Business Support Officer
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Description
Are you an organisational talent with a head for finance, who enjoys connecting people and keeping projects running smoothly? As Business Support Officer in Wageningen, you are the link between the Philosophy and Strategic Communication chair groups, management and WUR's support departments.
Together with one other Business Support Officer and three Management Assistants, you form the support staff of CPT (Communication, Philosophy and Technology), part of the Section CPTE. As a team, you are the link between the staff of the chair groups and management within our university organisation.
Within the team, you are specifically responsible for project management and financial management for the Philosophy and Strategic Communication chair groups. You are the point of contact for a diverse group of people – including lecturers, researchers, PhD candidates and students – as well as guests and support departments, on matters relating to finance, projects and, where needed, HR.
Your duties and responsibilities include:
Your team
You will join an enthusiastic and professional team with one other Business Support Officer and three Management Assistants. Your line manager is the section chair, Prof. Rens Vliegenthart.
You will work here
The staff of the Section CPTE (Communication, Philosophy, Technology and Education) research transformations in domains such as agriculture, climate and environment, and advance societal engagement with these transformations. They do so from an inclusive, process-oriented, empirical, critical and reflexive perspective. They also teach on these topics in various bachelor's and master's programmes at WUR.
Together with one other Business Support Officer and three Management Assistants, you form the support staff of CPT (Communication, Philosophy and Technology), part of the Section CPTE. As a team, you are the link between the staff of the chair groups and management within our university organisation.
Within the team, you are specifically responsible for project management and financial management for the Philosophy and Strategic Communication chair groups. You are the point of contact for a diverse group of people – including lecturers, researchers, PhD candidates and students – as well as guests and support departments, on matters relating to finance, projects and, where needed, HR.
Your duties and responsibilities include:
- monitoring the budgets of ongoing projects, preparing financial reports and supporting the preparation of the annual and multi-year budgets, including keeping staff and PhD overviews up to date;
- reviewing and checking expense and hours claims, orders, purchases and invoices, and supporting project leaders with acquisition and project administration, in close consultation with project leaders and project controllers;
- drawing up sales invoices and intercompany bookings, and checking and approving timesheets and project registrations;
- preparing staffing requests and supporting the recruitment and appointment of staff, student assistants and research assistants, including the related administration (employment contracts, guest and email accounts and, for international staff and PhD candidates, matters such as working from abroad and residence permits);
- acting as the point of contact for, and maintaining contact with, staff, PhD candidates, guests, departments such as Finance & Control, HR, Liaison Office, WASS, Project Control and Business Control, and external parties.
Your team
You will join an enthusiastic and professional team with one other Business Support Officer and three Management Assistants. Your line manager is the section chair, Prof. Rens Vliegenthart.
You will work here
The staff of the Section CPTE (Communication, Philosophy, Technology and Education) research transformations in domains such as agriculture, climate and environment, and advance societal engagement with these transformations. They do so from an inclusive, process-oriented, empirical, critical and reflexive perspective. They also teach on these topics in various bachelor's and master's programmes at WUR.