Staff Unit Education/ZWB (m/f/d) - Keyword: Staff Unit RB -

The position essentially comprises the lead coordination of the staff unit and the ZWB under the direction of the Vice-Rector for Education and International Affairs, management assistance in the Vice-Rectorate for operational and strategic tasks and the management of educational projects in the ZWB. This includes the following tasks in particular:

• Management assistance and coordination in the area of the Prorectorate:
  • Preparation and follow-up of the content of internal and external management decisions, meetings as well as meetings of the Prorectorate including documentation, presentation and preparation of lectures, speeches and greetings,
  • analytical tasks and reporting,
  • Monitoring the targets of the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK),
  • Coordination of cooperation with the relevant SMWK departments, processing of inquiries from politics, business and other university stakeholders,
  • Internal and external coordination and communication, independent consultation with and from internal and external university stakeholders and bodies,
  • Planning, implementation, follow-up and coordination of events,
  • Preparation of information, news and social media articles and press releases,
  • Budget control and monitoring of financial resources.

• Management of the projects of the ZWB
  o Personnel management, project communication, project reporting,
  o Acquisition of educational projects,
  o Project coordination.

The following knowledge and skills are required

• Completed university degree,
• Competencies in project management and standard MS Office programs,
• Professional experience in the German or international higher education sector,
• experience in applying for and implementing (externally funded) educational projects, ideally in the higher education sector,
• very good knowledge of written and spoken German and English.

In addition, the following are desirable

• Management skills in the education sector,
• Knowledge of decision-making structures and processes in universities and self-governing bodies,
• Experience in the use and design of effective public media.

What you bring with you

• Loyalty, a high level of trustworthiness and reliability,
• Interest in scientific and university policy issues,
• an independent way of working as well as a strategic, analytical and structured way of thinking and acting,
• an interdisciplinary and results-oriented way of working and the ability to work in complex situations,
• a high degree of self/time management,
• adeptness in dealing with different discussion partners and groups of people from the education sector,
• a confident manner and strong communication and cooperation skills.