Planning Officer (m/f/d), EG 14 TV-H - in the Development Planning Department

The Development Planning Department (with a total of four units for development planning and one unit each for junior academics and for strategic issues of personnel development and internationalization) advises the President's Office on all essential issues relating to the strategic positioning and development of the university. It supports the Executive Board in systematically linking strategic development, planning processes, control procedures and resource allocation and provides the necessary analyses.

Your tasks:

As a planning officer, you will be responsible for one of the four planning units (with responsibility for the Departments of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Ecological Agricultural Sciences) and, together with the other units, will manage structural, equipment, capacity and development planning for the subjects. In coordination with the departments and staff units, you will also advise the university management on the development of strategic concepts and support their implementation with suitable management tools. In addition, you will support central university committees, in particular the regular meetings of the Executive Board and department heads in accordance with Section 37 (9) HHG.

Your profile:

You have a successfully completed academic university degree, preferably with a doctorate. You also have relevant professional experience at a scientific or science-related institution as well as skills in science management - combined with sound knowledge of university planning and management procedures. You can demonstrate a particular affinity with the STEM field either through your studies or your previous professional experience. You recognize trends and quality requirements in the science system and are able to translate these into strategy and implementation concepts. You have excellent analytical thinking and judgment as well as outstanding conceptual skills. You are also characterized by your ability to express yourself in writing and your strong communication skills. These will enable you to present the content of planning concepts and proposals to committees and specialist departments in an appropriate manner. A very good command of English is a prerequisite and a solution-oriented and cooperative way of working, even under time pressure, is essential.

Our offer:

As an employee of the University of Kassel

• you will have access to an interesting and diverse range of tasks within the framework of a modern and ambitious university
• you will be part of an interdisciplinary team with a good and collegial working atmosphere
• you will have the opportunity to take part in specialist and interdisciplinary further training measures
• your workplace is centrally located in the city of Kassel with good public transport connections, which you can use free of charge

If you have any questions, please contact the Deputy Head of the Department, Dr. Lorenz Blume, e-mail: lblume[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, phone: 0561/804-2207.

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The University of Kassel is highly interested in the professional satisfaction of its employees. It therefore promotes the compatibility of partnership and family with professional development through its Dual Career Service and its Family Welcome Service. One of the University of Kassel's strategic goals is to significantly increase the proportion of women in areas in which women are underrepresented. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Full-time positions are generally divisible. The University of Kassel is certified as a family-friendly university and endeavors to offer women and men the same development opportunities and to counteract existing disadvantages in the interests of equal opportunities. Severely disabled applicants with equal aptitude and qualifications will be given preference. Please only send us copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, stating the reference number in the subject line, also in electronic form.