Career Development and Alumni Relations Specialist

2 weken geleden


Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Universiteit van Amsterdam Voltijd

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Career Development and Alumni Relations Specialist to join our team at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing career preparation programs for our students, as well as managing our alumni relations efforts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement career preparation programs for students, including workshops, training activities, and resources on choosing masters, personal development, and career preparation.
  • Design a new three-year-long career preparation trajectory that integrates seamlessly with academic advising provided by tutors, offering students a structured series of training opportunities and events towards their graduation.
  • Manage our content on master's preparation and career development, ensuring effective dissemination through various channels, and collaborate with the communications team to develop a yearly strategy to promote available career preparation activities and opportunities to students.
  • Support the AUC Scholarship Fund, offering help in the selection process of scholarship applicants, and oversee a leadership program for a small number of selected students.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for alumni and our independent AUC Alumni Association, helping them organize relevant events, and manage alumni communications, update the AUC alumni database, send out a quarterly alumni newsletter, and ensure the effective use of alumni relations platforms, such as LinkedIn.
  • Maintain strong ties with the VU and UvA's alumni relations departments and their fundraising teams to facilitate collaboration, and conduct a graduate survey, once every three years, in partnerships with the AUC Educational Quality Officer, gathering insights to further the development of AUC.
  • Work closely with the Community Projects and Internships (CPI) team to enhance internship and community project opportunities for AUC students, particularly within the local region, and use expertise in student and career development to shape policies that increase the impact of community service learning at AUC.

Requirements

  • A university degree.
  • Keen interest in career development, training, and coaching.
  • Fluency in both Dutch (the working language at UvA and VU) and English (the working language at AUC).
  • Talent for networking and organizing engaging events.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, the ability to engage an audience.
  • Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and alumni.
  • Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to work as a self-starter.
  • Willingness to be flexible with work hours, approximately twice per month alumni activities or trainings may occur outside of regular office hours.

What We Offer

We offer a temporary employment contract for 30.4 hours per week for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of a permanent contract following a positive performance assessment. The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between €3, to €4, (scale 9), depending on experience. This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Beleidsmedewerker 5 is applicable. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable. The UvA offers good provisions regarding pension, health care, training facilities, mobility, and paid parental leave. Please note: For this position, we cannot sponsor a visa.



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