Student Affairs Officer CES (0.8–1.0 FTE)

Student Affairs Officer CES (0.8–1.0 FTE)
Student Affairs Officer CES (0.8–1.0 FTE)

Published	Deadline	Location
11 Aug	tomorrow	Maastricht

The Center for European Studies (CES) and Maastricht Summer School (MSS), part of the Student Service Centre, are looking for a Student Affairs Officer.
Job description

As a Student Affairs Officer you will prepare, coordinate, and run Maastricht Summer School (MSS) as well as other short-term programmes at CES for students from around the world. Are you an innovative and independent thinker, who is able to carry a high degree of responsibility for your own duties? Are you able to handle tasks efficiently and accurately and manage your time well? Do you find it rewarding to support students in getting the best out of their study abroad experience? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic and international environment? Then CES and MSS are looking for you!

What will you do?

• Preparing, coordinating and running Maastricht Summer School and its courses as well as short-term programmes.
• Taking responsibility for the MSS and programme budget.
• Organising and accompanying single day study trips.
• Organising information sessions for international students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Networking with administrative and teaching staff at the various departments and faculties at Maastricht University as well as external stakeholders.
• Recruiting students from all over the world to join our courses and programmes.

Specifications

• 30.4—38 hours per week
• €2818—€3764 per month
• Maastricht View on Google Maps

Maastricht University (UM)

Requirements

What are we looking for?

As a successful candidate, you should possess the following skills and competences:

• Result-orientated: activities and decision-making are focused upon the realisation of qualitative and quantitative results and a continual striving for improvement;
• Planning and organising: maintains a good overview of tasks, dividing them methodically (action, time-management and resources), sets priorities and monitors progress, has a great talent for organisation;
• Open-ness to and experience with cultural diversity is essential; knowing how to handle issues relating to cultural differences in an efficient and professional manner and an ability to demonstrate a high-level of interpersonal skills in this regard;
• Collaboration: contributes to common goals of the organisation, even if it concerns subjects that do not directly belong to core duties, a hands-on mentality;
• Ability to anticipate: can identify the consequences of given problems or developments and provide alternatives for eventual outcomes with a flexible outlook and approach;
• Excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken)
• Very client and service-oriented;
• Good experience of the complete Office-package
• Knowledge of Maastricht University, experience in International Higher Education and knowledge of American culture is preferred. work experience? For example in higher education, sales, marketing and/or project management?

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: This concerns a temporary contract for a period of 1 year, with the prospect of permanent employment.

What do we offer?

We offer a 0.8-1.0 FTE position in an inspiring, service-oriented work environment, with the University Job Classification (UFO) profile of Student Affairs Officer, scale 8 of the CAO-NU and favourable secondary employment conditions.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl  > About UM > Working at UM .

The gross monthly salary mentioned is based on a fulltime appointment. Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels, depending on education and relevant work experience. This implies a gross monthly salary of minimum € 2.818,00 and maximum € 3.764,00, according to scale 8 of CAO NU. Each year the standard salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3%.

This concerns a temporary contract for a period of 1 year, with the prospect of permanent employment. 

 

Employer
Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Department
The Center for European Studies | Maastricht Summer School

CES/MSS is a department of the SSC. The SSC caters to all UM students, supporting and enriching student life and preparing students for life after their studies. It is characterised by a dynamic work environment and the enthusiasm with which its employees add value to student life on a daily basis. The SSC encourages ownership among employees and provides space for personal growth and development.

The SSC is one of the service centres of UM, an international organisation with an inclusive work climate where different student and staff populations feel at home. The special attention we pay to diversity and inclusivity ensures that our students and staff know they are valued partners of the university community.

Apply via postal mail
Apply via postal mail

[email protected]

Don't forget to mention AcademicTransfer and the job number: AT2022.324 in your letter.

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Application procedure

Want to apply?

If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your motivation letter and CV in English to [email protected] before 25 August 2022.
Mention also the vacancy number number (AT2022.324) in your application.
If you don’t have an EU citizenship, please attach proof of eligibility to work in the Netherlands with your application.

Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.

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