Secretary to the Committee on Sensitive Collaborations

Job Description

About the Role

TU/e is committed to academic freedom, societal responsibility, and international collaboration. In this context, the Committee on Sensitive Collaborations plays a crucial advisory role to the Executive Board, assessing partnerships that may involve ethical, political, or societal sensitivities.

As Secretary to the Committee on Sensitive Collaborations, you are the linking pin of the committee’s operations. You ensure that its work is well-prepared, coordinated, and documented, and you serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. You have a proactive role in identifying relevant (inter)national developments. You contribute to policy development and help shape the university’s approach to responsible collaboration.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the committee's activities, including drawing up the agenda, preparing meetings and taking minutes
• Ensuring that sensitive matters are handled with care and confidentiality
• Assisting in the preparation of advisory reports and policy documents by independently devising and drafting notes relating to policy and decision-making.
• Representing (in terms of content and process) in consultation situations and acting as a contact person for TU/e employees with internal and external partners with regard to sensitive cooperation issues.
• Following national and international developments in the field of geopolitics, ethics and academic partnerships
• Contribute to the refinement of the assessment framework and internal guidelines of TU/e.
• Collaborate with legal, policy and administrative departments within the university.
• Assess proposed positions and decisions against decision-making frameworks, procedures and legal provisions.

Your Profile

• Academic working and thinking level.
• Experience with policy and governance processes in complex organizations.
• Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.
• Affinity with ethical and societal issues in higher education and research.
• Discrete, analytically strong, and diplomatically skilled; has an open attitude and is able to (facilitate the) weighing of interests of various stakeholders.
• Experience supporting committees or working groups is a plus.

Conditions of employment

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:

• A monthly salary of minimum €x.xxx to maximum €x.xxx for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 10 collective labour agreementfor Dutch Universities).
• In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

More information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact the hiring manager Renee Westenbrink, head of Research Policy, r.h.westenbrink@tue.nl. For content related questions you may contact Ingrid Heynderickx, i.e.j.heynderickx@tue.nl.

For questions about the application process or conditions of employment, please contact HR Services, hrservices.supportunits@tue.nl of +31 40 247 2421.

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Application

If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications.

Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.

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Important note for non-EU applicants:
Please be aware that for this position, specific residence permit requirements apply. If you are a non-EU national, you may not be eligible to legally work in this role under current Dutch immigration regulations. We strongly advise you to contact our Staff Immigration Team (staffimmigration@tue.nl) before applying to check your eligibility and to receive further guidance.

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