Studentassistent Start-ups Amsterdam Law Hub

Studentassistent Start-ups Amsterdam Law Hub

Faculteit/Dienst: Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Opleidingsniveau: Universiteit Functie type: Ondersteunend Beheer Personeel Sluitingsdatum: 16 juni 2024 Vacaturenummer: 13024
Are you enthusiastic about:

• Entrepreneurship, justice innovation and rethinking the ‘traditional approach’ of the legal sector?
• Collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders - like students, start-ups, researchers, law-firms and NGOs?
Using organisational and project management skills to ensure those on your team aren’t distracted by time consuming admin tasks and can concentrate on what really matters?

Then the role of Student Assistant Start-ups at the Amsterdam Law Hub is the perfect way to make use of your skills.
What will your role be?
The Amsterdam Law Hub is a space for co-creation at the University of Amsterdam with a focus on developing innovative legal solutions to societal challenges. Situated in the heart of Amsterdam, we bring together a community of students, researchers, start-ups, designers and legal partners to solve justice problems. We form a link between the top academic talent at the University of Amsterdam, external stakeholders like the government or businesses and society at large. We are the Amsterdam Law Hub: Bridging to justice in the 21st century.
We have developed a variety of different programmes to help us achieve this mission. For students, we offer a year of incubation which mentors you as you transform a solution to a justice problem into a sustainable business or nonprofit. For researchers we have developed SklillShare Law - a booster programme to support informed career choices and develop the skills needed to scale academic and societal impact. We also partner with external stakeholders to design and deliver new approaches to justice problems. Our most recent example is RestartUp; a collaboration with Gemeente Amsterdam to create a digital one-stop-shop for entrepreneurs experiencing financial difficulties, explaining the insolvency process and helping them avoid damaging bankruptcy proceedings where possible.
Delivering all these programmes (and more) with such a small team is a challenge and the reason we are looking for a student assistant. Half of your role will be focused on improving our work processes so that we don’t waste as much time on unnecessary admin. This could be something as simple as creating a checklist for organizing events, or it could be something more complex like creating a digital handbook for incubator startups to answer their questions. The team will provide guidance and help you identify areas where we can improve, but we want to empower you to work independently to come up with a solution.
The second half of your function will be to support our work with startups in the incubator and related events like the Incuboater, our yearly free legal advice clinic for startups and nonprofits which is held on a boat. Your responsibilities will be:

• Helping with event planning for our Legal Geek side-event in September, our Incuboater in October, and other networking events and workshops;
• Administrative support in planning incubator sessions and liaising with the startup teams;
• Identifying relevant mentors and investors for our entrepreneurs or the Hub itself and supporting partnership building with them;
• Improving our existing startup database and administrative processes.

What qualities do you have?
Your experience and profile:

• You are in the final phase of your bachelors degree or have just started a masters degree (but do not have to study at the Law Faculty);
• You have experience in assisting with project management or can provide examples of a (work) processes you have improved;
• You like to organize things, are proactive and independent;
• You are interested in innovation, access to justice and are comfortable with technology;
• You have excellent oral and written skills in English and by preference also in Dutch;
• You communicate with others easily and are not afraid to contact or talk with people you don’t know;
• You are flexible in your working hours/days (we are too!);
• You are available until at least the end of December 2024.

You recognize yourself in the following personal characteristics:

• Proactive;
• Results driven;
• Innovative;
• Collaborative;
• Structured;
• Organised;
• Detail oriented.

What do we offer?
We offer a part-time (1 day/week) employment contract for 6 months with a probationary period of one month starting August 15th 2024.
Your salary ranges between € 2.618 to € 2.846 gross per month on the basis of a full working week of 38 hours, excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile SA applies to this position. The salary depends on which academic year you are in. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.
About the role

• a position in which high-quality service and a proactive attitude are highly valued;
• an enthusiastic, inspiring and professional team that is open to new colleagues;
• an inspiring academic and international working environment in the heart of Amsterdam.

About us
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest spectrum of degree programmes. It is an intellectual hub with 42,000 students, 6,000 employees and 3,000 doctoral students who are all committed to a culture of inquiring minds. Committed, responsible and open-minded. This is how we at the Amsterdam Law School view the role of law in a constantly changing (international) society. With over 5,000 students and 550 staff, we are one of the larger law faculties in the Netherlands. We educate legal professionals who know how to apply the law effectively with the aim of actually contributing to solutions for society. We respond to social developments through innovative and pioneering research. In this way, we always keep in touch with society.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the position, please contact:

• Frances Singleton: f.c.singleton@uva.nl

Job application
If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your letter and CV. You can apply online . We will accept applications until June 17th 2024.
Individual interviews will take place in the last week of June / first week of July 2024.
The UvA is an equal-opportunity employer. We prioritize diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value a spirit of enquiry and perseverance, provide the space to keep asking questions, and promote a culture of curiosity and creativity.
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