Job description
Shaping Studies and Teaching Strategically!
At the Brandenburg Medical University (MHB), we are shaping modern higher education and continuously developing our university. An efficient and forward-looking academic and examination system forms a central foundation for the quality of studies and teaching.
As Head (m/f/d) of the Department of Academic Affairs & Teaching, you will assume overall strategic, organizational, and personnel responsibility for the department. Together with the team leaders, you will actively shape structures and processes, set clear goals, and create reliable framework conditions for academic programs, teaching, and examinations. In doing so, you will combine strategic vision with a modern approach to leadership and ensure constructive collaboration within the department as well as with university and faculty leadership, committees, degree programs, and other partners.
Top-sharing preferred: The position can be filled by two people, each working 50%, as part of a top-sharing model. Joint applications are expressly encouraged. However, the total scope of the position is limited to a maximum of 100%.
Start date: as soon as possible
Scope: full-time, 40 hours per week (alternatively, a 50:50 job-sharing model)
Employment: permanent
Work location: Neuruppin
Your Responsibilities:
Strategic Management and Organization
- Development and implementation of goals and guidelines for the department
- Further development of structures, responsibilities, interfaces, and processes
- Management of cross-departmental projects and change processes
- Preparation of decision-making documents for university and faculty leadership
Leadership and Resources
- Leadership, guidance, and professional development of team leaders
- Establishing department-wide goals, priorities, and quality standards
- Responsibility for personnel, staffing, budget, and resource planning
- Making decisions and finding solutions to cross-team conflicts, bottlenecks, and escalations
Academic Programs, Instruction, and Exams
- Ensuring the proper operation of academic programs and examinations
- Responsibility for implementing existing and new degree programs
- Implementation of legal, higher education, and internal requirements
- Coordinating administrative processes as well as collaboration among teams, degree programs, campuses, and partner institutions
Communication and Quality
- Internal and external representation of the department, as well as ensuring the flow of information to university and faculty leadership, committees, team leaders, and staff
- Management of quality standards and measures for continuous improvement
Your Profile:
Professional Qualifications
- A completed academic degree, preferably in the field of public administration, law, business, or higher education management, or a comparable qualification
- Several years of relevant professional and leadership experience, ideally in higher education or academic administration
- In-depth knowledge of the higher education system and examination procedures, as well as the relevant legal framework
- Experience in strategic management as well as in human resources, budget, project, process, and organizational management
- Experience in the further development of structures and processes, as well as in managing change processes
Personal Skills & Additional Qualifications
- Strong strategic, analytical, and conceptual skills, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills
- A collaborative, respectful, and engaging leadership style, along with strong decision-making, conflict resolution, and assertiveness skills
- Confident demeanor, a strong sense of responsibility, and reliability, along with a strong focus on finding solutions
- Strong ability to collaborate across departments and to confidently manage diverse interests and stakeholders
- Very good command of German, as well as good written and spoken English
Your Benefits:
- A leadership position of significant responsibility that plays a key role in the strategic development of the MHB
- Direct collaboration with university and faculty leadership, as well as a central liaison role within the university
- Future-oriented university development in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment
as well as
- Flexible working hours (based on our core working hours) & a supportive work environment
- 30 days of vacation: 28 days of paid vacation (increases with length of service) + 2 days off for Christmas and New Year’s Eve
- Mobility: Discounted “Deutschlandticket” as a job ticket; BusinessBike for permanent employees
- Competitive compensation based on qualifications and professional experience
- WorkLifePortal with digital health services, workouts, recipes, and tips
- On-site medical services, including preventive health screenings
Does this sound like the challenge you’ve been waiting for? Then we look forward to receiving your application!
Please submit your application materials through our online application portal. To do so, please use the “Apply” button on the right or below the job posting. Please understand that we can only consider applications submitted through the specified application process.
Application Materials:
- Cover letter
- Additional details regarding your own understanding of leadership, as well as your approaches to fostering a collaborative, respectful, and goal-oriented work environment, are expressly welcome.
- Additional conceptual details regarding the strategic, organizational, and personnel management of the department, as well as measures to ensure legally compliant, reliable, and high-quality academic and examination operations, are expressly welcome.
- Resume/CV
- Documentation of relevant qualifications and professional experience
- Relevant employment and service references
- Evidence of relevant continuing education and professional development, if available
- References, if applicable, or the names of suitable referees
- Equality Plan
- Please prepare a conceptual paper outlining measures and approaches to ensure equality and diversity in teaching and practice.
- You can learn more about the MHB’s commitment to equality in our Equality Policy.
- If applying under the Topsharing model: Please submit a joint application with all required application documents for both individuals, as well as a supplementary joint proposal outlining how you will share the position and ensure a smooth workflow.
Company description
The Brandenburg Medical University (MHB) is a state-recognized university operated by local municipalities, with a special focus on practice-oriented teaching, innovative research, and the training of the next generation of physicians and psychologists. Working closely with our affiliated hospitals, we combine academic excellence with modern patient care and are actively shaping the future of medicine in Brandenburg and beyond!
