Administration Manager full time

UWC Maastricht has a full time vacancy (per January 1st, 2025) for an Administration Manager in our Primary School.

UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future

UWC Maastricht

We offer a challenging and engaging education for students from all age groups, equipping them with the attitudes, skills and knowledge to live a meaningful and flourishing life. The UWC Maastricht educational experience is about knowing and acting. We nurture an understanding of the world and its major challenges, and help students discover how they can serve others and make a positive contribution to society and the planet. We currently serve over 900 students from more than 100 countries, 200 of whom live in our residential community on campus.

The value of a UWC education

A UWC education is life-changing. We empower change makers and future leaders through the delivery of a unique programme in a deliberately diverse community. The educational ethos of UWC combines rigorous academic standards with experiential and inquiry-based learning in areas such as sustainability, intercultural dialogue, social justice, conflict resolution and social entrepreneurship. UWC students come together from very diverse backgrounds, including the most marginalised. Access to a UWC education is given independent of socio-economic background, supported through a rigorous admission process and a comprehensive scholarship programme: around 65% of UWC students attending the final two years of secondary school are awarded a full or partial scholarship. UWC’s 60,000 alumni are prized by top universities worldwide and, in their professional lives, they occupy positions of influence in industry, finance, civil society, government, healthcare, academia and the media.

Safeguarding

UWC Maastricht is committed to upholding the highest standards in student safeguarding. Throughout the application process we will be assessing your suitability to work with children and young adults. Prior to an offer of employment being made, UWC Maastricht will check directly with current and former employers about safeguarding.

A deliberately diverse community

UWC Maastricht is committed to creating a deliberate diverse and inclusive school community, uniting students and staff from the rich diversity of human existence. We not only wish to bring together people from different national and cultural backgrounds, but also recognize differences around ethnicity, religion and belief, language, colour, socio-economic opportunity, physical and mental ability, political ideology, gender and gender expression, and sexuality. Actively pursuing such a community and creating equal opportunities for all of our stakeholders will allow us to celebrate our diversity and, in the process, discover our commonality as members of the human race.

UWC Maastricht recruits qualified and experienced staff from around the world who are committed to our school’s mission to make education a force for peace and a sustainable future.

Join us!

For this vacancy we require an EU passport or a work visa for the Netherlands. We prefer a local candidate.

The job
provide high quality secretarial and administrative support to management, administration and support for students, staff and management team of the whole Primary School.

Aspects of the job include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Personal assistant to the Director of Primary School.
• Maintaining all student records and managing student data.
• Maintaining the student archives.
• Administrate the enrolment and disenrollment process for all Primary students.
• Manage the timetabling for Primary School and arrange cover when needed.
• Maintaining up-to-date financial records for the primary budget lines.
• Making purchases on behalf of Primary staff.
• Administration and arrangement of all bookings for trips, visits and occasions.
• Lead administrator and helpdesk for iSAMS in Primary school.
• Manage the Primary school calendar and diary.
• Support general (whole UWCM) administration team.

The successful profile & qualifications

Commitment

Pursuing the UWC mission requires a commitment from our staff members to the following values:

International and cultural understanding, celebration of difference, personal responsibility and integrity, mutual responsibility and respect, compassion and service, respect for the environment, a sense of idealism, personal challenge, action and personal example.

It should be noted that the school is a dynamic and high energy environment: the satisfaction from working at UWC Maastricht is high – but so are the demands on time and engagement.

Education degree and Professional competencies

• Has at least a completed Bachelor Degree in secretarial or administrative education.
• Can work well as a team member, being positive, proactive, and understanding the spirit of inclusion.
• Has proven hands-on experience as an administrator and/or secretary, preferably in an international school.
• Has the ability to create a well-organized, orderly and task-oriented environment.
• Is an excellent team player and an independent thinker.
• Communicates with stakeholders in a clear manner.
• Fluent in English.

Terms of Employment / Remuneration

You will get a contract of employment under Dutch law: the initial contract is for a year, until January 1, 2026.

The package will be commensurate with the responsibilities of the position, according to the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Primary Education (‘CAO VO’).  This job is in pay scale 8 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Primary Education (CAO-PO) with a salary between € 2889,- and € 4254,- for a full time position, based on relevant years of experience. 

Participation in the school’s pension plan via the ABP Retirement/Pension Fund.

Support in the application for the ‘30% Facility for Incoming Employees’ with the Dutch Tax Authorities (if relevant).

Location: UWC Maastricht, the Netherlands.

To be able to work in the Netherlands, a (foreign) staff member must be able to successfully apply for:

• Residence and work permits for the Netherlands.
• A Dutch VOG (certificate of good conduct).

UWCM will assist in the application process for residence and work permits and VOG.

Information
If you would like to know more about this challenging position, please contact our HR Team via vacancies@uwcmaastricht.nl / via +31(0)43 2410 410, or check our website www.uwcmaastricht.nl

Our procedure

After shortlisting, we determine the suitability of the remaining candidates to work in our school via online testing, reference checks and interviews at our school or online.

As per our Hiring Policy, Safeguarding is a priority of UWCM and therefore all references will be asked questions in this area.

Your application

You can express your interest by uploading your CV (linked to the described successful profile and qualifications) and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the position to our HR team via https://www.uwcmaastricht.nl/welcome/working-at-uwc-maastricht/

The deadline for application is 4 December 2024. 

Further information can be found on our website via ‘Working with us’. UWCM reserves the right to identify and appoint a qualified candidate prior to the submission deadline.