Congress Support Officer

EAU is a leading international organisation dedicated to advancing urological care through cutting-edge research, world-class education, and innovation. With over 20,000 members worldwide, we organise world-renowned scientific congresses, provide unparalleled educational resources, publish high-impact journals, and drive initiatives that transform healthcare.

Are you seeking a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in event organising? Are you ready to take on the challenge to coordinate an event for over 12,000 delegates in Amsterdam? Then look no further!

In March 2027 the EAU is hosting its annual congress in Amsterdam (https://www.eau27.org/). That is why we are looking for additional staff members for our registrations & abstracts team, based in Arnhem, in the role of:

Congress Support Officer
36 - 40 hours a week
Preferred start date: September 2026, until April 2027

What will you do?
Your main responsibility will be assisting in processing all congress registrations for participants attending EAU27. You will check data, confirm registrations, answer questions, see to payments, solve problems etc. You will also help with preparations for the congress by: packing the congress supplies and help out other departments with their preparations. It is essential that you are physically present in Amsterdam during the period from 19 March until 22 March 2027, where you will be stationed at a registration desk within our registration area.

What do you bring?
You

• are proficient in English, both verbally and in writing
• have an MBO+, HBO education or similar
• are a team player
• are stress proof, enthusiastic, flexible and representative
• work accurate and are service-oriented
• have experience in working with MS Office programmes and with processing data and generating analysis and other output in a CRM- or association management system
• have a great sense of humour

What we offer:

• a competitive salary, based on experience, gross a month plus travel allowance and pension arrangements, starting from €2,600;
• great pension arrangement and 25 vacation days;
• mental and physical health support within a platform called Open Up;
• fun staff events and themed lunches organised by our multinational colleagues;
• unique work experience within a dynamic team at least until the end of March 2027;
• a valuable initial step in your event management career, involving our annual congress with approximately 12,000 attendees and;
• potential opportunities for career advancement within our organisation

Interested?

Send us your CV with a short motivation letter/e-mail as soon as possible. You can send your details to our HR-department: Eva van der Pijl HR Business Partner, via hrm@uroweb.org. Feel free to contact Evaline van Batenburg, Registrations & Abstracts Manager: +31 (0)26 389 06 80 for some extra information or questions.

About us
The organisation of events, congresses, webinars and courses is an integral part of the ongoing EAU educational efforts, which are handled by our in-house congress organiser, Congress Consultants (CC). The size of these events differ from 50 to 12,000 participants. For the smaller events, CC works in different project teams. The entire Congress Consultants team is involved in our biggest event, the Annual EAU Congress, and is subdivided into a logistic, registration and scientific team working closely together with the different departments (Sales, Communication, IT, Finance, Guidelines, Education) at the EAU Central Office.

Inquiries by agencies based upon this job posting are not appreciated. We would like to recruit new colleagues ourselves.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Contract

Pay: From €2.600,00 per month

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person