About this role
Interim Secretary RSM Department of the Dean Published Tuesday 3 Nov 2026 Deadline Friday 20 Nov 2026 Work area Administration & secretariat Organisational unit Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Salary € 3.537 - € 4.673 Employment 0.6 fte - 0.8 fte Introduction At Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) , we are looking for an interim secretary to work in the Department of the Dean. In this role at 0.8FTE, you are a temporary cover for an absent colleague. Your contract will be for an initial period of six (6) months and we can review it together after this period.
Job description
As RSM secretary in the Department of the Dean, you provide professional administrative and secretarial support to the Dean 's Office as well as to the RSM Faculty Council. Your Dean's Office responsibilities (approximately 0.6 FTE):
- Provide full secretarial support to the Dean's Office together with two other secretaries.
- Manage and respond to emails within shared departmental mailboxes to ensure timely follow-up and appropriate action.
- Coordinate meetings, appointments and complex agendas for stakeholders while taking priorities and preferences of the attendees into account.
- Draft, edit and format correspondence, letters, presentations, declarations and other documents.
- Arrange travel and logistics as required.
- Prepare and distribute meeting minutes, including meetings conducted in both Dutch and English.
- Act as a first point of contact for visitors and internal stakeholders.
- Support the organisation of business and social events.
- Provide back-up support to colleagues within the secretarial team.
- Perform ad-hoc administrative and operational support as required.
Your Faculty Council responsibilities (approximately 0.2 FTE):
- Facilitate and support Faculty Council officers and members in carrying out their duties.
- Coordinate meeting schedules, room bookings and logistics.
- Prepare and distribu...