Head of (Student) Admissions

You will lead and manage the Admissions team of United World College Maastricht. The Head of Admissions provides leadership, training and guidance to the team, oversees the day-to-day operations and bears final responsibility for all Admissions decisions.

The Admissions team, consisting of the Head of Admissions and 3 additional admissions officers, provides a high quality service to potential day students (ages 4-18) and their families, to UWC National Committees as well as the Global Selection team for students applying to the residential program (ages 16-18).

The team cooperates with both Primary and Secondary Leadership, the Finance department, Residential, Academic and Wellbeing directors and Heads of Year as well as Heads of Departments.
There are many external stakeholders: UWC International, all other UWC schools and other (Dutch) International schools in the area.
The Admissions team works closely with the Maastricht Municipality team and the IND(Dutch Immigration Services).
Other stakeholders would be sponsors and companies/organisations that support their employees’ applications to our school.

A deliberately diverse community

UWC Maastricht is committed to creating a deliberate diverse and inclusive school community, uniting students and staff from the rich diversity of human existence. We not only wish to bring together people from different national and cultural backgrounds, but also recognize differences around ethnicity, religion and belief, language, colour, socio-economic opportunity, physical and mental ability, political ideology, gender and gender expression, and sexuality. Actively pursuing such a community and creating equal opportunities for all of our stakeholders will allow us to celebrate our diversity and, in the process, discover our commonality as members of the human race.

The successful profile & qualifications

Commitment
Pursuing the UWC mission requires a commitment from our staff members to the following values:
International and cultural understanding, celebration of difference, personal responsibility and integrity, mutual responsibility and respect, compassion and service, respect for the environment, a sense of idealism, personal challenge, action and personal example.
It should be noted that the school is a dynamic and high energy environment: the satisfaction from working at UWC Maastricht is high – but so are the demands on time and engagement.

Education degree and professional experience

• At least a completed Bachelor degree.
• Relevant administrative experience and a proven skill set in administrative tasks
• Experience in representing an organisation in a former job.
• Experience in leading a team
• Strategic vision towards the future of the team, the work and the school.
• Leadership within the Department

The Head of Admissions will:

• Provide leadership, training and guidance to other staff in the Admissions Team, oversee the day to day operations.
• Arrange information sessions for prospective students and their parents and act as the forefront of UWC Maastricht
• Develop all Admissions related documents, policies and procedures
• Develop and present Admissions procedures and policies to Leadership Team and outside stakeholders
• Provide statistics on enrolment and scholarships to the Leadership Team with long term predictions and developments. Produce detailed management information to support the school’s strategic plan
• Coordinate with UWC International Office, National Committees, Sponsors and parents for National Committee and Direct entry selection

A job description is available. Please send an email to vacancies@uwcmaastricht.nl

Safeguarding
UWC Maastricht is committed to upholding the highest standards in student safeguarding. Throughout the application process we will be assessing your suitability to work with children and young adults. Prior to an offer of employment being made, UWC Maastricht will check directly with current and past employers about safeguarding.

Terms of Employment
You will get a temporary contract of employment under Dutch law: the initial contract is until August 1, 2025. After a positive appraisal, you will be given a second temporary contract before we decide on a permanent contract. This vacancy is full time. The salary is according to the collective labour agreement (CAO -VO), scale 9. This currently is between € 3031,- and € 4580,- gross per month, depending on experience. Participation in the school’s pension plan via the ABP Retirement/Pension Fund. Support in the application for the ‘30% Facility for Incoming Employees’ with the Dutch Tax Authorities (if relevant).

To be able to work in the Netherlands, a (foreign) staff member must be able to successfully apply for:
✔ Residence and work permits for the Netherlands.
✔ A Dutch VOG (certificate of good conduct).
UWCM will assist in the application process for residence and work permits and VOG.

Information
If you would like to know more about this challenging position, please contact our HR Team via vacancies@uwcmaastricht.nl / via +31(0)43 2410 410, or check our website www.uwcmaastricht.nl.
Our procedure
After shortlisting, we determine the suitability of the remaining candidates to work in our school via online screening, reference checks and interviews at our school or online.

NOTE: We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate before the vacancy deadline. The deadline for this vacancy is 10 May 2024. Note that our school is closed for May break until 13 May. Interviews will be scheduled after that.