Senior Management Assistant

Who are you?

You are energetic, friendly, and flexible, with strong planning and organizational skills and an excellent sense of proportion. You work meticulously and have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in Dutch and English. You can work well independently, but also function excellently in collaboration with your colleagues on the team. You can handle confidential information and have strong empathy, allowing you to intuitively understand what is going on with the director and deputy director, as well as within the organization. You get energy from varied workdays; no two days are the same at the Amsterdam School of the Arts.

What do you bring to the table?

You have completed a relevant program at the MBO+ level and enjoy sharing your knowledge with the team. Our team is diverse, and your input is a welcome addition. You have (preferably) several years of experience in a similar role. You are fully familiar with MS Teams and Office, and you quickly master new systems.

What will you be doing?

You will assist the director and deputy director of the Service Bureau with scheduling and preparing or organizing meetings. More importantly, you will identify tasks that need to be done and support both of them as needed. Your responsibilities will also include (online) document management, communication with the entire Service Bureau—for example, via Teams—and digital archiving.
The Service Bureau Secretariat handles a variety of tasks. Together with your colleagues, you serve as the face of the AHK and act as the primary point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders via email and phone.

Who are we?

Within the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), support services are centralized within the Service Bureau, which consists of various teams in the departments of Corporate Control, Central Administration and Procurement, Information and Automation, Facilities and Management, Human Resources, Communications, and Education and Research. You will have over a hundred new colleagues at the Service Bureau. The entire organization is led by the Director and Deputy Director of the Service Bureau. Your team will be managed by the Operations Manager.

What do we offer?

A great workplace at an exciting university of applied sciences in the heart of Amsterdam. The position is classified in pay scale 8 in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), under the generic job description for Management Support Staff-C (minimum €3,091, maximum €4,085 gross, on a full-time basis); the starting salary depends in part on education and work experience. There is a good package of secondary employment benefits, in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), such as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, a generous vacation policy, travel allowance, and opportunities for study and professional development. This is a one-year contract; subject to satisfactory performance, there is a possibility of a permanent position.

Job Applications and Inquiries

For more information about the position, please contact Edit Man in ‘t Veld, Operations Manager, via vacature-sb@ahk.nl. Do you meet the job requirements listed above and would you like to apply right away? Please submit your cover letter and resume by July 15 Welcome to the Amsterdam University of the Arts, Attn: Edit Man in ‘t Veld, via vacature-sb@ahk.nl Please include “Senior Management Assistant Job Opening” in the subject line.

Step 1 is an initial online introductory meeting via Teams. This will be followed by an in-person meeting at our office on Jodenbreestraat.

If you are hired as our new colleague, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon your start date.