Management support officer DOO

Team: Departments within the Department of Education and Organizational Development
Location: Alkmaar  
Salary scale: 6 (€ 2,494,- up to a maximum of € 3,578,- for a full-time position) 
Employment: 3 days a week, on a regular basis, starting with a one-year contract  
Start date: December 1, 2026 
Responding before: October 5, 2026

Are you our new spider in the web? 
Are you highly organized, service-oriented, and do you enjoy working independently, seeing the big picture, and being passionate about change? If so, this is your opportunity to take on a dynamic role within Talland College’s Education and Organizational Development department. For the Education and Quality teams, the Advisory and Guidance and Support teams, and in broader terms, for the department as a whole, we are looking for a new colleague.

The function 
As a management support assistant, you are the indispensable link in supporting a number of managers within the Education and Organizational Development (DOO) department. Your duties are diverse and require organization, initiative, and tact. 
Your responsibilities include: 

• managing the managers’ schedules, where you actively contribute and look ahead;

• organizing meetings and conferences and, where necessary, taking notes;

• it processes the purchasing orders from the departments;

• supporting the audit committee;

• Handling non-standard correspondence independently and monitoring follow-up;

• act as a resource for organizational and practical matters within the departments;

• actively thinking about and improving work processes within secretarial and administrative support. 

About the team 
You are part of the education and organizational development department and work closely with the managers. In addition, you coordinate with management support staff within the department and from other departments. The team is collegial, professional, and committed. 

Job requirements

Your profile 
You are a proactive and accurate professional who keeps an overview and switches easily. Further: 

• You have strong communication skills, both oral and written;

• you are organisationally strong, solution-oriented and punctual;

• You are good at setting priorities and work independently;

• handle administrative work effortlessly;

• You take a critical and fresh look at existing work processes and proactively suggest improvements;

• Are you proficient in Microsoft Office and can you use AI in your work?;

• You enjoy working together and bring a healthy dose of humour and the ability to put things into perspective. 

Our offer 
At Talland College, we believe in continuous development. That is why we invest in your growth, including through our Talland Academy and the online learning platform GoodHabitz. You can also count on excellent terms of employment, including: 

• Initially, temporary employment of 0.5-0.6 FTE for a period of one year, with the possibility of an extension or a permanent employment contract; 

• pitch in Alkmaar; 

• a salary in scale 6 (€ 2,494 to a maximum of € 3,578) with a full-time appointment) according to the mbo collective agreement; in addition, the salary is adjusted based on knowledge, experience and education; 

• 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.33%; 

• group insurance; 

• attractive vitality and lifestyle schemes. 

• Availability on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday is preferred.

Who are we? 
Talland College believes in the power of together. Only together can we do what we need to do: train professionals who matter to society. We do this with our 1,800 employees, each with their own talents, ambitions and qualities. At our locations in Noord-Holland, Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Purmerend and Zaanstad, we provide almost 200 MBO programmes. We work closely with social institutions and companies in our regions. 
With us, you get the space to design your own work. Because we believe that you know what lives and what is needed for it. That demands something of you. Initiative, a critical eye and daring to call each other to account. Apart from thinking, above all doing. We are there for each other, in education and support services. So that, together with your colleagues, you can do your work with pleasure.

Details
The interview sessions will take place on October 20 in the afternoon.

Information

For more information about the function, you can contact Wolf Gerritsen (Manager O&K) or Ramon Baijens (Director), r.baijens@talland.nl. Are you enthusiastic? Then we would be happy to receive your application before October 5th of next year.