Communications and event management professional for the Aletta Jacobs School of

Department

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Organisation

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V25.0155

Job description

The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health invites candidates to apply for the position of:
Communications and event management professional for the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (0.9 FTE)

The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (AJSPH) - a joint partnership of the University of Groningen, UMCG, the Hanze University of Applied Sciences and NHL Stenden - is the proud flag-bearer of healthy ageing in the Northern Netherlands. The AJSPH is a network of researchers and partners with one single goal: more healthy years. Rooted in fundamental research, we actively convey our knowledge and expertise through education, consultancy and integral collaborations. We act locally, regionally and internationally, with the ambition to create impact on a global scale.

Position
AJSPH is looking for a communications and event management professional. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience in the field of external communications, marketing, and event management. The candidate will be working for the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention (CBI), which is part of the AJSPH. The position is inserted in the project “Cross-border cooperation in healthcare for more healthy years in the DE-NL Northern region” (Health4DE-NL), which is financed by INTERREG VI A Deutschland-Nederland. The tasks mainly focus on developing and maintaining the communication channels of the project, writing blog posts (conducting interviews with researchers), designing communication outings such as flyers, booklets and banners, cross-border network management, and organizing events and meetings.

The officer will also work on and developing plans that strengthen the visibility of the Health4DE-NL project. Other responsibilities include leading or participating in communication and marketing projects, connecting with stakeholders in the Northern Dutch-German border (e.g. hospitals, public health offices, municipalities).

Requirements

The following skills, abilities and qualifications are required:

- University level, Bachelor’s degree; preferably trained in the field of communications and/or marketing.
- Independent, proactive, creative and flexible.
- Affinity with the area of health and research.
- Excellent proficiency in English and Dutch language. German language skills are a pro.
- Capable of creating content, based on research results for different formats, (e.g. blog, graphic design video, website content).
- Capable of working with Adobe programs such as Indesign and Photoshop.
- Capable of creating visibility for the Health4DE-NL project via a variety of media channels (internal, external).
- Real team player, with a results-oriented and creative attitude and excellent communication (incl writing) and collaboration skills (including intercultural skills).
- Demonstrable experience in project work (events, design, video productions).
- Demonstrable communication experience (website, intranet, campaigns, press releases, videos, interviews, key messages).
- Demonstrable event planning and coordination (creation of event program, logistics management, coordination of evet flow, evaluation of events).

Important roles: writer, designer, motivator, team player, networker, 'do-er'

Conditions of employment

Contract length: 12 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

- A salary depending on qualifications and work experience, starting from a minimum of € 2,656 gross per month to a maximum of € 3,548 gross per month (salary scale 8) for a full-time 0.9 FTE position.
- Excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees.

This temporary employment is for one year, starting from April 1st, 2025. Depending on performance and developments in the organization there is the possibility of an extension.

Job Application

You may apply for this position until 3 April 11:59pm / before 4 April 2025 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/ Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen. Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact:

Adriana Perez Fortis, Scientific Coordinator of CBI
[email protected]

In your application, please always include the job opening ID V25.0155

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