Manager Education & Student Affairs

Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.

The Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) department combines disciplinary knowledge from the humanities, social sciences and technical sciences to solve the complex problems of industries and society. We collaboratively focus on and create responsible and effective innovations for the research themes: Humans and Technology, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability and Circularity, and Value of Data-Driven Intelligence.

Introduction

Does managing, shaping, and developing our team of educational professionals energize you? Would you like to contribute to the development and realization of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences? Can you translate ideas about educational innovation into results? Are you able to lead effectively in a complex and fast-moving environment and can you inspire your employees? Then we are looking for you!

Job Description

The Manager Education & Student Affairs (ESA) reports to the Managing Director of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences for departmental matters and to the Director of ESA-TU/e for TU/e matters in scope of Bachelor College, Graduate School and TU/e-ESA Policy.

You are part of the Educational Management of the Department of IE&IS and member of the TU/e ESA organization and community. Together with the Director of ESA and your fellow leaders of ESA in the other departments, you are responsible for improving the educational support processes at TU/e. As such you are responsible for connecting and supporting the policymaking processes at departmental  and institutional level. To support the latter, you are for 0.1 fte dedicated to TU/e-ESA tasks that will be executed under the responsibility of the Director ESA.

As Manager ESA at IE&IS, you manage the team that is responsible for Education & Student Affairs. In this position, you are responsible for the organization and coordination of a range of processes and projects. You coordinate educational innovation projects and cross-disciplinary improvement projects with lecturers. You communicate with students and student-representation bodies.

What will you be doing?

• You manage the team of education support of the department (coordination, policy, teacher support, quality assurance, secretaries) and are the operational manager for the staff of the student administration, international office (who report to the central service Student & Education Affairs) and communication services.
• You are responsible for the organizational aspects of all IE&IS bachelor’s and (pre)master’s programs in the Bachelor College and Graduate School, in consultation with the IE&IS Director of Education.
• You are part of the Educational Board of the IE&IS Department and also a member of the TU/e ESA organization and community.
• You act as sparring partner for the Director of Education via the Educational Board IE&IS and advise the department board, department council, education council and exam committee on organization related education subjects. Moreover, you are the contact person for the study associations at the department.
• You are responsible for feasibility testing (impact and business case) and execution of educational policy within the department. You coordinate the formulation of assessment policy, year reports, accreditation, and education and examination regulations.
• You manage a TU/e-ESA process chain and may be part of or chairing steering committees or networks for TU/e wide education and student related subjects or projects.

Job Requirements

• You have an affinity with Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences education and educational innovation projects.
• You work at an academic level (MSc), and have at least 5 years of relevant working experience.
• You have excellent managerial skills: you have a helicopter view, a result-oriented approach, the ability to set to and follow-up on priorities, and a clear ability to lead and motivate those around you.
• You have strong communication skills: high proficiency in Dutch and English.
• Negotiating skills, effectiveness, organizational awareness, and problem-solving ability are also important aspects of the complex field in which you operate.

Conditions of employment

• A challenging job (preferably 1.0 fte, possibly 0,8 fte) in a dynamic department and in strong connection with TU/e-ESA.
• Temporary appointment for a period of one year with the prospect of a permanent contract of employment.
• The salary will depend on your education, knowledge and experience, and will be a minimum of € 6.286.- and a maximum of € 7.651.- gross per month on a fulltime basis scale 13 (CAO Dutch Universities).
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8,3% of the annual salary.
• An attractive package of fringe benefits, including excellent work facilities, training and personal development facilities, on-campus day care for children, and excellent sports facilities. The conditions of employment selection model offer you flexibility, for example in relation to working hours and leave.
• Depending on resume and work experience a contract via EuFlex (the TU/e secondment organization) can be considered.

More information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact Marieke van der Hoeven, Managing Director ([email protected]) or prof. dr. Tom van Woensel ([email protected]).

For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, please contact Najat Loiazizi, HR Cluster Lead ([email protected]). 

Please note that the interviews will take place between 19 May 2025 and 30 May 2025. The start date would be ultimately 1 September 2025.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page. 

Application

If you’re interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV and supporting letter using the ‘Apply now’ button. A selection assessment can be part of the selection procedure.

Internal candidates will have priority in the selection procedure. Applications for this position are open until 18 May 2025.

Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible after responses by suitable candidates. This means that, in consultation, interviews can already take place before the procedure is closed.