Els van Zijl

Els van Zijl has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Els currently works as an Office Manager at Ethernovia since January 2020. Prior to that, they were a Human Resources Administrator at CCS Cleaning from July 2019 to April 2020, where they mainly focused on contract creation and personnel administration for multiple countries. Els also took a sabbatical from January 2017 to June 2019. Before their sabbatical, they worked at Broadcom Netherlands BV, where they held multiple roles including Manager Office Services Europe from November 2014 to September 2016, HR Representative from December 2011 to October 2014, and Senior Office Manager from September 1999 to December 2011. In these roles, they were responsible for various aspects of office and facility management, financial and personnel administration, and HR support. Prior to Broadcom, Els worked as a Secretary at the Academic Medical Center from 1997 to 1999, supporting the Communication Office and professors in the Department of Human Retrovirology. Their tasks included calendar management, travel booking, handling post, assisting with grant applications, and event organization.

Els van Zijl's education history begins in 1977 when they attended Stedelijk Gymnasium. Els then went on to de Munnik where they achieved an Atheneum diploma in 1985. Following this, from 1985 to 1987, Els attended Charles Montaigne where they studied at the Mode academie. In 1987, they continued their education at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and studied Kunstgeschiedenis until 1988. Els then enrolled in the University of Amsterdam from 1988 to 1991, focusing on Rechten. In 1993, they attended Onderwijscentrum Horeca, graduating with an SVH diploma in 1994. Els' most recent educational experience was at Holos, Utrecht, where they studied at the Academie voor holistische massage therapie from 2007 to 2008.