations within WUR. Moreover, they collaborate within the WUR with the policy department, the programme directors and study advisors, student deans, student psychologists, and external parties such as the Municipality of Wageningen and student housing provider Idealis.The studentpsychologists, part of Student Service Centre,  help students with personal problems that can lead to study delay, or with study-related health problems.

This position involves the following:
As the teamlead of the new team ‘student life and student wellbeing’ (working title), you ensure cohesion within the new team. This cohesion involves not only the collaboration between the individual team members, but also both the connection between the various activities that the team organises. We are looking for a teamlead who thinks along, provides frameworks and space, and sets priorities together with the team. At the same time, you ensure clarity about tasks and responsibilities and you manage resources and fte as efficiently as possible. You also play a role in the connection between this new team and the other teams within the Student Service Centre and with the broader WUR organisation. The team is visible not only individually but also as a collective within WUR. Team members can rely on each other, even during challenging times. As the team lead, you participate in the meetings with other teamleads of the Student Service Centre. You report to the head of the Student Service Centre.  

About us
The new team is part of the Student Service Centre (SSC) of WUR. Student Service Centre consists of 8 teams: Admission, Studentregistration, International Office, Exchange, Studentdeans, Studentpsychologists, Student Career Services and this new team. All staff members of the new are already working at SSC, but not as team.

Your qualities

• You have demonstrable affinity with (international) students and a clear vision regarding student life and student well-being.
• You are familiar with working in an academic environment. Preferably, you have a strong network within WUR.
• You are an experienced coach and you have worked with teams within a changing environment. 
• You have good command of the Dutch and English language.

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. 

We offer you

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

• Sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• Working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• The option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more,  per week;
• 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.

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 19th consecutive time.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer a contract for 28-32 hours a week for a period of one year, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 5,441.- and € 6,986.- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 12).

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.

Do you want more information?

For more information about this position, please contact Ingrid Hijman,  ingrid.hijman@wur.nl, head Student Service Centre (not available between October 16 t/m 25).

Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.

This vacancy will be listed up to and including Monday the 4th of November 2024. The job interviews will start as soon as sufficient suitable candidates can be selected. We hope to schedule the first job interviews on November, 14th.

Starting date would be 1st of January 2025 (or as soon as possible).

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.

We are

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, 7,700 employees (7,000 fte), 2,500 PhD and EngD candidates, 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 and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.