Programme Manager

What will you do at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (UUAS)?

As manager of education at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (UUAS), you will play a pivotal role in shaping our academic vision, co-designing our study programme, managing a dynamic team of education professionals and overseeing business operations. You will balance the operational aspects of education—like finance, marketing and logistics—with a steadfast focus on delivering high-quality learning experiences.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with stakeholders, including lecturers, support staff, and industry partners, to foster innovation and alignment.
• Inspiring others with a compelling vision for education and research while being decisive in driving outcomes.
• Creating meaningful connections between management and teaching teams, and between research and professional practice, ensuring sustainable partnerships inside and outside UUAS.
• Facilitating your team’s success by encouraging ownership, setting clear boundaries, and building frameworks to stimulate self-organization within the team.
• Monitoring curriculum quality and efficiency, implementing improvements where needed, and ensuring clear communication of these changes.

Together with fellow managers and the dean, you will contribute to achieving institutional goals and ensuring the quality of the International Business bachelor program. These goals include:

• Enhancing the quality of education.
• Strengthening student-centered decision making and boosting student satisfaction (amongst others measured via the NSE).
• Encourage personal development and increasing employee satisfaction.

As a manager of education, you are also managing, developing and looking after the well-being of the team. In consultation, the educational managers divide managerial topics between themselves (portfolios).

What we offer

We offer you, as a seasoned leader with a passion for education and teambuilding, a possibility to inspire our teams and strengthen our academic programs. Also, UUAS offers outstanding benefits including:

• A one-year contract (D4) with the possibility of permanent employment, working 0.8–1.0 FTE. Internal candidates will retain their current contract type.
• A competitive salary classified in scale 13, up to € 7495,89 per month for a full-time contract, depending on your experience and responsibilities.
• On top of your salary, you’ll receive an 8% holiday allowance and a guaranteed year-end bonus of 8.3%.
• You’ll also receive a health insurance contribution of €300 gross per year and an internet reimbursement of €37.50 net per month for a full-time appointment.
• An NS Business Card for free public transport (for both work and private travel). Prefer to travel by car or bike? You’ll receive an excellent mileage allowance instead.
• Excellent opportunities for study and development through our dedicated HU Development Portal, supporting your growth as a researcher and educator.
• With a full-time contract, you’ll have the possibility to take more than 53 days of annual leave and receive 45 sustainable employability hours.

Of course, we’ll also provide you with a laptop and smartphone on loan to enable flexible, location-independent work. Additionally, you’ll have access to perks like our bicycle plan, discounts on insurance, software, and fitness memberships.

Your profile

We want to help you succeed in this exciting role. To apply, we encourage you to submit your motivation to showcase your strengths. In your CV, we look for evidence that you:

• Hold a master’s or PhD degree in a relevant professional domain;
• Have management experience with academic professionals in a related environment for at least 5 years;
• Have experience / affinity with higher education;
• Have a clear perspective on relevant innovations in the professional domain and are able to translate these to education;
• Can connect education, research, and the practical International Business world;
• Possess excellent communication skills in English and preferably in Dutch, both verbal and written.

Who you are

Beyond your qualifications, we value who you are. When we meet, we hope to see examples that demonstrate:

• Collaborative spirit: You work constructively with others, share information, and encourage cooperation and accountability.
• A people’s manager, able to / interested in communicating with and relating to a very diverse and international team; you can work in a global environment, managing cultures and cultural differences from people from around the world. You are an autonomous, value driven team player.
• Clear leadership: You communicate goals effectively, establish clear result agreements, monitor progress, and make adjustments when needed. You deploy people and resources in such a way that goals are successfully achieved. You are able to innovate in education based on (future) needs in the professional field.
• Inspiring others: You are an inspirer and connector for your team, creating a work environment where open collaboration and -discussion thrives, enabling the team to bring out the best in one another.
• Organizational precision: You approach tasks with accuracy, orderliness, and adherence to rules, procedures, and agreements.
• Commitment to quality: You set high standards for yourself and others, ensuring consistent excellence in performance. You are a solid and independent partner for students, lecturers and supporting staff, services and external relations.

Development perspective

At Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (UUAS) there are many opportunities to further develop yourself and grow. We help you with your development; whether this concerns knowledge expansion, coaching or the next step in your career. With us you can continue to develop yourself in a challenging and socially oriented environment where fun is central. There are always opportunities. It is up to you to seize these opportunities.

Who will you come to work for?

More than 35,000 students, over 4,000 employees spread across institutes, knowledge centers and services work for the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Continuously developing. Not just the students, but the entire organization. With leading education and research that devises solutions for social issues. And UUAS has already been named the most sustainable university of applied sciences in the Netherlands four times.

Institute for International Business Studies IIBS

The IIBS program has an international character and attracts colleagues and students from all over the world. We are an English speaking institute in a Dutch speaking environment, located at Heidelberglaan Utrecht. The institute contains several international programmes (bachelor and master), this vacancy is for the programme International Business (IB).

The International Business study programme trains for entry-level positions and careers in international companies, entrepreneurial start-ups and innovative businesses around the world. In particular, it trains in management, finance and marketing. The study programme describes international business professionals as: clear-thinking, innovative problem-solving young professionals and adventurous entrepreneurs in the global business world.

Apply

Anyone who recognizes themselves in the profile and is interested in filling this role is very welcome to apply online via the link. The vacancy is open for applications until March 2nd. If we receive many responses, we may close the vacancy earlier.

If you are interested in more information about the position before applying, don’t hesitate to reach out to Martine Overdijk – Kerkhoff, director of IIBS at martine.overdijk-kerkhoff@hu.nl. For more information about the application process you are welcome to contact Judith Beuse, recruiter at 06-41310860/Judith.beuse-dijkstra@hu.nl.

Please note that the first interview is scheduled in week of 10th March , 2025. The second interview will take place in week of 17th March , 2025. As far as we are concerned, you can start immediately. We will determine together what your starting date will be.

The application procedure can be found in the application code on our site https://www.hu.nl/werkenbij/Arbeidsvoorwaarden (Dutch website). A link to the collective labor agreement for higher professional education can also be found here.

A reference, digital check for diploma and ID and the application for a Certificate of Good Conduct are part of the application procedure.

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