(nr.: wiss2009)
The Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) is
looking to recruit a new Executive Manager (full-time, appointment is
slated to end 31 October 2017). The working hours and pay scale for
civil servants of the German Länder applies (up to E14 TV-L).
The BGHS is a joint institution of the Faculty of Sociology and the
History Department of the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology
at Bielefeld University. The Graduate School, supported within the
framework of the Excellence Initiative, focuses on the theoretical and
methodological training of its almost 200 members and brings
thematically diverse research projects under one roof.
The Executive Manager tasks include:
• Management of the main office and oversight of
day-to-day administration;
• Financial planning for an annual budget of over 1
million euros, including the development and implementation of
processes for the allocation of funds;
• Development and implementation of quality control
and evaluation procedures and tools;
• Provision of strategic direction for the BGHS
(supervisory relationships, academic curriculum, qualification
programmes within the doctoral training programme);
• Preparation and implementation of BGHS Executive
Board decisions;
• Cooperation with other bodies both within and
outside of Bielefeld University, in particular from the participating
faculties;
• Expanding and maintaining the Graduate School’s
networks;
• Raising external funds.
Requirements:
• A completed degree from a university or an
accredited university of applied sciences;Doctoral degree in the
humanities or social sciences;
• Several years of experience in academic
administration;
• Excellent verbal skills in both German and English;
• Knowledge of/experience with promoting young
professionals as well as the promotion of research and higher education
policy in Germany and abroad;
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
We are looking for a good organiser who can take personal initiative
and has an avid interest in working together in an interdisciplinary
team. The ideal candidate also has experience in gender and diversity
management.
At Bielefeld University, it is our policy to reduce the working hours
of a position if the candidate so desires, as long as there are no
compelling reasons not to do so in the individual case.
Applications from qualified candidates with severe disabilities or
similarly disabled candidates are explicitly encouraged to apply.
Bielefeld University has repeatedly received awards for its gender
equality policy and is certified as a family-friendly university. We
encourage applications from women and all applications are treated in
accordance with the North-Rhine Westphalia Gender Equality Act.
Applications in German or English should be sent with the usual
documents (covering letter, curriculum vita, credentials, references)
by 19 April 2013 to:
Levke Harders
Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology
Bielefeld University
Postfach 100131
D-33501 Bielefeld
or mailed as one PDF file to bghs@uni-bielefeld.de.
Please do not include file folders and send only photocopies; all
application documents will be destroyed when the application process is
completed.
If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact Levke
Harders: bghs@uni-bielefeld.de, Tel. +521/106-6526.
