The Project Manager will work with an academic team in developing a project implementation plan for a new Engineering and Innovation department at UCR. This department will focus on challenges of sustainability, with a special interest in water, renewable energy and food. Engineering and Innovation will give students at UCR a broader range of options in choosing their courses and majors. At the same time, Engineering will closely cooperate with the existing Science department.  Similarly, Innovation studies is deeply dependent on insights generated in fields such as economics, politics, philosophy, art history and art and design. We expect that our innovation in a broader curriculum will attract the first new students from Fall 2020 onward.
 

Main tasks

• Developing an implementation plan based on the original project plan for the new department;
• Setting up internal working groups in cooperation with the Project Leader;
• Coordinate, implement and monitor the project activities in collaboration with the working groups and Project Leader;
• Oversee the work of the working groups to ensure timely delivery of output;
• Realization of the goals and achievements as set in the implementation plan;
• Act as a contact for funding partners, partner organizations and other relevant external parties involved in the project;
• Plan meetings and ensure meeting reports (minutes) are available and distributed;
• Maintain financial overview / budget monitoring;
• Make optimal use of available funds;
• Support the Project Leader and executive board in providing / delivering reports on UCR activities at internal and external events; 
• Work independently within a close team of colleagues;
• Work closely and flexible with all UCR staff with particular attention to establishing and maintaining a close liaison with the rest of the working groups, Project Leader and executive board.

• The Project manager has an academic degree, preferably in a relevant field (Engineering and Innovation); 
• Recognized project management qualifications / background;
• Demonstrated experience in working in the area of Engineering and Innovation and/or in an academic environment;
• Experience with fundraising;
• Experience with working in a multidisciplinary approach;
• Has excellent organizational skills;
• Has well developed critical and analytic skills;
• Evaluative and decisive in decision-making;
• Has excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English and Dutch;
• Is proactive, independent and team player, problem solving and result oriented;
• Ability to deliver results against short deadlines i.e. perform under pressure.

UCR initially offers a contract for a period of two years, starting preferably before the end of 2018. A possibility for extension of the contract can be discussed after two years based on good performance and demand. The employment contract is for 0.8 FTE – 1.0 FTE (32 - 40 hours per week). 

Salary will be based on VSNU salary scales in the range from €2,640 (min. scale 10) to €5,513 (max. scale 12) based on knowledge and experience. Commuting expenses within the Netherlands will be partly reimbursed. Furthermore, UCR offers secondary benefits according to the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities, such as:

• End of Year Bonus (8.3%)
• Holiday allowance (8%)
• ABP Pension arrangement
• Multiple choices model
• Holiday leave hours of 232 per year based on fulltime employment

UCR is one of the English taught International Honors Colleges of Utrecht University. The staff and students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the historic town of Middelburg, where they live on the centrally-located city campus. Classes have an average of 22 students and include continuous assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors. Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research.

In 2012 the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has evaluated UCR’s Liberal Arts & Sciences quality of teaching as good to excellent. The NVAO has also awarded UCR the quality label of a ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’ program. After graduation, UCR’s students continue in the best master programs all over the world.