Member of the Examination Appeals Board (cobex)

Team: Executive Office 
Location: Alkmaar
Salary scale: Based on set hourly rate or in line with current salaries
Type of vacancy: Deployment on the basis of UBD (Disbursement Amounts Third Parties) or secondment or deployment via current employment contract
With effect from: As soon as possible 
Size: 30 hours on an annual basis / depending on the commitment required
Responding for: 10 March 2026

Are you interested in examining and can you test with an open mind whether the examination board or education has reached the right decision? Then we would like to invite you to apply for this challenging and varied role. There are 2 vacancies at Talland College as a member of the Examination Appeals Board (COBEX).

The role
The COBEX is a committee that independently decides on an appeal case filed by a student. If a student disagrees with a decision made by the education system, an examination committee or examiner, he/she can file an appeal with the COBEX. The COBEX then reviews whether the decision was made on the right grounds. Students can appeal against certain decisions, e.g. decisions on exemptions, the binding study advice, fraud, the assessment of an exam or an application rejected by the examination board.
A member of the COBEX, together with other committee members, reviews appeal cases filed by students. You bring independent expertise to test whether decisions of the education or examination board have been made on correct grounds. You are involved in jointly forming an opinion and reaching the verdict after the hearing. A committee member is not involved in appeal cases from his/her own education sector to ensure the independence of the committee.

On average, a committee member is involved in seven hearings per year. There are periods in the year when there are more hearings, for example around the period of admissions. Prior to the hearing, you are given timely access to the documents; after the hearing, the committee collectively forms its opinion.

About the team
The COBEX consists of six members and the secretary. Depending on whether appeals have been filed, the committee meets. When an appeal has been filed, it first considers whether a settlement can take place between the two parties, if not a hearing follows.

Job requirements

Your profile

• Demonstrable hbo working and thinking level;

• Legal knowledge and/or expert in examination;

• analytical thinking skills;

• You have knowledge of examining in MBO (or willing to develop this knowledge further);

• Your style of communication is open and understanding;

• you are independent and can work well together;

• you are decisive;

• you give and receive feedback, keep appointments and are transparent in communication.
  

Our offer
We offer you an opportunity to further develop yourself in the field of examination in MBO. Besides working in a team of enthusiastic and experienced colleagues, we offer you opportunities to attend training courses to enhance your expertise.
Compensation is based on a set hourly rate. Per session/case, 3 hours are reimbursed. Any travel expenses may be claimed separately. If you are an employee of Talland College, we will make arrangements within your current employment contract.

Who are we?
Talland College believes in the power of together. Only together can we do what we need to do: train professionals who matter to society. We do this with our 1,800 employees, each with their own talents, ambitions and qualities. At our locations in Noord-Holland, Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Purmerend and Zaanstad, we provide almost 200 MBO programmes. We work closely with social institutions and companies in our regions.
With us, you get the space to design your own work. Because we believe that you know what lives and what is needed for it. That demands something of you. Initiative, a critical eye and daring to call each other to account. Apart from thinking, above all doing. We are there for each other, in education and support services. So that, together with your colleagues, you can do your work with pleasure.

Details
Due to the handling of cases, Thursday is set as a fixed day when availability is required.

Information
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Jelke Boersma, COBEX president at 06-20442528. If you are interested, we look forward to receiving your response no later than 9 March 2026.