Receptionist

For Wageningen UR, the receptionist is our organization's business card and first point of contact. Customer-oriented and with a sense of hospitality, our receptionists speak to the employees, guests and students in the building. Are you the enthusiastic, flexible receptionist who puts a smile on the face of every visitor with your natural hospitality? Then we are looking for you!

Receptionist 10-20 hours a week

Your Job
Your responsibilities as a receptionist will include:

• Providing customer-focused reception services with a strong sense of hospitality;
• Performing simple administrative tasks;
• Answering questions from employees, guests and students;
• Registering and monitoring people entering or leaving the building;
• Handling emergency response reports in collaboration with the head of emergency response/team leader in the event of an emergency.

A reception shift consists of approximately 5 hours and there are 2-4 shifts available per week, including Friday afternoons. Leave and sick leave are covered by the team. This means that you can work extra hours.

Your team
Within our Facilities Support department, we provide facility services within the research and education buildings of Wageningen University & Research. We do this with over 130 facilities employees and receptionists and 3 team leaders, spread over more than 14 buildings.

You will work here
Facility Management is a broadly oriented organizational unit within WUR and responsible for a wide range of services: from housing to automation, from sports facilities to coffee machines and from reception services to purchasing and library services. Facility Management aims to provide students and colleagues with a learning and working environment in which they can work together on the future and get the best out of themselves. An inspiring environment where there is room for meeting, collaboration and relaxation. Our mission is to proactively support and advise WUR so that WUR can also make a difference in the facilities domain. Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms 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 €2.697,- and €3.231,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 4). As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended on good performance.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programs.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

Coming from abroad
Due to Dutch immigration laws, candidates from outside the EU/EFTA zone, can usually not be hired for this position. More information can be found on the website of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service. The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’.
We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society. With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR.

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated You are a hospitable, presentable, proactive employee who is accurate and stress-resistant.
You also have:

• A minimum availability of 3-4 days per week, between 6:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.;
• MBO 4 level;
• Good command of spoken and written Dutch and English;
• Affinity with computer systems (including knowledge of and experience with MS Office);
• First aid certificate or willingness to obtain one;
• High degree of flexibility with regard to working hours and in the event of illness and leave of colleagues.

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as opportunities for development. So if you don't yet have the track record required in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would still like to invite you to apply.

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in Dutch. For this position it is about language level B2 . For more information about the position, please contact Tessa Hildebrand, teamlead Facilities Support, via e-mail: tessa.hildebrand@wur.nl.

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Yvette van Veldhuizen, HR Business Partner,
via 0317-481504 or e-mail: yvette.vanveldhuizen@wur.nl

Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

You can apply until the 28th of September 2025.

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.