Program manager - Humanities Cluster KNAW - Amsterdam — AcademicTransfer

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Job information

We are looking for a communicative colleague who is proactive and committed. You will periodically report information from the components of the programme, the so-called work packages. You will periodically and proactively inform the CLARIAH board about progress and possible escalation points. You translate internal reports into reports for the subsidy provider. In cooperation with the Finance department of the Humanities Cluster, you will carry out the following tasks:

• Periodic and proactive reporting based on information from the various programme components;
• Informing the programme management about progress and possible escalation points;
• Identify where synergy can be achieved and take steps in this regard;
• Where necessary, escalate discussion points to management or individual work package leaders;
• Translating internal reports into regular NWO reports;
• Coordinating the budget process and the budget cycle;
• Taking care of the financial reporting process and the quarterly reporting cycle to the board;
• Advising the board on the (implementation of) the financial project policy;
• Supporting work package leaders in their partial reports;
• Monitoring financial frameworks, supervising applicable legislation and regulations and compliance with frameworks set by, among others, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Job requirements

You have the following competences and knowledge on board:

• You have demonstrable experience in project management;
• You are communicatively strong, a connecting personality, approachable and convincing;
• You are able to express yourself well, both verbally and in writing, in English and Dutch;
• You are able to play a proactive role in a large organisation with many partners;
• You have organisational sensitivity; You have an eye for the interests of all parties involved within and outside the project organisation.
• In the field of finance, you are able to
  • read a project budget and translate it into specific partial budgets and reports;
  • translate regulations into project control;
  • strategic budgeting, knowledge and experience of financial reporting.
  • Experience in applying for and justifying financial contributions and (inter)national grants for science, heritage and art is recommended. You should preferably have experience with academic infrastructure construction. Technical and/or scientific knowledge of digital infrastructure for the humanities is an advantage.

Terms and conditions of employment

Depending on the study programme and relevant work experience, the gross monthly salary is between € 4,538 and up to € 5826 (salary scale 12 CAO-Dutch Universities). The KNAW offers attractive fringe benefits, such as 8.3% end-of-year bonus, 8% holiday allowance, a good pension scheme, 6 weeks' holiday on an annual basis. The appointment is with the Humanities Cluster and concerns an employment contract for one year with the possibility of extension.