CES / MSS provides comprehensive, English-language study abroad programmes for international students. Welcoming approximately 750 students a year, CES / MSS prides itself on providing the best possible European study abroad experiences inside and outside the classroom. We offer an interesting and stimulating position in a dynamic and international setting.

Are you a committed person and willing to carry a high degree of responsibility for your own duties? Are you able to handle tasks efficiently and accurately and manage your time well? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic environment and have a passion for Study Abroad? Then, CES is looking for you!

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Student Affairs Officer / Scheduler committed to providing excellent planning for our students and staff.

Main responsibilities are:

• Scheduling courses in Syllabus for all CES and MSS courses;
• Processing student and course administration in SAP (registering students for courses,    creating new courses, processing grades, creating all necessary overviews and documents for professors and students, etc.);
• Being the main contact person for CES & MSS professors’ administration (registering them in SAP, preparing contracts, processing administrative side of payments, etc.);
• Organising field trips for classes (incl. planning, scheduling and budgeting):
• Being the key-user (main contact person) for the following programmes: SAP-SLM and Syllabus+.

What are we looking for?

As a successful candidate, you possess the following skills and competences:

• flexible, independent, accurate, immune to stress, but above all customer friendly;
• good at planning and organising, maintaining a good overview of tasks, dividing them methodically, setting priorities and monitoring progress;
• great collaborator, contributing to common goals of the organisation, hands-on mentality;
• affinity for students and scheduling; experience with the Syllabus+ and SAP-SLM software programs is an asset;
• focused on the realisation of qualitative and quantitative results and a continually striving for improvement;
• excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken)
• good experience of the complete Office-package.
• Knowledge of UM, experience in International Higher Education and knowledge of American and Australian culture is preferred.

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with the possibility of extension and a permanent contract.

What do we offer?

An attractive 0.8-1.0 fte job in an inspiring, service-oriented work environment, with the University Job Classification (UFO) profile of Student Affairs Officer, scale 8 of the CAO-NU and favourable secondary employment conditions. The terms of employment at Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.

Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels, depending on education and relevant work experience. Each year the standard salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3%.

The appointment will be for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension and a permanent contract. The successful candidate will start as soon as possible.

Maastricht University

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 18,000 students and 4,300 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.

SSC

The SSC is one of the service centres of UM, an international organisation with an inclusive work climate where different student and staff populations feel at home. The special attention we pay to diversity and inclusivity ensures that our students and staff know they are valued partners of the university community.

CES / MSS is a department of the SSC. The SSC caters to all UM students, supporting and enriching student life and preparing students for life after their studies. It is characterised by a dynamic work environment and the enthusiasm with which its employees add value to student life on a daily basis. The SSC encourages ownership among employees and provides space for personal growth and development.