Managing Director JADS: MT member (0,6 - 0,8 FTE)
Job description
Job description
The Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) is the joint Data Science Academy of Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.
We are currently looking for a new Managing Director who will bring our organization to the next level. We welcome applications from individuals with a high-quality track record in management and an entrepreneurial mindset.
As the Managing Director of JADS you will be leading the financial, operational, HR and IT teams of JADS. Finance contains budgeting and controlling the various education programs, externally funded research and contract research projects. In addition, you are responsible for the daily operations at the vibrant Marienburg campus and its facilities. Being a data science academy, JADS has the ambition to be leading in the innovative use of ICT services. You work closely with IT services of TU Eindhoven and Tilburg University, as well as with external IT service providers to provide excellent IT services to JADS students, staff and researchers.
You will be part of the JADS Management team and will report to the JADS Scientific Director. You work closely with Managing directors and Financial Directors of sister schools and institutes of TU Eindhoven and Tilburg University. As JADS is a 50/50 joint venture of both universities, streamlining and integrating operational, financial and information processes and systems is among your responsibilities. You provide solid financial reporting that enables data driven decision making by the JADS MT. Moreover, you provide analytics, risk assessments and scenarios that facilitate evaluation of strategic scenarios for JADS further growth while maintaining quality and stability. Jointly with the HR team, you contribute to the entrepreneurial academic environment. Talent and leadership development at JADS is among your priorities. You develop a vision and build relationships with both universities to make use of the expertise and support of their shared services in ICT, HR, Finance and Operations.
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Do you want to do cool stuff that matters?
We do cool stuff that matters, with data. The Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) is a unique cooperation between Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Tilburg University (TiU). At JADS, we believe that data science can provide answers to society’s complex issues. We provide innovative educational programs, data science research, and support for business and society. With a team of lecturers, students, scientists and entrepreneurs – from a wide range of sectors and disciplines – we work on creating impact with data science. We do this by connecting people, sectors and industries: in the past 5 years we have been working with 300+ organizations on data-related projects. Our main drivers? Doing cool stuff that matters with data. Our location at the former monastery Mariënburg in Den Bosch houses a vibrant campus fully dedicated to data science.
At JADS, you work in an ambitious team of professionals to meet the challenges of tomorrow together. We do cool stuff, that matters. We provide talent opportunities for both scientific staff and support staff. JADS is a human-centered organization; we pay attention to your personal development and value a good work-life balance.