Senior Information Management Specialist

Your job

We are looking for a proactive Information Management Specialist for our Document Management (DM) department. Would you like to contribute to the transition from analog to digital services? Would you like to be involved in the further development of records management within the organization and do you have a fresh perspective on how you envision this? Then we are curious to hear from you.

Senior Information Management Specialist

Your Job
Your role as Senior Specialist Information Management (Records Management) extends beyond your responsibility for analog and digital information management. In addition to the importance of correctly and efficiently registering, archiving, organizing, selecting, storing, and destroying company information, we are looking for your interest in and vision of digitization and how you can convey this to users and colleagues. How can you help to strengthen our department's position within WUR and gain more control over information within our organization?

You will be working in a team of records managers and you will also be working within DM together with records managers and functional application managers. As a team, we are constantly looking to improve and further digitize our services. We also want to be more proactive and advise on content and good information management within WUR. All team members are expected to have a constructive and collaborative attitude. Our records managers are expected to be flexible and versatile.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

• Advising users on our information policy/archive policy and supporting the correct use of the appropriate information systems;
• Registering, checking, correcting, and archiving files in the Corsa DMS;
• Contributing ideas and helping to develop our services and quality assurance;
• You will select and destroy (digital) archives;
• You enjoy getting your teeth into relocation projects and clean-up operations involving information management objects;
• You enjoy contributing to the improvement of work processes;
• Location: Wageningen,
• No objection to traveling to other WUR locations.

Your qualities

You are/have:

• A completed MBO-4 level education + several years of relevant work experience;
• An affinity for and familiarity with archiving regulations and information management;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English;
• The willingness and commitment to master the field through further training;
• Experience with digital information systems such as Corsa and Sharepoint; 
• Able to work in a highly structured manner;
• An honest and proactive personality, flexible and with problem-solving skills.

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead for you.

You will work here
Making the world digitally accessible to others means achieving optimal digitally sustainable information management. Our department is part of the Facilities Department, a division of Wageningen University & Research where fundamental and applied scientific research complement each other. The Facilities Department develops and manages the physical and digital working environment of Wageningen University & Research and supports staff and students in its use. Document Management contributes to this by facilitating the organization in areas such as:

• Advising on responsible and transparent information management;
• Safeguarding legal documents worthy of archiving, with a digital approach as the starting point.

We offer you

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 € 2.979,- and € 3.893,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 7).

We will offer you a contract based on the terms of your current contract. Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

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.

Do you want more information?

For more information about the position, please contact Loura Bos, Head Operational Services,
tel. 0317-484104 or via mail loura.bos@wur.nl

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Yvette van Veldhuizen, Senior HR Business Partner, tel. 0317-481 504 of 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 untill Monday, the 24th of November 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.

We are

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.

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