The Faculty of Law, Professorship for International Business Law, is seeking to fill the following position as soon as possible:
Foreign Language Secretary (m/f/d)
compensation
fixed-term contract
Scope
beginning
Founded in 1409, the University of Leipzig is one of the largest, research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany. With around 30,000 students and more than 5,000 employees in 14 faculties, it shapes life in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Leipzig. The University of Leipzig offers a dynamic and international working environment as well as attractive and diverse job opportunities in research, teaching, transfer, infrastructure and administration.
WE OFFER
- a modern workplace and attractive working conditions (mobile work)
- flexible working hours and the compatibility of family and career
- targeted personnel development in all phases of your professional life with further training opportunities
- a company pension plan
- a discounted local public transport ticket (e.g. the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket)
TASKS
- Correspondence and word processing, preparation of presentation documents, minutes and general documentation, compilation and forwarding of documents, proofreading of specialist texts, also in English
- Independent management of the secretariat including organizational tasks (especially telephone service, appointment coordination, incoming and outgoing mail, preparation and accounting of business trips) in German and English
- Conference organization and preparation of invoices in compliance with travel expense regulations
- Writing work based on templates and dictation (including legal texts)
- Preparation of personnel-related processes (tendering procedures, recruitment applications)
- Editing of prefabricated documents (including legal texts)
- administrative and study organizational tasks (room and teaching planning)
- Follow-up of study results and entry of examination results in AlmaWeb
- Management and review of allocated budget funds; handling of procurement matters
- maintenance of the professorship’s homepage
- Maintenance of a literature and knowledge database, preferably with the program Citavi
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- relevant professional qualification or at least equivalent relevant qualification
- stylistically confident use of the German language
- excellent English skills (language level C1) and experience in handling correspondence in English
- Very good knowledge and confident use of common office programs (MS Office [Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint] and Internet applications as well as Internet research
- Knowledge of university-internal administrative processes is an advantage
- Experience in using AlmaWeb desirable
- Knowledge of university-internal budgeting and procurement desirable
- Basic knowledge of travel expense law desirable
- independent, reliable and structured way of working
- organizational skills, ability to work in a team, flexibility and a high degree of independence
Please send your application documents with the usual documents, quoting the reference number 261/2024, by December 31, 2024 as a PDF file by email to: michael.schillig@uni-leipzig.de . Please note that risks to confidentiality and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating via unencrypted email. Alternatively, you can apply in writing to: University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law, Attn: Ms. Domenica Pantel, Burgstr. 21, 04109 Leipzig . Your application documents will not be returned; please only submit copies. Interview costs will not be covered.
Research, teaching, transfer, infrastructure and administration require a variety of perspectives. The university is therefore committed to diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome your application, regardless of gender, nationality, religion, cultural and social background, age or sexual orientation.
If you are equally qualified, people with severe disabilities or those who are equivalent to them under SGB IX will be given priority. If you have any questions about accessibility or support needs during this application process, please contact the representative of severely disabled people at the University of Leipzig at schwerbehindertenvertretung@uni-leipzig.de .
