Are you an inspiring manager with an affinity for LLL and a commercial mindset?

Job Description

In this role you will be challenged to link the external learning needs for the public and private sector with the developments and expertise in a university context. You find opportunities for continuing education partaining to strategic priority themes.

You are eager to keep the organisation informed and connnect with trends and needs in society and relevant professional sectors. With your team you are responsible for generating revenue for the university via B2C and B2B activities.

The Extension School is repositioning it's portfolio to a variety of Lifelong Learning products, including (online) courses, short learning programmes, masterclasses, learning communities, and webinars.

With your inspirational, motivational and result oriented leadership, you manage the teams that work on Product & Portfolio (5 people), Administration (3), Projects (5) and Marketing & Communication (8) guiding them through transitioning to the next level as a professional support organisation. You have a clear vision and strategy for your teams, and empower them to take ownership to reach the agreed targets.

Throughout your job, you switch fluently between roles and styles in communication and leadership to reach the organisation's objectives, in collaboration with various internal and external partners.

Working closely with the Manager Education Support, you further develop and implement the learner-centered approach that is at the core of the portfolio.

Using market data and liasing with public and private organisations, you identify market needs and corresponding opportunities within the university. Together with your the team, you support and motivate faculty members to work with us.

You work with the Academic Portfolio Directors and the Portfolio Managers to regularly review the portfolio and implement new products and programmes to meet societal challenges.

The management team of Extension School consists of an executive director, director of ES Education, manager Education Support and you. Together you are responsible for the Extension School's strategy and operations. You participate in university committees to align on strategy, policy and technology.

Some of the projects you will be leading are the continuation of the implementation of new website, the selection and implementation of a CRM system, the participation in the Beethoven project and multiple other projects funded by the NGF LLO Katalysator.

Job Requirements

Must Haves:

• You are an experienced, hands-on manager of teams with a coaching leadership style.
• You have experience in a market-oriented environment.
• You have a Commercial background, preferably in an education sector, with an eye for both the academic, societal and industrial context.
• You are entrepreneurial, and product and result-oriented.
• You are familiar with the academic setting and context.
• You have a clear vision on, and experience with, offering continuing education.
• You have an affinity with the TU Delft portfolio: science, engineering and design.
• You are a collaborative, diplomatic and persuasive partner who is sensitive to different perspectives and able to bring various parties and their interests together.
• You feel at home in an international working environment and are comfortable to communicate in both Dutch and English.
• You have experience in setting up agreements with companies and other parties.
  
  

Nice To Haves

• An opportunity-seeking and growth mindset
• Experience with change processes, program management and process-oriented work is a distinct advantage.
  
  

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

University Corporate Office – Extension School for Continuing Education

Under the name TU Delft Learning for Life, we aim to empower professionals worldwide to gain the knowledge, skills and competences for personal and career development to build a better society together. Since its foundation in 2014, this impact-driven vision is at the core of all activities of our Extension School for Continuing Education organisation.

Together with the TU Delft faculties and external partners, we create and deliver quality and accessible learning opportunities that support individuals at various stages of their professional life. We help them stay on top of their game, whether they are looking to change career, broaden their skillset, or acquire further academic qualifications - in areas of technical and engineering expertise of great relevance to the environment and society. With over 4.5 million enrolments in our courses and several prestigious awards to our name, we are passionate about enabling professionals and making a positive impact for a better world.

We are part of the University Corporate Office and report directly to the Executive Board. Our international team of about sixty skilled, passionate colleagues comprises over ten different nationalities - Our culture is inclusive and very diverse!

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 1 jaar. Temporary with prospect of permanent
• A job of 36-40 hours per week.
• A salary based on Schaal 13 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €6286 - €7651 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.
  
  

Additional Information

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director Extension School, email: [email protected], tel: +31 15 2786825

Application procedure

Are You Interested In This Vacancy? Please Apply No Later Than 2 June 2025 Via The Application Button And Upload The Following Documents

• CV
• Motivational letter
  
  

You can address your application to Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director School.

Please Note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
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