IT Business consultant

Come apply your knowledge and skills to drive innovation and positive change as our new IT Business Consultant at the RSM Digitalisation & Information Services department (RDIS). Here, you can thrive at the intersection of business and IT and enjoy small and big improvements every day. Ready for the challenge?

As part of the RDIS IT business consultant team at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), you are the go-to partner for the digitalisation initiatives at our school. You work closely with all the departments at RSM to bridge business with IT and help innovate and digitalise both support and work processes.

Your responsibilities include the following:

• Collaborate with RSM departments to articulate demand for process improvements and IT innovations, and you create and assist in creating project plans and business cases for these innovations.
• Identify the right solutions for the innovation and digitalisation needs.
• Collaborate with information managers to complete strategic IT innovation projects.

You go the extra mile to ensure RSM is successful in these initiatives, both in the short term (delivering on projects) and in the long term (optimising business value of these innovations).

We would like you to have the following:

• At least a completed bachelor level (Dutch hbo-degree) education in business informatics, business administration, information management or similar;
• Business insights and IT affinity to where you understand business management challenges and can provide solutions from a multidisciplinary viewpoint;
• Experience with project management, IT and otherwise, and solution implementations, including a project management certification;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; and
• Strong command of the Dutch and English language (CEFR C1).

Preferably, you also possess knowledge of or experience with:

Agile methodologies, such as Scrum Process-, information- and IT-architecture IT platforms for learning, education and higher education Process optimisation skills, such as Lean Application management organisation and procedures (BiSL)

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position is 01-JUN-2025 and you will be based at [class.26087] in Rotterdam School of Management (RSM). This position is for 0.8 fte - 1 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4.537 to a maximum of € 6.209 gross per month Scale 11 on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year and can be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period if suitability is proven and if continued in the same position, if (financial and/or organizational) circumstances remain the same.

Everything else we offer you, you can find below!

-        Everything you need for a good work-life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!

-        Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.

-        Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.

-        Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.

-        Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).

-        Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.

As an IT business consultant at RSM EUR, you are one of six business consultants in the team of the RSM Digitalisation & Information Services (RDIS) department. In addition to business consultancy, RDIS delivers research software engineering and consulting, customised software, and functional application support for RSM's business lines. Demand management, IT purchasing and ordering, information management and the privacy officer are also in this department. The whole team consists of approximately 22 staff members, and RDIS is known as a professional and caring department. 

For more information about the Erasmus University Rotterdam, please visit our website www.eur.nl. For questions about this vacancy, please contact our Manager Business Innovation RDIS, Rosina Ozturk-Ankomah, via ankomah@rsm.nl.

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply by Friday, 25 April, 23:59 hrs. By using the 'Apply' button, you can upload your motivation letter, in English and your resume, in English or Dutch.

Please note: applications without a motivation letter will not be considered.

If you are a suitable candidate, we will invite you for an initial interview. Please note that this may take place before the application deadline.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application!