Join as Program Manager ABM and shape the future of biodiversity monitoring. You will co-lead a unique and challenging collaboration of ambitious partners to create and test a large-scale, automated biodiversity monitoring infrastructure across terrestrial, freshwater, marine and aerial habitats.
As aProgram Manager ABM
- You help build this national infrastructure for biodiversity monitoring - You will guide development and use of an innovative, sensor-driven facility.
- You collaborate strategically with leading institutes - You will be the central point of contact for TNO, Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), and RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) and connect the partners in a robust partnership and take care of all reporting.
- You hold responsibility for the daily management in close collaboration with the scientific lead and responsible director and contribute to the development of the Naturalis Research infrastructure.
This iswhat you'll be doing
The ABM program deepens the Naturalis Research Infrastructure with respect to automated species recognition. ABM is ambitious in developing the sensor stations, setting up data flows while producing meaningful and actionable knowledge on biodiversity monitoring. The setup is tested at the monitoring networks of RWS and RIVM.
One of the challenges for you as program manager is to bring these partners of product development, research and actionable knowledge together in the Consortium. You oversee the workflows and know how to manage interactions between diverse stakeholders, while keeping the result in focus. Your impact on biodiversity monitoring in the Netherlands is significant in this role.
Here's whatwe have to offer
- A gross monthly salary of € 4.532,- tot € 6.268,- for a full-time contract (36 hours).
- End-of-year bonus of 3.4% of your gross annual salary and 8% holiday pay.
- Time off thanks to 27 days of leave per year with full-time employment. Plus 1 extra day that you can use for a holiday that is important to you.
- Commuting allowance depending on your means of transport.
- Pension scheme via PFZW, where Naturalis pays 60% of your premium.
- A focus on your work-life balance. You can work partly from home and schedule your workday between 07.00 and 19.00.
- Plenty of development opportunities. We support your growth and give you unlimited access to the online training platform Goodhabitz.
- Fascinating knowledge events. These help you stay up to date on the latest developments in both your own field and outside it, such as our lectures and gatherings on various (scientific) topics. You can also attend – or take part in – the fascinating internal information session Naturalis Draait Door.
- A laptop and phone allowance.
- Nice extras such as discounts on software and hardware for private use, collective health insurance plans, and a bicycle scheme. You’ll also enjoy discounts in our museum restaurant and unlimited free access to our award-winning museum for you and your family.
- Fun team outings. We also get together for drinks every month, organise an annual BBQ and a fantastic New Year's party. Not your scene? That's fine too, of course. All team activities are voluntary.
- A unique work environment in a state-of-the-art building where you will feel proud to work every single day – we guarantee it!
The worldlies at your feet!
Literally. Whatever your role may be, you contribute to the preservation of our planet on a daily basis. Naturalis Biodiversity Center...
- is the national research and knowledge institute and a key player in biodiversity data and infrastructures.
- houses one of the largest natural history collections in the world.
- welcomes 500,000 museum visitors per year.
- collaborates with universities, expertise centres and museums around the world.
- has a staff of diverse colleagues in various functions and with many different nationalities, with whom you will work together in an informal atmosphere.
This isyour team
You'll join the Research Infrastructure Coordination department. A diverse, passionate, ambitious, and international team of 10-12 program managers and program assistants from our infrastructure programs. There's plenty of peer-to-peer interaction, and you contribute to the development of the Naturalis Research infrastructure. As ABM program manager, you have access to all parts of our organization, play a key role in professionalizing program management and external outlook.
What you bring to the table
You are result oriented and experienced in managing alignment of hardware development, dataflows and actionable knowledge on biodiversity monitoring. You communicate efficiently and professionally with internal stakeholders at management level, product owners and product teams as well as all partners to ensure smooth financial management and reporting to the funding agency. Within Naturalis you pair the ambitions of the ABM program with curiosity about related infrastructure and biodiversity monitoring programs. For this our Naturalis mission is leading.
Furthermore you have:
- Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant field (academic level)
- Extensive experience as (senior) programme/project manager in an externally oriented R&D Consortium
- Proven experience in national and international collaboration initiatives and partnership development, preferably in the Dutch context.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, product management and project-based management methodologies
- Solid expertise in financial management
Become our newProgram Manager ABM
- Upload your CV and motivation letter via the application button before the 23th of March 2026.
- Want to know more about the position before you apply or stop by for a cup of coffee to get a taste of the workplace atmosphere or learn more about the ABM program? Call or message Astrid Souren, Head of the RIC Department via 06 – 25421704 or send an email to astrid.souren@naturalis.nl.
- For more information about the application procedure, you can send an email to our colleagues in the P&O department via sollicitaties@naturalis.nl.
- The first round of interviews will be held on Wednesday the 1th of April.
We are managing the recruitment for this vacancy ourselves; unsolicited acquisition is therefore not desired.