Academy Director for the Academy for Built Environment & Logistics (ABEL)

In what ways can you make

a London neighbourhood more attractive and livable: our students delivered a

design focused on residing, living an active life, and partaking in

recreational activities.

And closer to home: the Spoorzone in Tilburg is being rebuilt: some of our

students' input is being implemented in the process.

The location of Breda University of Applied Sciences is an example of attractive

built environment and smart logistics: modern, bright, spacious buildings “with

a heart”, with the historic academy building in the middle of the campus, in

which all festive events take place.

If such future-oriented projects in this changing world and leadership within a

knowledge institution appeal to you, this challenging position offers an

excellent position to make a significant contribution to it. As we say to our

students, ‘Would you like to experience different cultures and are you looking

for top-quality education and great career opportunities?’

Breda University of Applied Sciences

Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is an ambitious, medium-sized,

international leading knowledge institution with various study programmes in,

among other things, transport management, spatial design, logistics, tourism,

hospitality, leisure management, media, game technology, artificial

intelligence and data science. With about 7,000 students from over 80 countries

BUas offers high-quality education in both applied and academic programmes,

English-taught and/or Dutch-taught. We actively promote connections with

leaders in professional practice: we work on innovation and research and come

up with new ideas and prepare students for the (global) job market. BUas is

known for its strong ties with the business community, inclusive and

sustainable values and is among the best universities of applied sciences in

the Netherlands according to Keuzegids HBO. In addition, employee

satisfaction within BUas is above average compared to other national higher

education institutions. Our institution builds and relies on inspiring leaders

who encourage and help employees individually and in teams to invest in their

development. They are aware of current, relevant (global) developments within

and outside our institution.

Academy for Built Environment & Logistics

The Academy for Built Environment & Logistics (ABEL) offers three

bachelor’s tracks: Logistics Management, Logistics Engineering and Built

Environment. The academy has over a thousand students and 100 employees. In

January 2021 a new master’s track was launched: Supply Chain Management. We

currently have around 40 research and business projects running. Education and

research at our institute are often interconnected, carried out in close

cooperation with our industry partners. We strive to take a leading role as a

center of education, knowledge and expertise in the Netherlands and beyond.

Innovation is our keyword. Over the last few years, the Academy for Built Environment

& Logistics has established itself as a top knowledge institute, recognised

as such by our international industry and research partners.  

ABEL academy director

The academy director is part of the management team of ABEL and is responsible

for managing the academy and facilitating the professionals in achieving high

quality in education and research. The academy director leads and coaches the

teams together with the management team, so they can further develop and

implement the academy’s vision and strategy. Together with the directors of the

other four academies and support services, the ABEL director will act as a

sparring partner for the Executive Board and contribute to the strategic vision

and direction of BUas as a whole. In addition, the director will play a crucial

role in fostering cooperation and exchange among the academies.

The new director:

Inspirational leadership

• Is a visible and

recognised leader within complex organisations with expertise and

experience in managing talented and autonomous professionals, within

applied research, knowledge development and innovation, on the basis of a

clear ambition and strategy.

• Combines

significantly relevant business, strategic and operational insight,

experience, skills and competences with a solid understanding of the

higher education landscape and the dynamics that drive the success of

specialised top educational institutions and can successfully manage and

navigate within it.

• Encourages talent

development and has a facilitative, coaching style of leadership. Can

delegate with trust where clear frameworks, priorities, and clear

agreements are part of the basis.

• Thrives in a hands-on

culture, shows genuine interest in education and research processes and

dares to choose and prioritise and respectfully challenge behaviour,

agreements and quality.

• Is able to promote

that, within clear frameworks, the direction of educational processes and

content is placed as low as possible in the organisation, in which the

continuous safeguarding and, where possible, innovation of the quality of

education is an important goal.

• Is analytically

strong and has an eye for the relationship between the organisational

level of the academy and its ambitions and can make appropriate

interventions to optimise this relationship. Has experience in change

management and is able to properly secure “what works”.

Strategic insight

• Is able to translate

BUas strategy into concrete (future-oriented) objectives of the academy,

shape and implement them in good constructive cooperation with other

stakeholders within and outside the academy and the institution, such as

the management team, fellow academy directors, support services, staff and

student participation, and external organisations.

• Is able to add an

international perspective to cooperation and crossovers together with

others. Can simultaneously deal with the detailed, complex challenges and

decisions that arise daily.

Binding capacity and social strength

• Is a staunch

supporter of community building, with regard to academic staff, support

staff, students and external stakeholders.

• Is able to create an

inclusive culture within an international context in which the diversity

of qualities, experiences and insights of colleagues, staff, students and

other stakeholders leads to further qualitative development of ABEL.

Analytical and development skills

• Can generate what

are the essential ingredients for a successful approach to projects and

collaborative ventures; also shares these findings BUas-wide.

• Can encourage the

further development of a growth mindset and feedback culture within the

academy creating a learning organisation and plays an exemplary role in

this.

Networking skills

• Has a proven ability

to strategically position the academy within and outside BUas, develop,

manage and maintain relationships and actively seek opportunities for

joint impact-driven initiatives with other academies and private and

public sector organisations within regional, national and international

networks.

Further requirements:

• Has a master’s degree.
• Has affinity with

and/or experience in the disciplines of Built Environment and Logistics.

• Has an excellent

command of spoken and written English (and Dutch).

Personal competences

• Empathic, visible

and approachable leader, who gives space to others and listens attentively

and is genuinely interested in the contribution and perspectives of

others.

• Entrepreneurial

spirit and drive to exploit new opportunities that match the needs and

resources of the organisation.

• Inspiring,

optimistic, businesslike, courageous, execution power, communicates

transparently.

• Decisive and reliable.

What do we offer?

We are offering you a challenging and socially relevant management position

with excellent employment conditions, within an appealing university of applied

sciences, a motivated team and ambitious students.

Employment conditions

• The salary for this

position amounts to a monthly minimum of € 6.030,72 and a monthly maximum

of € 8.445,29 (gross amounts based on full-time employment).

• This position is

classified in scale 14/15 of the cao hbo (collective labour agreement).Your official job title will be the of

Director.

• The position is a

permanent position. We start with an appointment for one year. In case of

good performance and unchanged organisational circumstances, a permanent

appointment will follow.

• Your commuting

expenses will be fully reimbursed when you travel by public transport.

• You will receive an

end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.

• You will receive

compensation for health insurance.

• You will also be

awarded professional development hours every year and almost eleven weeks

of holiday entitlements in a full-time position.

• You will be working

on our modern, sustainable and high-tech campus.

• Moving from abroad

to Breda in the Netherlands? We provide support and financial

reimbursements in the case of relocation and settling in the Netherlands. Dutch

tax authorities may offer tax reduction to applicants from abroad (which

makes tax rates comparable to the UK and US).

Starting date: ASAP

Workload: 0.8-1.0 fte

Interested?

We are supported by executive search agency Colourful People in the recruitment

and selection of this procedure. For more information, please contact senior

partner Sandra Lutchman via Whatsapp at 06-40744074 or s.lutchman@colourfulpeople.nl. You can express your

interest by uploading your CV and letter by 4 September 2023 via

the application form on our website.

Scheduling job interviews: end of September, beginning of October.

Please keep the above dates free for possible job interviews.

BUas has a great diversity of staff and students and operates both nationally

and internationally. BUas considers it important to see this diversity

reflected at all levels of the organisation, including at the top. So that it

speaks the language of internal and external stakeholders well and can create

an inclusive culture. Candidates who think they can make a contribution to this

are expressly invited to apply.

Agency calls are not appreciated.