Secretary Head of Office

European Network of Research Integrity Offices

About the Organisation

Over the last 17 years, ENRIO has grown from a small group of leading professionals into one of the key players that are advancing research integrity in Europe. The network has successfully built a mission, membership, and activities that are comparable to some of the other key research associations in Europe. Since the network’s inception in 2008, ENRIO has rapidly enlarged its membership.

Today, the network has 27 members who are spread across 21 countries. This membership development has increased the influence and impact of the network. In 2020, ENRIO became a legally established association, enabling it to create an effective long-term strategy for the future of the network and for the advancement of research integrity in Europe.

ENRIO was founded right after the 1st World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2007. It began as an initiative by the then director of the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) and six people who were concerned with research integrity. They decided to establish an (informal) European Network to enhance research integrity within Europe in a world with growing international cooperation.

About the role

European Network of Research Integrity Offices is looking for a Secretary (Head of Office). ENRIO vzw employs two people a Secretary (General) who manages the association (position available as of 1st June 2026 following the current secretary’s acceptance of an external opportunity for career progression) and a project manager. You will support and guide the operations of ENRIO as a network of national organisations and professionals, as an impact-driven organisation, and as a healthy legal entity. Your duties involve taking responsibility for the day-to-day follow-up of organisational, administrative, financial, and communication aspects of ENRIO’s functioning.

A varied role covering policy support, advocacy, administration and organisational tasks, with a high degree of responsibility and autonomy. You will work in a stimulating and collaboration-oriented environment alongside research integrity experts from all over Europe, with opportunities to build a professional network. The position includes missions within Europe (at least twice a year for ENRIO meetings).

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the ENRIO Secretary:

• Supporting and advising the board and working groups by preparing, reporting and following up on their work and meetings (including drafting agendas, taking notes and circulating minutes), in close consultation with board members and working group leaders;
• Co-organising events and meetings, including preparation, scheduling and follow-up (drafting background documents, identification of decision options, summarising discussions, developing protocols);
• Overseeing* and coordinating ENRIO core activities, including working groups’ meetings, scope and deliverables, as well as ENRIO’s commitments (collaborations, joint statements, projects) and identifying avenues for future action or partnership;
• Representing ENRIO in Brussels and in international events (e.g. WCRI, ERA) and networking with national and international stakeholders in the research (policy) ecosystem;
• Ensuring ENRIO’s functioning according to its Statutes, Internal Rules and internal procedures, including bookkeeping (basic accounting) and managing ENRIO’s data and files (archive);
• Communicating with (candidate) members, partner organisations and others, by managing ENRIO’s inbox and its external communication channels (website, LinkedIn, newsletter).
• Secretary’s understanding and overview of ENRIO’s members, activities, and policy environment are key to shaping the network’s strategic orientation and contributions to projects and partnerships.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

• Experienced administrator. Demonstrable experience as an administrative jack-of-all-trades (having run an organisation before) is a plus. Familiarity with relevant tools is an added value.
• Demonstrable expertise or experience in at least one of the following areas: research integrity, research ethics, responsible research and innovation, research governance and policy.
• An affinity with the research world. Relevant experience in academia (as researcher or administrator) is a plus. However, you are aware that this position is not a research job.
• Chances for improvement and have an eye for opportunities within ENRIO’s field of operation. You take proactive action and show a sense of initiative.
• Communicatively sensitive and use a fluent pen, both for policy-related and administrative texts. Excellent command of English is a must. Fluency in other languages, in particular Dutch or French, is a plus.
• Work accurately. Scheduling tasks, following up on emails and keeping track of to-dos are not a challenge for you. You have a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and show personal efficacy and effective time management.
• Work independently as well as function well in a team.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent by experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• A competitive salary package, benchmarked to the Flemish government’s payscale, 5-10 years of experience
• Allowances for teleworking and internet, yielding net salaries of €2680, €2883, and €3076. 
• Holiday pay and end-of-year bonus. 
• Extra-legal benefits: meal cheques and eco-vouchers, group insurance (pension fund), reimbursement of public transport commuting, and bicycle allowance. 
• Flexible working hours and a generous leave scheme (10 public holidays, 20 legal days, 6 extra fixed days, 8 extra choosable days).

Working locations

• Brussels, Belgium

How to apply

• Please indicate your interest by means of a motivation letter explaining why you wish this job, and a curriculum vitae. Please send these in one PDF file (maximum 5 pages, motivation letter first) to [email protected], no later than Monday, 18th May 2026 (23:59 CEST).
• Questions can be directed to Bert Seghers, President of ENRIO, preferably by telephone on +32 478 76 39 46 (without appointment) or to Marie-Madeleine Trottmann, current Secretary of ENRIO, by email on [email protected]. Questions are accepted until 29th April, 2026, during office hours and from 7th to 12th May after 17:00 CEST (as both will be in Vancouver after the World Conference on Research Integrity).

Interviews

• Interviews will be held from 26th to 29th May during office hours. If you are entirely unavailable, please let us know.
• If you need any reasonable measures to support your participation in the process of recruitment and selection, please let us know.

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