Position Description

• Assist management and staff members in financial and administrative tasks e.g. projects, HR and education and research related activities,
• Manage online agenda systems, website and social media channels,
• Assist in hosting guests and organizing meetings, conferences and activities,
• Arrange travel plans,
• Comply with University policies and procedures, including financial administration and record keeping,
• Be flexible with respect to working hours, occasionally working in the evening hours or weekend may be required,
• Become part of the BHV team (Emergency Response).

Qualifications / experience:

• Professional office management training on a HBO level and experience and affinity with financial administrative tasks and HRM,
• Fluent in English and Dutch both in oral and written communication,
• Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP etc.,
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse cultures and populations including students, researchers, administrators, and faculty members,
• Enthusiastic self-starter, who must be able to work both independently and as part of a team

Terms of employment

• 30,4 to 38 hours per week, fulltime availability is a plus.
• The position is initially offered for one year, subject to evaluation and funding, the position is eligible for extension.
• Salary is competitive, depending on qualifications and work experience. The salary will be set in salary scale 7 of the collective labour agreement of the Dutch Universities (between € 2.329  and € 3.144  for a full-time job). On top of this, there is an 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance.
• We offer you a stimulating working environment with excellent facilities for professional and personal development.
• The position is embedded in a lively and creative working environment. Maastricht University has an excellent international reputation, and Maastricht itself is a beautiful, open-minded city located in the center of Western Europe. The Brightlands Smart Services Campus is located in Heerlen, and offers a lively and vibrant community with academics, companies, public organisations and students.

More information can be found on: http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees

Maastricht University, Institute of Data Science (IDS) & BISS

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 20,000 students and 4,700 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.

The Institute of Data Science (IDS) at Maastricht University is a recently established center led by distinguished professor Michel Dumontier. IDS is an interfaculty institute consisting of a core team of data science experts that cooperate closely with researchers across disciplines such as medicine, life sciences, social sciences and humanities, business and economics, knowledge engineering  and smart services. The mission of the Institute of Data Science is to foster an interfaculty environment for collaborative innovation in the development and application of data science technologies.

BISS – Brightlands Institute for Smart Society is an interfaculty institute at Maastricht University, built around a team of researchers fostering interdisciplinary innovation on the edge of fundamental research and societal challenges. BISS addresses business and societal challenges, accelerating innovation and creating societal impact in a digitizing world. BISS aims to empower people and organizations through the socially responsible application of digital technologies. BISS is located in Heerlen at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus (BSSC).