Management assistant Communication Science department

Your function

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive management assistant who enjoys contributing to the smooth functioning of the Communication Science department. In this role, together with your direct colleague, you will support the lecturers and researchers of our department. Do you have a service-oriented attitude, are you a skilled communicator, and do you take initiative when needed while maintaining an overview?

Then we would like to hear from you.

• act as point of contact for the management team, employees, and guests of the department
• organizing and planning meetings, assigning and monitor following up actions
• answering emails and occasionally taking minutes
• organizing events, from workshops to (bigger) conferences
• arranging facility matters, such as reserving rooms and placing orders
• monitoring budgets and processes
• onboarding new employees
• managing and archiving documents in Teams

• Higher Professional Education (HBO) working and thinking level
• Several years of relevant work experience, preferably in a similar position
• Good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken
• Digital skills, proficient with e.g. Office and Teams
• We are looking for a colleague who is available 17 hours per week. The working days are negotiable, yet we would appreciate it if you are available on Mondays.

A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world.

We offer you:

• a salary of minimum € 3.057,00 (Scale
  7) and maximum € 3.985,00 (Scale
  7) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Management-/Office assistant 2. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for 0.45 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year. Afterwards, there is a prospect of a permanent contract.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• contribution to commuting expenses
• solid pension scheme (ABP)
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

The Communication Science department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam consists of a multidisciplinary, international group of about 70 colleagues. Driven by their passion for the field, they work on groundbreaking education and research. As a management assistant, you are their first point of contact, and you do not shy away from challenging questions. Proposing creative solutions ("thinking outside the box") is highly valued within our department.

A better understanding of ourselves and social communities, values and meaning, through social sciences and humanities. That is the aim of The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. No single discipline can do this alone. The SSH disciplines are characterised by an open way of thinking and the natural urge to seek coherence and connection.

The faculty consists of nine academic departments within three schools:
School of Religion & Theology (SRT), School of Social Sciences (SSc) and School of Humanities (SH).

Are you interested in joining Social Sciences and Humanities? You become part of a dynamic academic community with approximately 900 staff members, over 5,000 regular students and more than 5,000 course participants. In an inspiring and collegial environment, we work together on education and research with impact.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we…