Deputy Secretary General (f/m/d)

The International Institute of Sugar Beet Research IIRB is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organization. Its legal entity is in Brussel, Belgium. In the working office in Göttingen, Germany actually work the Secretary General and a part-time administrative employee. Its aim is to provide a platform for networking and knowledge transfer between scientists and specialists in sugar beet cultivation to advance sugar beet production

Position: Deputy Secretary General (f/m/d)

(part-time 50‑60%, limited to two years)

Responsibilities

• Content and organizational planning and implementation of workshops and conferences
• The planning and organization of the yearly General Assembly
• Management of the meetings of the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Committee
• Supporting the working groups in the organization of meetings
• All administrative and content‑related tasks concerning the IIRB
• Accounting and budgeting with support from the treasurer
• Membership administration and communication with members
• Public relations, including design and maintenance of the society's website
• Cooperation with partner organizations, research institutions, growers' associations, and industry

Qualifications

• You have successfully completed a university degree in biology, agricultural sciences or related disciplines
• Experience in accounting and management of a scientific society is helpful
• You think strategically and in complex contexts, and have an independent, efficient and structured way of working
• Your skills include initiative and organizational talent
• You are interested in science, conference and event management
• You have excellent oral and written language skills in German and English, French is desirable
• You are a strong communicator, enjoy knowledge transfer tasks, and can present complex information concisely both in writing and orally
• You enjoy working in an environment that requires a high degree of flexibility and the ability to cooperate

Benefits

• We offer you a part‑time position (20‑24 hours per week)
• Remuneration in accordance with the TV‑L, pay grade up to TV‑L EG13 (depending on your prerequisites)
• The position is limited to two years.
• Flexible working hours and home‑office is possible.
• Working in the university city of Göttingen

Have we aroused your interest? Then please send us your detailed application with your certificates and a letter of motivation summarized in a PDF file exclusively by email to

For further information on the position please contact: Jan Willem van Roessel (president of IIRB) +31