Employer Relations Manager & CEMS Corporate Relations Manager

Are you passionate about networking, sales, and relationship management? Do you want to help RSM BSc and MSc students kick-start their careers by connecting them with potential employers? Are you looking for a dynamic role that bridges university life and professional careers? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

The RSM Career Centre is seeking a dedicated professional for a permanent position, starting with a one-year contract, to join our BSc/MSc team as soon as possible.

As an Employer Relations Manager within the Career Centre, you will serve as the key link between students and a wide range of organisations—including corporations, SMEs, start-ups, and NGOs—that are looking to recruit RSM students and graduates. Your primary responsibilities will include acquiring, maintaining, and strengthening long-term relationships with potential employers to enhance student career opportunities. No two days will be the same in this diverse role.

Additionally, you will take on the role of Corporate Relations Manager for the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS). CEMS is a global alliance of leading business schools, multinational companies, and NGOs that collectively offer the CEMS Master in International Management, which is also taught at the Rotterdam School of Management. This aspect of the role will account for at least 25% of your responsibilities.

Internally, you will collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including Programme Management and the Alumni Relations team. Within the Career Centre, you will work alongside the Career Development Manager, Office Manager, and a Student Assistant to support our students effectively

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and managing relationships with employers.
• Organising events and coordinating activities with employers, including job fairs and online networking sessions.
• Leading the acquisition of internships, job placements, and consultancy projects.
• Managing key stakeholders, including faculty, employers, and students.
• Proactively contributing new ideas and suggestions to improve engagement and services.
• Handling short-term tasks, such as responding to emails and calls, promoting events, conducting company visits, drafting agreements, and maintaining acquisition spreadsheets and the Client Relationship Management (CRM) system.
• Overseeing long-term projects, such as planning consultancy project acquisitions and career fairs, while also having the creative freedom to implement new initiatives.
• Managing the CEMS Corporate Relations for RSM, liaising with internal and external CEMS stakeholders, as well as the CEMS Global Office.

You will be part of a close-knit, dynamic team on a vibrant university campus. While you can work independently, you thrive in a collaborative environment where open feedback and a good sense of humour are valued. You enjoy public speaking, networking, event organisation, and administrative tasks (such as email correspondence).

To be successful in this position, you will need to have the following knowledge, expertise or skills.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, HR, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably as a consultant or account/relationship manager in a recruitment agency or commercial recruitment firm.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Dutch (written and spoken).
• A proven ability to build and maintain an international professional network.
• Knowledge of the global job market, particularly within Europe.
• Experience in organizing events ranging from 15 to 600 attendees (preferred).

We offer an ambitious, international and dynamic environment, in which we compete with the top business schools in Europe. Your ambition and personal drive will be greatly valued and we invest in personal development. We make sure you feel good about yourself, that you enjoy your work and that you grow in your profession.

You will also get:

• A salary between € 3.800 – € 4.600 gross per month on fulltime basis (ex. 8% holiday allowance), based on your education, knowledge and work experience.
• 25 vacation days and 12 ADV (reduction of working hours) days per full-time year.
• A variable year-end performance bonus.
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options.
• Travel reimbursement and a work-from-home allowance (with the option to use an NS business card).
• Discounted membership at Erasmus Sport.
• Access to the online learning platform GoodHabitz and the well-being platform OpenUp.
• Regular social events and team outings.
• Participation in our collective pension scheme (fully funded by RSM, with optional voluntary contributions).

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. Its primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM BV is privately funded and provides a first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes with an international team of 100 staff working from the university campus in Rotterdam.

RSM BV offers an environment where the staff is encouraged to embrace change as a challenge in helping the organisation reaching its goals and those of its students. The working atmosphere at RSM BV is informal and communication lines are short. Being an independent and commercial company within the Erasmus University, the situation of RSM BV is sometimes complex and challenging. At the same time the company itself it small enough to maintain personal contacts and be able to have an overview of what’s going on throughout the organisation. The environment is culturally diverse and very international.

RSM BV is located in a pleasant and relatively small office, based at the Erasmus University campus in Rotterdam. It’s a lively environment, with students, staff and different companies and restaurants. The office is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car.

RSM BV is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities and nationalities. RSM BV values internal mobility; therefore internal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the RSM BV website: www.rsm.nl</p

Would you first like to learn more about the position or about RSM BV? Please contact Saskia Piercy, HR Advisor at RSM BV via recruitment@rsm.nl 

If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV and a cover letter (in English) detailing your motivation to Saskia Piercy, HR Advisor, Rotterdam School of Management BV, via the application button.

Application Deadline: 23 February 2025

We look forward to receiving your application!