Associate director Full-time MBA

The Associate Director (AD) is the operational lead of RSM’s full-time MBA programme and together with the Academic Director of the programme responsible for all aspects of the programme’s success.   

In the first place, the AD is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the full-time MBA programme. They lead a team of content planners and programme managers. The AD also devises and implements an annual operating plan, which includes a financial budget. 

In addition to the direct responsibility for the daily operations, the AD works closely with the Academic Director of the full-time MBA programme and shares responsibility for all other aspects of programme success. These aspects include student satisfaction, mission alignment (impact), financial performance, and programme reputation.

To this end, the AD engages with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders along the MBA value-chain to ensure the best possible student journey and to promote continuous improvements to the programme. These internal stakeholders include service teams like: Registrar’s Office, Facilities, IT, HR, Legal, Marketing, Sales & Admissions, Corporate & Alumni Relations, and Career Services.

Finally, the AD serves as a permanent member of the MBA Programme Council that safeguards the academic quality of all MBA programmes and works with other ADs (MBA degrees and Open/Customised Programmes) to create synergies and align operations. In this capacity, the AD is the escalation point for all student- and faculty-related issues related to the full-time MBA programme.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• MSc or MBA degree
• Preferably a minimum of five years of experience in a similar position in an international academic environment
• At least five years' experience in leading international teams in a dynamic and demanding environment
• Proven experience in complex stakeholder management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, including public speaking
• Understanding of the variety of learning methodologies and strategies for post-graduate education
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proven track record in improving processes
• Experience with data-driven decision-making
• Flexible orientation and willingness to work outside normal working hours when the programme requires
• Willingness to travel abroad
• Ability to work with a culturally diverse body of student, faculty and staff

We offer an ambitious, international and dynamic environment, in which we compete with the top business schools in Europe. Your ambition and personal drive will be greatly valued and we invest in personal development. We make sure you feel good about yourself, that you enjoy your work and that you grow in your profession.

You will also get:

• A position for 32-40 hours per week  
• A salary between € 4.600 – € 6.000 gross per month on fulltime basis (ex. 8% holiday allowance), based on your education, knowledge and work experience
• 25 holidays and 12 ADV days
• Variable end of year performance bonus
• The flexibility with regards to work from home
• The opportunity to participate in our collective health insurance
• Participation in our collective pension scheme: premium fully paid by RSM, voluntary employee contribution is optional

Additional benefits:

• Travel cost reimbursement and working from home allowance (the possibility to travel with NS business card)
• Various career advancement possibilities due to the size of the organisation, including the connection with Erasmus University
• Opportunities for personal development: Access to online learning platform GoodHabitz and wellbeing platform OpenUp
• Discount on membership of Erasmus Sport

And of course:

• A tight group of coworkers
• A dynamic, informal and fun workplace on our vibrant university campus
• An international working environment: you work with both colleagues and students from all over the world
• Regular fun work events and drinks

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. Its primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM BV is privately funded and provides a first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes with an international team of 100 staff working from the university campus in Rotterdam.

RSM BV offers an environment where the staff is encouraged to embrace change as a challenge in helping the organisation reaching its goals and those of its students. The working atmosphere at RSM BV is informal and communication lines are short. Being an independent and commercial company within the Erasmus University, the situation of RSM BV is sometimes complex and challenging. At the same time the company itself it small enough to maintain personal contacts and be able to have an overview of what’s going on throughout the organisation. The environment is culturally diverse and very international.

RSM BV is located in a pleasant and relatively small office, based at the Erasmus University campus in Rotterdam. It’s a lively environment, with students, staff and different companies and restaurants. The office is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car.

RSM BV is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities and nationalities. RSM BV values internal mobility; therefore internal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the RSM BV website: www.rsm.nl</p

The Associate Director (AD) Full-time MBA leads a team of five programme managers and content planners. The AD furthermore forms a team with their peers, the Associate Directors for the other MBA programmes, open enrolment and custom made company programmes. In total the Delivery and Execution department consists of 30 staff members. 

Are you up for a new challenge and do you recognize yourself as a qualified candidate for this vacancy, please send your CV and covering letter (in English) to Ms. Kirsten Vos, HR Officer, Rotterdam School of Management BV, Erasmus University by clicking on the application  button.

Would you like to know more or just have a chat over a cup of coffee? Contact Angela Rappard (Director Delivery and Execution) by e-mail arappard@rsm.nl.