Key Skills

Job Description

Your job Are you good at organising, do you enjoy keeping things on track, and do you like coordinating activities and managing student teams? Then this could be the opportunity for you! As a Student Recruitment Activities Coordinator at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), you will organise and coordinate activities that help prospective students make an informed study choice. You will be responsible for deploying and coordinating student teams: current students who share their own experiences to inspire prospective students and give them an honest picture of what studying at WUR is like. What does your day look like? You start your day with the Student Recruitment team, of which you are a member. You catch up with your colleagues working in student information, events, content and campaign marketing to hear what everyone is working on. Next, you have a meeting scheduled with one of our student teams. You update the students on upcoming activities; make sure everyone knows what is expected of them and discuss what they need to carry out their roles effectively. Our students are involved in a wide range of activities, such as giving presentations at secondary schools, engaging with prospective students online, attending study choice fairs or participating in on-site promotional activities to raise awareness of WUR among our target audiences. You make sure the right students are in the right place, are well prepared and enjoy representing WUR. Your afternoon is all about planning and organising. You update the schedule for school outreach activities, liaise with a secondary school about an upcoming event and recruit new students to join the student team. Meanwhile, you work with your colleagues to explore how our student teams could contribute to new activities. A few more emails, a quick call to a student, and your working day is already over. Welcome to WUR! In short, as our new Student Recruitment Activities Coordinator, you will: organise and coordinate information and recruitment activities for prospective students, including school outreach and online contact with current students; coordinate the deployment of student teams for school outreach, fairs, events, campaigns and on-site promotional activities; recruit, schedule, brief, train, manage and support students, ensuring that all practical and administrative arrangements relating to their work are properly organised; organise training sessions and coach students to ensure they represent WUR effectively and engagingly; maintain contact with secondary schools and coordinate requests and scheduling; work closely with colleagues in marketing, events and student information, translating their needs into concrete plans and schedules for student teams; identify trends and developments among prospective and current students and use these insights to improve activities together with your colleagues. Your qualities What You Bring To The Role you have completed at least an MBO level 4 qualification (Dutch secondary vocational education) or equivalent, and have at least two years of recent, relevant work experience in an organisational or coordinating role; you have demonstrable experience of independently planning, organising and coordinating several activities or projects simultaneously; you have experience of managing, supervising or coordinating a team or group of employees, students or volunteers; you are proficient in using digital planning and administrative tools, such as Excel and Microsoft Teams; you can easily switch between communicating with students, schools, colleagues and other stakeholders, and have experience of maintaining relationships with various internal and external parties; you have a hands-on and proactive approach: you work independently, take initiative and are able to solve practical problems and prioritise tasks; you are flexible and resourceful, and enjoy contributing ideas for new forms of student information and promotional activities alongside existing initiatives; you are fluent in Dutch, both spoken and written, and can communicate professionally with Dutch secondary schools and other stakeholders. You also have at least a B2 level (https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale) of English. If you have not yet reached this level, you can make use of the language courses offered by Wageningen in'to Languages (https://www.wur.nl/en/education/into-languages). Where you will work You will join the Student Recruitment team within Marketing. The team brings together colleagues with different areas of expertise, including campaign marketing, events, student information and content. Together, we work to ensure that prospective students get to know WUR, discover whether WUR is the right fit for them and receive the information and experiences they need throughout their study choice journey. We work closely together, support each other when needed and believe that, alongside working hard, there should also be room for fun and social interaction. The Student Recruitment team is part of Marketing within Corporate Communications & Marketing (CC&M). We offer Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment (https://www.wur.nl/en/jobs/conditions-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 € 3,381.- to € 4,560.- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 8). This position is for 24 hours per week. We initially offer a one-year contract, with the intention of converting it into a permanent contract. 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. Coming from abroad 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 “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”. 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. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center (https://wcfv.nl/en/home/global/our-services/happy-landing-and-living/). This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job. Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community (https://www.wur.nl/en/jobs/expats-new-international-staff) page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account 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. Important information For more information about this position, please contact Renske van Dijk, Team Lead Student Recruitment and Information, via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). For more information about the recruitment procedure, please contact Edvard Jongschaap, Senior Corporate Recruiter, via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). How To Apply Click the application button on the vacancy page on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered. You can apply up to and including November 30, 2026. Internal candidates are preferably asked to apply before November 9, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This means the vacancy may be filled before the stated closing date. Welcome, safe and valued Wageningen University & Research (WUR) places great importance on diversity and inclusion because we believe that different perspectives lead to innovative solutions. We strive to create a working environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued, regardless of their background, identity or experience. Together, we are building a culture in which everyone's unique contribution helps make our organisation successful. We are 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 (https://www.wur.nl/en/Jobs/Why-choose-WUR.htm) 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.

Core Responsibilities

Organize and coordinate student recruitment and information activities, including school outreach, fairs, events, campaigns, and online engagement. Recruit, schedule, train, brief, and support student teams while coordinating with schools and internal colleagues to improve prospective-student activities.

Requirements

Requires an MBO level 4 qualification or equivalent and at least two years of recent relevant experience in an organizational or coordinating role. Candidates should have experience coordinating multiple activities and teams, be proficient with digital planning tools, communicate fluently in Dutch, and have at least B2-level English.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours
• Sabbatical Leave
• Study Leave
• Partially Paid Parental Leave
• Campus Sports Facilities
• Year-End Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Internal Mobility