You enjoy organizing and coordinating, thrive on complex processes, and are committed to providing excellent service.
As a junior officer at the Joint Virtual Administrative Office (JVAO), you’ll ensure that administrative processes related to education run smoothly. This involves a wide range of tasks: from student admissions and scheduling classrooms to organizing exchanges and, ultimately, issuing diplomas. You’ll work closely with the senior officer.
As an administrative officer, you’ll support students and teaching staff with a variety of administrative processes related to an international master’s programme. Specifically, the Master Global Challenges for Sustainability , which is jointly offered by several European universities. This program is part of the European University Alliance CHARM EU, in which various universities collaborate closely. For more information, visit www.charm-eu.eu.
You will work in an international team of administrative officers who are jointly responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the administrative processes of the Master programme. Organizationally, you will be part of the Education Department within the Directorate of Students, Education, and Research (SO&O). In your work, you’ll be constantly collaborating with the international team and your local colleagues in Utrecht.
You enjoy working in a team but can also work independently. You are proactive and service-oriented, and have a positive, enthusiastic attitude.
You enjoy helping students, teachers and (international) colleagues with their queries and practical matters. In this role, it is important that you are able to strike a good balance between working in a structured manner and dealing flexibly with changing circumstances and unexpected situations.
Requirements
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Completed bachelor’s degree (hbo/wo)
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Affinity with higher education, preferably in a European context
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Experience with administrative work, preferably at Utrecht University or another higher education institution
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Demonstrable international experience, for example through exchange programmes such as Erasmus
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Excellent oral and written English skills; knowledge and command of Dutch is a requirement (at least B1 -B2 level)
You are preferably available to start at short notice.
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a job for 10-11 months;
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a working week of 16 - 24 hours and a gross monthly salary between € 3.202 and €4.159 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 7 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
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8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
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Hybrid working: Thursday is our regular office day. You can arrange your remaining working days flexibly;
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a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.
In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University also offers a range of its own schemes for employees. This includes arrangements for professional development, various types of leave, and options for sports and cultural activities. You can also tailor your employment conditions through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage you to keep investing in your personal and professional development. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.
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CHARM-EU is an innovative European university alliance in which nine universities are collaborating to shape the university of the future. The alliance focuses on societal impact, interdisciplinary education, international collaboration and innovation. The alliance jointly develops educational programmes and research initiatives, and works on new forms of collaboration and educational innovation in higher education amongst European partners.
Within Utrecht University (UU), CHARM-EU plays a key role in strengthening European collaboration, developing innovative teaching and linking international networks to the UU’s strategic ambitions.
For more information, you can contact Femke ten Bloemendal, Senior JVAO Officer CHARM‑EU, tel. 06‑38710645 or [email protected].
Candidates for this vacancy will be recruited by Utrecht University.
We are looking for someone who is available at short notice.
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