As the Information Manager Education, you will help our faculty provide top transformative education, consult with the Deans of Education and provide digital leadership for our education support departments.

In your first year, you will report to the RSM Director of Information Management & Consulting and Director of Operations of ESE. You operate on an equal basis in both faculties. You will be accountable for the information provisions among the faculties within the Education domain and you will be responsible for the information management strategy and planning on a tactical and strategic level. You are also accountable for the realisation of the information assets and will represent ESE and RSM in the university wide Information Management Domain Team for Education.

You will work together with the Information Managers Research and Operations to ensure an integral view on RSM and ESE information strategy.

After this first year, you will have achieved an understanding of both faculties, the university wide governance and our two cultures. In your second year, the role will be expanded within ESE and you will become the coordinator for all I-professionals within ESE, reporting to the ESE Director of Operations and continue to represent both faculties as Information Manager Education.

Your main activities on a guiding level:

• Develop and formulate the information strategy and policy, as a coherent part of the faculty strategies
• Coordinate the realisation of the information plan and architecture, in collaboration with EUR Information and Process Architects
• Analyse external and internal developments (compliance, technology, operations) and translate these developments to consequences for the information provisions within the faculties and university
• Formulate requirements for the organization of information provision and information management
• Ensure an adequate design of the business information management organization
• Formulate the policy towards external and internal suppliers to support the demand and service managers

And on a steering level:

• Ensure an optimal fit between RSM/ESE education and educational processes and the supporting information provisions
• Analyse, assess, and prioritise EUR projects for decision making within the EUR Project Portfolio Board
• Coordinate the inventory of the information needs of RSM/ESE education departments or services and the translation thereof into concrete projects
• Have preliminary investigations carried out and have business cases drawn up and assessed
• Ensure adequate support from the business in the implementation of new/changed information provision

In the second year, we expect you to:

• Coordinate the business information management organization within ESE
• Help steer Business Consultants, Application Managers, Demand Managers and other I-professionals
• Management of suppliers: Advise on the drafting of contracts and SLAs and monitor their implementation in collaboration with demand managers and EUR Purchasing
• Draw up and submit the annual budget for investments in the provision of information and monitoring the budget expenditure within ESE
• Have progress reports (results and resources/capacity) drawn up on the implementation of the information plan and individual projects

What’s in it for you?

We stimulate personal growth and learning. You will, together with your peers in other parts of the university, visit conferences and other knowledge and networking events. We also offer internal education in the Information Management domain through the Erasmus Academy.

General

• Academic working level
• Multiple years of working experience in the area of Information Management, or on the interface between business and IT

Expertise

• Knowledge of methods and standards in the field of business information management, information planning and information architecture
• Knowledge of methods and standards in the field of project management (Prince2) and process-oriented working (ITIL, ASL, BiSL) and in the field of portfolio management
• Knowledge of IT-sourcing
• Experience with risk and value analysis

Organisational knowledge

• Broad knowledge of the educational processes supported by the Information Provisions
• Experience with and/or within Higher Education is a big plus

Skills and competencces

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong conceptual and strategic insights
• Stakeholder management skills
• System and process thinking
• Fluency (C1) in Dutch and English, both in writing and speaking

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with possibility of permanent position.

We offer a full-time job (4 or 5 days a week) in which you are part of our top business school and prestigious university in Rotterdam. You will work closely with all parts of the School, on all levels.

The start date of this position is as soon as possible.

 The successful candidate will be offered a one year contract of 0.8-1.0 FTE with Erasmus University Rotterdam. This contract can, in case of positive assessment and unchanged organizational circumstances, be turned into a fixed employment contract. In accordance with the conditions applied at Erasmus University Rotterdam as indicated in the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO NU) of the Dutch universities, the salary is dependent on the candidate’s experience and is set at a maximum of CAO NU scale 11/12 with a minimum of €3.807, - and a maximum of €5.922, - gross per month, on a fulltime basis. In addition, EUR pays an 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year payment of 8.3% and offers excellent secondary benefits, and a very generous leave scheme. Furthermore, EUR is affiliated with ABP for the pension provision and we offer partially paid parental leave, fully paid extended birth leave for partners, a personal education budget, work-life balance coaches and more. Employees can also use EUR facilities, such as the Erasmus sports center and the University library.

Erasmus University Rotterdam aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We nurture an open culture, where everyone is supported to fulfill their full potential. We see inclusivity of talent as the basis of our successes, and the diversity of perspectives and people as a highly valued outcome. EUR provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, functional impairment, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research. Our scientists and students work in close collaboration with internal and external parties to solve global, social challenges, inspired by the always dynamic and cosmopolitan Rotterdam. Our mission is therefore "Creating positive societal impact". Our academic education is intensive, active and application-oriented. Our research increasingly takes place in multidisciplinary teams, which are strongly intertwined with international networks. With our research impact and thanks to the high quality of education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. The Erasmian values function as our internal compass and make Erasmus University recognizable to the outside world: engaged with society, world citizen, connecting, entrepreneurial and open-minded. www.eur.nl

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage
them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) is the economics faculty of EUR. Erasmus School of Economics welcomes over 7000 Dutch and international students every academic year and provides world class education in economic disciplines and econometrics. The school has four departments which includes the Econometric Institute and the departments of Economics, Business Economics and Applied Economics. The departments are home to our talented academic staff who specialise in various branches such as behavioural economics, health economics, finance, marketing, data science, and many more.  https://www.eur.nl/en/ese