Student Community Center – Event Support

Introduction

Do you enjoy creating spaces where students feel welcome, connected, and empowered? Are you energized by supporting events, bringing people together, and helping build a vibrant community? Then we would love to meet you!

Job Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking an Event Support Officer for the Student Community Center to help create a vibrant, inclusive, and engaging community for our students.

As the first point of contact for activities within the Student Community Center, you play a key role in ensuring that students, staff, and visitors feel welcome and supported. You are the friendly face of the center and help facilitate a wide range of student-led activities and events.

Rather than organizing most events yourself, your primary role is to support and enable students to successfully realize their initiatives. You help turn ideas into reality by providing guidance, coordinating logistics, and connecting organizers with the right people and resources.

Your responsibilities include:

• Serving as the first point of contact for students, staff, and visitors.
• Supporting student-led events from planning through execution.
• Coordinating event logistics, room reservations, and operational processes.
• Assisting with promotional activities and community engagement initiatives.
• Contributing to a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant Student Community Center environment.
• Identifying opportunities to improve services, activities, and the overall student experience.

The Student Community Center is more than just an event location: it is the living room of the Mechanical Engineering community. In this role, you help create an environment where students feel welcome, connected, supported, and empowered to contribute.

Your communication skills in both Dutch and English will be used daily. We also encourage you to bring your own talents and creativity to the role. Whether you enjoy painting the student community mobile kiosk, creating promotional materials, organizing creative activities, or developing new community initiatives, there is room to make the position your own.

Success in this role is measured by the quality of support you provide, the smooth execution of activities, and your contribution to creating a positive and engaging student community.

In this role, you will contribute to the ambition of the Beethoven program to educate top talent and strengthen research across the STEM fields. 

Job Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable, and highly organized colleague who enjoys working with students and supporting community initiatives.

You enjoy helping others succeed, building relationships, and creating an environment where people feel welcome and included. While experience in event support or hospitality is valuable, we equally value initiative, adaptability, and strong interpersonal skills.

You recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A customer-focused and service-oriented mindset.
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Affinity with students, student life, and community-building activities.
• Fluency in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
• A positive, proactive, and flexible attitude.
• A passion for creating welcoming environments where people feel at home.

Occasional evening work may be required to support student activities and events.
We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are excited about this role but do not meet every requirement, we would still like to hear from you.

On a day-to-day basis, you will work closely with the Social Safety and Inclusion Officer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jacqueline Onyenze). The position is formally embedded within the Education and Student Affairs team and reports to the Manager Education and Student Affairs (Yves Houben).

Conditions of Employment

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:

• A meaningful role in a dynamic and ambitious university.
• A unique opportunity to contribute directly to student well-being, inclusion, and community building within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• Part-time employment (0.6 FTE).
• A one-year contract with the intention to extend for an additional three years, subject to satisfactory performance and organizational needs. The position will be evaluated in 2029 to determine whether it can become a permanent role. 
• A monthly salary of minimum € 3,202 to maximum € 4,159 gross for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 7 Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).
• In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us

We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering department conducts world-class research aligned with the technological interests of the high-tech industry in the Netherlands, with a focus on the Brainport region. Our goal is to produce engineers who are both scientifically educated and application-driven by providing a balanced education and research program that combines fundamental and application aspects. We equip our graduates with practical and theoretical expertise, preparing them optimally for future challenges.

Information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact the hiring manager: Yves Houben, Manager Education and Student Affairs Mechanical Engineering, [email protected].

Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact Hind Boulgalag, HR Advisor, [email protected].

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application

If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications. Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note 

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Important for non-EU applicants: Please be aware that for this position, specific residence permit requirements apply. If you are a non-EU national, you may not be eligible to legally work in this role under current Dutch immigration regulations. We strongly advise you to contact our Staff Immigration Team ([email protected]) before applying to check your eligibility and to receive further guidance.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.