Administrative Student Assistant
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is looking for one Administrative student assistant from preferably October 2020, to assist the CCAFS Program Management Unit at Wageningen University & Research.
CCAFS is a CGIAR Research Program, led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and hosted by Wageningen University & Research. CCAFS brings together the world’s best researchers in agricultural science, development research, climate science, and Earth System science, to identify and address the most important interactions, synergies and trade-offs between climate change, agriculture and food security (see more information on www.ccafs.cgiar.org).
We are looking for a student assistant who will help us make CCAFS become an honest broker in the international climate debate and reach its goal of reducing poverty and malnutrition among millions of families in developing countries. The student will provide assistance to the Program Management Units’ activities and will include the following:
- Logistical assistance to local and international meetings, workshops, webinars, conferences, tele and video conferences
- Assist with Core Team and Independent Science Committee meetings and various tasks related to the two groups
- Prepare presentations in PowerPoint
- Calendar of events, planning and reporting
- Assist with information management, etc., related to donor and partner relations
- Occasional research tasks including literature searches, technical writing, and proofreading
- Occasional communications tasks
- Other tasks as needed
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies and experience:
- Excellent English language abilities, especially writing and editing
- Ability to work systematically and independently
- Detail-oriented
- Flexibility to change directions as needed and ability to manage several parallel tasks with tight deadlines
Prerequisites:
- Current enrolment in a Masters program at a university in the Netherlands
- An interest in climate change, agriculture and/or international development is an asset but not a prerequisite. We offer a unique opportunity to work with—and learn about managing and communicating—high level international research in a challenging and engaging environment.
Terms of employment, working hours, salary
Starting date: 1 October 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter. Working hours on average are approx. 15-20 hours per week.
The contract period will be for 1 year. Employment as a student assistant is in accordance with the collective labour agreement of Wageningen University. The actual hourly wage depends on your seniority.
To be able to work as a student assistant in the Netherlands, the student needs to prove that he or she is registered at a Dutch university and has a residence and work permit in the Netherlands.
If you have any questions in relation to the position you may contact Wiebe Smit, Project Administrator (w.smit@cgiar.org).
Application
Applications must be in English, should include a cover letter of no more than 1 page, a CV of no more than 2 pages and a proof of enrolment, and should be sent to w.smit@cgiar.org and ccafs@cgiar.org. The application deadline is midnight, 16 September and interviews will be conducted in the week from 21-25 September. Previous applicants need not apply.
DEADLINE: Applications must be received before midnight on September 16th 2020. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.