Associate Director Career Centre

RSM; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Travel cost reimbursement

Pension plan

GoodHabitz learning platform

OpenUp wellbeing platform

Regular social events

Discount on Erasmus Sport

Job summary

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is seeking an Associate Director Career Centre to lead the Career Centre team and shape the student journey across degree and post-experience programmes.

You will translate strategic ambitions into clear priorities, build partnerships with employers and programme teams, and drive innovation in career services with visible impact on students and the labour market.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent through experience.
• Extensive leadership experience in higher education or a complex, international organisation.
• Proven experience leading and developing experienced professional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Shape the strategic direction of the Career Centre with clear objectives, plans and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Career Development Managers and Employer Relations Managers.
• Set departmental priorities, manage budgets and resources, and ensure delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with programme teams, employers and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement using data and insights.
• Represent the Career Centre in cross-school initiatives and collaborate across RSM.
• Safeguard quality, consistency and professional standards while fostering knowledge sharing.
• Monitor higher education and labour market developments to guide growth and positioning.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

English & Dutch

Budget management

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

Lead the Career Centre, inspire an experienced team and shape the future of Career Services at one of Europe's leading business schools.

Lead the Career Centre, inspire an experienced team and shape the future of Career Services at one of Europe's leading business schools.

Position

RSM BV

Visible since

Monday, 3 August 2026

Deadline

Monday, 17 August 2026

FTE

0.9 fte - 1 fte

Reference

5829

Introduction

As Associate Director Career Centre, you will lead the Career Centre team, consisting of experienced Career Development Managers and Employer Relations Managers who support students across RSM's degree and post-experience programmes. From helping students take their first professional steps to supporting experienced professionals in accelerating or redirecting their careers, the Career Centre plays an important role throughout the student journey.

You will play a key role in shaping the future of career development at RSM. Together with colleagues across the school, you will continue to develop Career Services that meet the changing needs of students, employers and an increasingly international labour market. This is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking, people leadership and organisational development in a role with visible impact across one of Europe's leading business schools. In doing so, you will contribute to RSM's mission of being a force for positive change.

As Associate Director Career Centre, you are responsible for the strategic direction, organisational development and people leadership of the Career Centre. Together with your team, you will continue to develop Career Services that strengthen the student experience and support the ambitions of RSM's educational portfolio.

You will lead an experienced team of Career Development Managers and Employer Relations Managers, providing clear direction, supporting professional development and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Working closely with the Cluster Lead Engagement & Academic Services and other senior stakeholders, you will help shape the future of the Career Centre. You will translate strategic ambitions into clear priorities, strengthen collaboration across the school and ensure Career Services continue to evolve in line with the needs of our students, programmes and employer network. For the post-experience portfolio, you will work closely with programme leadership to ensure Career Services remain aligned with programme priorities and student needs.

Success in this role depends on building trusted relationships across the organisation. You enjoy being visible and connected, and you are regularly present on campus, working closely with colleagues, students and external partners. You are someone who brings people together, creates clarity in complex environments and enables experienced professionals to perform at their best.

Your daily activities and responsibilities include:

• Shape the strategic direction of the Career Centre and translate organisational priorities into clear objectives, plans and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Career Development Managers and Employer Relations Managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership and continuous learning.
• Set departmental priorities, manage budgets and resources, and ensure the effective delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with programme teams, employers and other internal and external stakeholders to strengthen the connection between education and the labour market.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement, using insights, feedback and data to further enhance Career Services and the student experience.
• Represent the Career Centre in cross-school initiatives, contributing to organisational goals and strengthening collaboration across RSM.
• Safeguard the quality, consistency and professional standards of the Career Centre while encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous development within the team.
• Monitor developments in higher education and the labour market, translating these into opportunities for the continued growth and positioning of the Career Centre.

Job requirements

To be successful in this position, you will need to have the following knowledge, expertise or skills.

• A master's degree or equivalent through experience.
• Extensive leadership experience within higher education or a similar complex, international or matrix organisation.
• Proven experience leading and developing experienced professional teams.
• Demonstrated success in organisational development, change leadership or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence at all organisational levels.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with a pragmatic, hands‑on approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Dutch
• Experience managing budgets, planning and organisational priorities.

Preferably you also have

• Experience in career development, employability, employer engagement or talent development.
• An understanding of rankings, accreditation or student experience within higher education

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer an ambitious, international and dynamic environment, in which we compete with the top business schools in Europe. You will be part of a close, innovation-driven team on a vibrant university campus. 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 salary between €5.200 - €6.400gross 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.
• Travel cost reimbursement (the possibility to travel with NS business card)
• Discount on membership of Erasmus Sport.
• Access to online learning platform GoodHabitz and wellbeing platform OpenUp.
• Regular fun work events and drinks.
• Participation in our collective pension scheme: premium full paid by RSM, voluntary employee contribution is optional.

Employer

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 providesa first-class portfolio of MBA and executive programmes with an international team of 150 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

Additional information

Would you first like to learn more about the position or about RSM BV?Please contact Ms Saskia Piercy, HR Advisor at RSM BV [e-mail]