The Dean’s Office is responsible for the well functioning of the organisation and the administration of EUC. The secretary is expected to collaborate with the current senior secretary in performing all common tasks at the Dean’s Office.

These tasks will – amongst others – include:

• Maintaining an efficient office organisation at EUC;

• Scheduling and facilitating meetings for members of the Management Team;

• Ensuring the responsiveness of EUC towards guests, colleagues from Erasmus University and persons looking for information, via phone, e-mail and the reception desk;

• Supporting the financial and HR administrative tasks at EUC and cooperating with colleagues at the central services of Erasmus University when needed;

• Supporting the ICT tasks at EUC and cooperating with colleagues at the central services of Erasmus University when needed;

• Filing and archiving;

• Qualifying for corporate emergency response (in Dutch: bedrijfshulpverlening, or BHV);

• Supporting events.

• You have a relevant school degree (MBO+) and you can show at least 3 years of work experience in a similar position;

• Your natural attitude is to be highly proactive and service-oriented;

• You have a great sense of responsibility & integrity and consider accuracy key;

• You will be able to deal with peaks in work intensity over the year and you are able to cope with an at times highly dynamic working environment;

• You look forward to becoming an engaged member of a stimulating international community;

• You are proficient in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and familiar with working with information systems;

• You have good written and oral skills for expressing yourself in both Dutch and English (at least B2 level in the CEFR for both languages, proof is required).

Fixed-term contract: Contracts will initially be running for a period of one year, with a possible extension.

The new secretary is invited to join Erasmus University College as soon as possible and preferably no later than 1 December 2018. Contracts will initially be running for a period of one year, with a possible extension. Contracts can range between 0.4 and 0.5 fte. EUC prefers candidates who would be able to work on 3 or more days per week.

Salary is subject to know-how and experience and will be in the range of salary scale 6 (between 1,942 Euros and 2,700 Euros gross per month for a fulltime position) to 7 (between 2,204 Euros and 2,975 Euros gross per month for a fulltime position) at of CAO NU. Starting salaries tend to be near the lower end of the scales.

The EUR has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8.0%, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and up to 41 annual vacation days in case of a full workweek.

We value diversity and believe that a diversity of talents contributes to our vision and strategy to excel as a university. This means that we are looking for a person who can complement our team well.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), named after Rotterdam-born humanist and theologian Erasmus, is a research university with a strong international orientation and a pronounced social focus, both in its education and research activities. On the lively, modern campus, more than 28.000 students and scholars of more than 100 nationalities are constantly encouraged to develop their talents and meet their ambition. Our more than 2700 scientists and employees work together with all our students to solve challenges faced by global society, drawing their inspiration from the consistently dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. The academic education offered at our faculties is intensive, engaging and strongly focused on practical application. We increasingly perform our research in multidisciplinary teams, which are closely interwoven with international networks. In terms of research impact and the quality of its degree programmes, EUR can compete with the foremost universities in Europe, which is reflected in its consistent top-100 position in most major universities rankings. Erasmus University Rotterdam’s key values are daring, curiosity, social involvement, breaking new ground and striving for success http://www.eur.nl

Erasmus University College (EUC) is EUR’s internationally orientated and selective undergraduate college, that offers a bachelor’s degree programme in Liberal Arts and Sciences based on intensive multi-disciplinary education. The college and its city campus are located in the centre of metropolitan Rotterdam. The residential character of the college attributes to a safe academic community in which its students live and study together. EUC works from four academic fields: Life Sciences, Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Economics & Business. Support is concentrated in the Dean’s Office. EUC is part of Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB).