Closing date: Open until filled
Starting date: As soon as possible
Hours: 32-40 hours/week (0.8–1 FTE)
Indication of Gross Monthly Salary (1 FTE): €2,800 - €3,800
Location: Apeldoorn campus
Do you have a passion for managing campus facilities, student accommodation, and office spaces? We are looking for a Facility & Contract Manager to oversee and optimise the management of campus buildings, offices, and student accommodation in Apeldoorn.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Ensure the quality and functionality of campus buildings, office spaces, and student accommodation.
- Oversee workflows for room allocation, student check-ins and check-outs, especially during peak periods (6 times per year, lasting 3–4 weeks).
- Coordinate and oversee small repairs, cleaning, and maintenance tasks, utilising internal staff or external contractors, ensuring cost-effective, high-quality outcomes.
- Adopt a preventive, systematic approach to facilities management, promoting teamwork and accountability among involved parties.
- Conduct on-site inspections, handle check-ins and check-outs, and ensure a strong on-the-ground presence when needed.
- Maintain accurate records, oversee administrative processes related to housing and facilities, and ensure data integrity.
- Identify issues and propose maintenance and facility improvement plans to the Executive Board with confidence and accuracy.
- Manage contracts with external service providers, including cleaners, builders, and installation specialists, ensuring clarity, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
- Act as a decision-maker, demonstrating strong leadership and clear communication at both strategic and operational levels.
Requirements:
- Minimum of bachelor-level qualifications.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Dutch communication skills are a plus.
- Strong administrative skills and experience handling contracts, invoices, and service agreements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams) and experience working with database systems to manage records and reports.
- Willingness to assist with hands-on, manual work around the campus and student accommodation.
- Familiarity with building materials, maintenance processes, and pricing structures.
- Proven experience in facilities management, housing, or building maintenance.
- Excellent problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks, prioritise and plan ahead.
- Ability to lead and provide clear instructions to internal teams and external contractors.
- Based in the Netherlands, preferably near Apeldoorn.
- Valid driver’s license (B) and willingness to drive the Wittenborg van as needed.
What We Offer:
- Multicultural, highly motivated and results-driven environment in which more than 100 nationalities work, study, innovate and socialise together, and where internationalisation, diversity and ethics set the premises for successfully applied, research-informed, global learning.
- Travel cost compensation based on Wittenborg travel cost policy.
- Collective pension from day 1.
- Recognised IND sponsor status, with the ability to apply for highly skilled migrant residence permits (only subsequent to graduation/orientation year in the Netherlands).
Application Procedure:
If you are interested in this role, please send us your application, including CV and motivation letter to hrm@wittenborg.eu with the subject “Application - Facility & Contract Manager”.
We will review incoming applications on an ongoing basis and get back to you as soon as possible.
We are looking forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions, please contact hrm@wittenborg.eu.