Management Assistant

**Job description**:
An exciting opportunity for managerial support in a pleasant research group with short communication lines and a flat organizational structure. As a Management Assistant, you will play a central role in supporting the smooth functioning of the group. You will act as the primary point of contact for the group and take on various responsibilities to ensure effective support and communication.

These include:

- Serving as the primary point of contact for the group for students and external contacts
- Providing secretarial support to the group chair and staff members. This includes scheduling meetings, reserving rooms, ensuring administrative information is up to date and available for staff members
- Ensuring the correct internal processes and protocols are adhered to
- Calendar management for the group chair
- Assist in planning and organizing of workshops, seminars, conferences and other events
- Initiating and organizing social events for the group
- Welcoming new members in the group via an internal onboarding process

**Job requirements**:

- Secretarial or administrative education / experience with at least HBO level of thinking and working
- Experience working with MS Office (agenda management via Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Sharepoint).
- Good command of the Dutch and English language, spoken and written.
- Organizational skills and being able to set the right priorities.
- Being able to quickly master the organizational structure and procedures.
- Flexible, service-oriented and proactive attitude.
- Good social and communication skills with a positive mindset.

**Conditions of employment**:
We offer you:

- A monthly salary of minimum € 2.844 to maximum € 3.771 for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 6 or 7 _collective labour agreement_ for Dutch Universities).
- In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
- A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
- A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
- Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
- Prospects for your career and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
- Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
- A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

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**About Control Systems**

The Control Systems (CS) group employs 11 permanent academic staff (full-, associate-, and assistant professors) and approximately 40 temporary staff (PhDs and PostDocs). Additionally, a technician, a technician/lecturer, a technician/project manager, a project/operations manager, and a Management Assistant (_vacancy_) are part of the permanent team.

The CS group provides education for various Bachelor and Master programs (Electrical Engineering, Automotive Technology, Systems & Control and AI&ES - Artificial Intelligence & Engineering Systems) and conducts research into modeling and controlling complex dynamic systems. This includes artificial intelligence controls for high-precision mechatronics, autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots, modeling and learning controls for industrial processes and energy management systems, including in hybrid vehicles, etc.

**About TU/e**

TU/e is a leading international university that educates engineers of the future and pushes the boundaries of science and technology for a better world. An international community of close to 7,000 employees and 13,000 students work and study on the vibrant and inspiring campus.

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