You will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating (existing) initiatives that directly or indirectly aim at enhancing student wellbeing. You will advise the faculty on – and will develop and start the implementation of – desirable new initiatives. You will promote the benefits of the diverse options for student engagement and success. The initiatives should contribute to students’ resilience and provide them with means to acquire skills that promote wellbeing during their studies and further in their professional career and life. An important part of your job focuses on prevention in relation to student wellbeing. You will be part of the FEB Career Services team, but you will work in close consultation with the student advisors of FEB. Moreover, you will be in close contact with the programme coordinators and other stakeholders involved in this topic.

Tasks:

• draft the vision, goals and implementation plan on enhancing student wellbeing within FEB
• inventory and coordinate the existing initiatives (by our staff and student community) that aim at enhancing student wellbeing
• explore the students’ need for support regarding wellbeing
• develop and implement desirable new activities (such as workshops or events) that contribute to student wellbeing
• improve the connections and contacts with various staff (both within FEB and within the University) and student bodies concerned with wellbeing
• improve the information provision to students and staff on student wellbeing in coordination with the communication department.

• qualification at bachelor or master’s level, preferably in Social Sciences
• preferably relevant work experience in higher education
• knowledgeable in student wellbeing in an academic setting or at least demonstrable affinity with this subject
• experience with developing and providing workshops, presentations and training is a plus
• you can relate to the target group: a diverse and international population of students
• excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
• proactive, creative and independent worker with result oriented mentality
• excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Dutch.

Fixed-term contract: 12 months.

What we are offering you in accordance with the collective Labour agreement for Dutch Universities:

• a salary depending on qualifications and work experience starting from a minimum of € 2,968 gross per month and a maximum of € 4,078 (salary scale 9) for a full-time position. With excellent qualifications, a salary scale of 10 is possible
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees
• a position for the period of one year.

Faculty of Economics and Business

University of Groningen – Faculty of Economics and Business
The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) has approximately 7,000 students and 500 staff members who form an informal, personal and inspiring academic community; 25% of our students and our staff are international. FEB provides an ambitious, open and dynamic working environment and encourages its staff members to innovate. FEB currently offers 21 degree programmes (NVAO accredited). The Faculty is AACSB and EQUIS accredited and is thus among the top 1% of business schools worldwide.

Career Services and Corporate Relations
The department of Career Services and Corporate Relations (CS&CR) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) is responsible for a wide range of career services for students, to support them in their development towards their professional career and life. The department aims to foster the employability of the students, with services like internships, student consultancy projects, learning communities, skills training and assessments. The department supports the education programmes in embedding activities that support students in their professional development and orientation. These activities are realized in close cooperation with our study associations, external partner organizations and FEB Alumni. The department’s staff members work in their own task areas, but also together in multidisciplinary project teams with colleagues from other departments and with external stakeholders.

Student Wellbeing
Students with good mental wellbeing will thrive in their studies and (academic) careers. They are more likely to succeed and enjoy themselves. The Covid pandemic has put a heavy burden on student wellbeing. Therefore, the Faculty of Economics and Business wants to give an extra boost to student wellbeing. The student advisors of FEB have a central role in providing support to individual students once wellbeing issues arise. Moreover, the UG’s Student Service Centre offers workshops, counselling and support to students in need. FEB believes that it is crucial to invest also in preventative strategies to maintain a healthy and happy student population. Therefore, we want to appoint an Officer Student Wellbeing (0.8-1.0 FTE) for the period of 1 year to boost initiatives on student wellbeing in general.