Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) is looking for a Doctoral Programme Manager.

Your main tasks
What the ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager will do:

• You will act as the functional lead of the ERIM Doctoral Office team, oversee the daily, annual and ad-hoc activities of the team, monitor the workload and performance of the team's members as well as the overall performance and service orientation of the Doctoral Office. You will also implement process improvements in consultation with the ERIM Management Team.
• As the sparring partner of the ERIM Director of Doctoral Education, you're expected to initiate, develop and effectively implement complex, strategic initiatives for the ERIM Doctoral Programme. Your work will focus on achieving the strategic objectives set by ERIM, for example PhD placement strategies and PhD curriculum reform. You will have a strong international orientation and will provide strategic and tactical information to the ERIM Management Team, both at its request and on your own initiative, on all aspects of the ERIM doctoral programme, including international developments and improvements in education, quality, and performance.
• You will orchestrate and co-ordinate the communications with the programme's internal and external stakeholder groups and represent ERIM's interests in stakeholder groups meetings.
• You will develop and implement initiatives to improve the well-being and productivity of ERIM's PhD candidates. As part of this aspect, you can also take on the role of confidential counsellor for ERIM's PhD candidates.

What we are looking for:

• An academic background, preferably with a PhD in the social sciences or the humanities.
• Demonstrable experience with policy work, especially with initiating, developing, implementing, and seeing to fruition policies and projects, and preferably in business administration or a related discipline.
• Affinity and empathy with doctoral education, academic research and education.
• Broad working experience in an international context and network, preferably in a university or international business school context.

Your required competencies

• A proactive problem-solver and highly sociable team player, with strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills, able to interact with different offices and other stakeholders connected to RSM, ESE and ERIM.
• CT skills and familiarity with ICT and internet-driven organisational and work processes are an advantage.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team, also under time pressure, ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent spoken and written proficiency in the English language (C1/C2).
• Willingness to undertake occasional international travel as part of promotional, recruitment and placement activities and conferences.

Fixed-term contract: 12 months.

Working at Erasmus University Rotterdam means working in a professional environment, where personal development is encouraged via active career and mobility policy.

• An inspiring, result-driven professional working environment with ample opportunities for individual development and academic entrepreneurship.
• The conditions of employment correspond with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).
• We offer a part-time (0.6-0.8 fte) contract, initially for the period of one year, followed potentially by a permanent contract.
• Salary is subject to training and experience and may vary from a minimum of € 2,790 gross per month up to a maximum of € 4,402 gross per month (scale 10 CAO NU), based on a full-time contract of 38 hours.
• Erasmus University has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent and a considerable amount of vacation days.

More information is available at http://www.eur.nl/en/working-erasmus-university and http://www.erim.nl.

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe's top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam - a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM's primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.