Student worker – Make it in the North

Are you looking for a student job on a non-profit project? Would you like to gain experience in different visibility activities, from creating and managing online content to representing Make it in the North at in-person events? Then this is the student job for you!

The project
Make it in the North, a non-profit project that helps internationals connect to the Northern Dutch job market, offers a dynamic 8-hours a week student job.

Make it in the North’s mission is to connect English-speaking jobseekers with international-friendly companies in the Northern Netherlands. We do this through our career portal, events, and career services.

No week is the same when you join this international team in organizing events, keeping international-friendly jobs and companies up to date, and offering advice and information to international jobseekers in the North.

The municipality of Groningen is one of our most important project partners, and your contract will be with the municipality. With a small team of 8 people, half Dutch/half international, we create (visibility for) international-friendly career opportunities in the North. Our team works mostly asynchronously and online, but we work together in the Groningen city center every Monday.

What will you be doing?

• administration (maintaining and monitoring jobs and companies on our platform);
• support for our events;
• representing Make it in the North at a booth during events;
• giving presentations on a variety of topics.

Who are you?

• you have C1 English proficiency, Dutch not required;
• you’re studying at an educational institution in the Northern Netherlands until December 2027 (or longer);
• you've got some digital savviness: working in WordPress won't be a challenge for you;
• you would enjoy communicating with companies and jobseekers;
• public speaking is no problem for you;
• you're okay spending a little time on the project Monday through Friday (this isn't a job where all hours are on 1 or 2 days a week);
• flexible hours work well for you, and you're happy working without strict supervision (you don't need us to run after you to do your tasks).

What do we offer

• depending on your education and experience, a gross monthly salary of up to €3.743 based on a full-time position (functional scale 6, HR21 studentambtenaar);
• a one-year contract with no opportunity for extension;
• an individual choice budget of 17.05% on top of your salary, which you can opt to receive annually or monthly;
• an 8-hour workweek, with the option to accrue additional leave (ADV), flexible working hours, and the possibility to work partly from home;
• an active youth association for civil servants up to 36 years old, as well as a staff association;
• opportunities for personal development through our digital platform Groningen Leert;
• support with the necessary facilities for working from home.

Questions?
For more information about the student job, please contact Ynske Bos, Project Leader, at
+316 2519 4682 (also available via WhatsApp).

You can apply until October 12th, 2026, via the application button at the bottom of the vacancy.
Interviews will take place on October 22, 2026.

Immediately after submitting the online application form, you will receive a confirmation email.
Please note that correspondence from the Municipality of Groningen regarding this vacancy may end up in your spam folder. We recommend checking it regularly.

This vacancy is being advertised both internally and externally. Priority will be given to internal candidates and those with preferential status within the Municipality of Groningen.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated, due to existing partnerships.

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