Data Scientist
Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenSchedeldoekshaven 101 te Den HaagGlobal health and wellbeingDevelopment finance and aid policyDataSoftware engineering
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Why this is on the board
Buitenlandse Zaken allocates the entire Dutch budget for development cooperation. Here you are not building one department's dashboards, but the analyses others use to decide where that money ends up — the decision stays with them, the insight comes from you.
About the role
Data Scientist at Schedeldoekshaven 101 in The Hague for 36 hours at the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
Requirements
| Language | Dutch required |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | EU citizens or existing permit |
| Screening | Not mentioned |
| Where you work | On site in the Netherlands · Schedeldoekshaven 101 te Den Haag |
| Level | Mid level |
| Salary | €4.818–€7.094 per month |
| Posted | 16 September 2026 |
| Closes | 5 October 2026 |
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