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 16,300 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.
The Maastricht University School of Business and Economics offers you a truly international perspective. We are an integrated, synergetic and society-oriented institute, focusing on conducting excellent research and educational innovation. Our renowned Problem Based Learning method fosters authentic students, critical thinkers and gives rise to societal conscious leaders. Our multidisciplinary approach inspires us to explore, in fundamental as well as in more applied research. As such we function as the interface between Society, Business and Academia. We work collaboratively, in openness, towards a sustainable future. We are driven to share responsibility with all those involved in the SBE community. We inspire you to be an interdisciplinary and engaged professional.
The secretary’s role is to support the Faculty Board in performing its administrative tasks, thereby facilitating the decision-making process and helping the School to achieve its objectives effectively and efficiently. The secretary has an important role in communication, dissemination and follow up of the SBE board’s agenda and decisions. The secretary is based in the Deans and Director’s Office and is answerable to the director of operations.
Decision-making and policymaking support: facilitating the administrative decision-making process; monitoring legal and other procedures relating to decision-making and policy development; preparing and assessing decisions taken and policies made by the board; drafting memos on the administrative process and specific projects as required.
Secretary of the SBE Board: organising and preparing materials for meetings + follow-up, such as informing relevant parties of decisions made and following up action items; monitoring administrative agreements, ongoing processes and obligations.
Secretary of the SBE Council: preparing, planning and taking minutes at Council meetings; providing general information to Council members.
Administrative support: providing general administrative support for meetings of department chairs, the Faculy Evaluation Committee, the International Advisory Board, spring meetings, etc.
Information and management: serving as an information point for various administrative bodies; core user of Corsa; maintaining the SBE webpages, the board calendar and the administrative framework.
Drafting and updating faculty regulations.
Correspondence: responsible for incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Board and Council.
The terms of employment of 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 http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.
Employment period: One-year appointment with possibility of conversion to a permanent contract. The salary in this appointment will range between € 2.709,00 and € 4.274,00 gross per month (based on a fulltime appointment) and will depend on your education, qualifications and relevant working experience, based on salary scale 10 of the CAO NU (UFO profile Secretaris 1).
For more information on this vacancy, please contact the deputy director of the School of Business and Economics, Mrs. M. van Helden via 043 38 83844. Maastricht University is committed to nurturing an inclusive culture and a welcoming atmosphere. This inclusiveness strategy has resulted in a very diverse representation of nationalities and cultures. We strongly believe that diversity (including, but not limited to nationality, age and gender) of the staff and student population will increase the quality of UM education & research. Fostering diversity and inclusivity creates an academic community where individual talents thrive, and values and differences are cherished. We strongly encourage you to apply if you are qualified for this position. Please submit your CV and motivation letter with reference to vacancy number AT2019.069 to: recruitment-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl Application deadline: April 19, 2019.
Locatie: Maastricht Opdrachtgever: Maastricht University