ERUA is looking to select one representative of ERUA administrative community to take a place within the Steering Committee of the Alliance. The Steering Committee (SC) of ERUA is responsible for ensuring overall effective steering of activities and for fostering alignment between the ERUA activities and the member universities strategies. The members of the Steering Committee are in charge of supervising the whole ERUA setting-up process and to take strategic decisions with the contribution of the project management teams.
At this point the Steering Committee is composed by one Vice-Rector per member university, the ERUA Secretary General, the ERUA Quality & Impact Manager, the ERUA Project Coordinator and 5 elected community representatives (3 students and 2 administrative staff).
Missions and tasks:
The Administrative Representative will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and decision-making processes of the ERUA Steering Committee. The mission is to ensure that perspectives, needs, and expertise from our universities’ administrative staff community are effectively represented, contributing to the overall success of the alliance’s goals and objectives.
- Strategic Guidance
- Decision-Making
- Recommendations Formulation
- Communication and Liaison
- Policy Development
For more information please refer to following link.
Application and selection:
The following will be highly valued by the selection committee when reviewing the applications:
- Demonstrated experience in university administration
- Strong understanding of ERUA’s mission, values, and strategic objectives
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; a B2 level in English is required
- Sense of initiative and capacity to be a driving force
Deadline: All members of the ERUA administrative community, wishing to become involved in this strategic body, are invited to submit their application no later than the 28th of February 2025.
Interested candidates are invited to submit the following documents:
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae;
- A cover letter not exceeding 1000 words, expressing their interest in participating in the Steering Committee, and especially highlighting their relevant experiences (missions and/or activities) with ERUA
All documents should be submitted as email attachments, with the object “Candidacy to the ERUA Steering Committee” and sent together to erua.eui@univ-paris8.fr
Conditions and term of office:
- Each administrative representative is appointed for the whole project implementation period i.e. until October 31st, 2027.
- The exercise of a mandate as a member of the Steering Committee is voluntary and unpaid.
- However, each member university from which an administrative representative comes shall use its best endeavours to identify and put in place all possible means of discharge or compensation to ensure the representative’s effective commitment to the Steering Committee and to the community.
- The mobility for the participation in the statutory meetings of the SC, including travel and subsistence, will be financed by the representative’s home university, following its own mobility rules.
- The Steering committee meets 6 times a year, including twice physically.
If necessary the Selection Committee might organize interviews with the shortlisted applicants.
For further details or inquiries, please reach out to us by email at erua.eui@univ-paris8.fr
Thank you in advance for your interest!
