Community & Events Manager (0.6 FTE)

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Do you love running events and initiatives that bring people with a shared interest together? Are you an enthusiastic communicator who’s keen to take responsibility for a wide range of content? Does the role of innovation in education — and specifically the possibilities of extended reality (XR) for learning and research — excite you?

If your answer is “yes!”, please apply to be a Community & Events at Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC): one of Leiden University’s most forward-thinking and creative teams.

Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre is looking for the following for the Data & Media team:

Community & Events Manager (0.6 FTE)

Activities
As part of a small communications team, you’ll focus on developing the international XR ERA community. XR ERA is an initiative that brings people from education, research, and industry together to share XR knowledge. Your tasks will include:

• Planning, running, and reporting on our monthly XR ERA meetups;
• Preparing and publishing content for a range of publications and channels (e.g., websites, social media, and our newsletter);
• Generating ideas for new types of content and ways to engage the community.
• Being the first point of contact for the XR ERA community;
• Contributing to LLInC communications and events, on an as-needed basis.

Your profile
We are looking for a fluent English speaker, writer, and editor (Dutch language skills are a bonus).

Our ideal candidate will also be:

• Familiar with tools such as WordPress, Canva and Mailchimp;
• Able to develop content for different formats (e.g., articles, blog posts, social media posts, newsletters);
• Comfortable planning and running events, online and in-person;
• Excited to take part in the ideation process: brainstorming ideas and topics with colleagues to dive into and write about;
• Equally at home working independently as in a team.

Our organisation
In January 2023, the Centre for Innovation (CFI) and the Higher Education department of ICLON merged into the Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC). At LLInC, we use our talents and enthusiasm to support first-class education at Leiden University. Our multidisciplinary team of 50 professionals work closely with university lecturers on tools and techniques that make learning attractive, innovative, accessible, and inclusive. Our way of working is collaborative and creative. We are not afraid to experiment and take risks, and we prioritise solutions that have a positive impact on people and our world.

We offer
The employment contract is in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities for a period of one year. An extension is possible, depending on need, proven suitability and available resources. It concerns a role for three days a week (0.6 FTE) effective immediately.

Depending on education and work experience, the salary falls into scale 8 and amounts to €2.818- 3.764 gross per month for a full-time appointment.

In addition, Leiden University has good employment conditions. For example, there is an end-of-year bonus (8.3%), holiday allowance (8%), excellent training facilities, paid parental leave and the option to choose tailor-made employment conditions via a selection model. You can find all information about this at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions  

LLInC has office space in The Hague and Leiden, but it is also allowed to partly work from home.

Diversity Diversity and inclusion are core values of Leiden University. Leiden University strives to become an inclusive community that enables all students and staff to feel valued and respected and to develop their full potential. We welcome diversity in experiences and perspectives as they enrich and strengthen our teaching and research.

Information
Information about the vacancy can be obtained from Monika Theron, interim XR ERA community manager, [email protected]  

Apply
You can apply online via the “Apply” button. Applications bearing the vacancy number and accompanied by a cover letter and CV can be addressed to Monika Theron – [email protected] until 17 March 2023. In case of equal suitability, priority will be given to internal candidates.

Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated

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