Student Assistant: Catering

Introduction

The Food & Beverage team is looking for an outgoing and flexible student assistant (SA) to join us in managing a variety of catering assignments.  We are looking for someone to be available (+/-) 16 weekly hours. 

Job description

As SA you will be responsible for welcoming our guests and providing excellent customer service. You will be responsible for taking orders, providing advice on menu items, ingredients, being a host and serving our guests. We are looking for someone who doesn’t mind a few repetitive tasks, and is accurate and detail-oriented in their work. We also expect you to be an outgoing and creative person, as the other side of the job includes event support, representation of our office at events, etc. Some concrete examples of your work include (but are not limited to):

• Being a host
• Setting up buffets for lunch or dinner and also clearing them 
• Setting up (coffee) breaks for our groups and also clearing them
• Providing operational support at events

Job requirements

Who are we looking for? 
Most importantly of all, we expect you to have a professional attitude, as you will be interacting with our students, guests and alumni. Next to that, you are very organized, you have an eye for detail and you have a very hands-on approach to work. We expect you to be able to work very independently and take responsibility for your work. 

Some requirements include:

• You are an ambassador of the school 
• 1 st, 2nd or 3rd year Bachelor student or pre-master and you will continue your master at RSM or Master student 
• Able to work independently, pro-active and can show initiative
• Flexible attitude towards work hours and assignments (this job includes occasionally working evening and weekends) 
• You are reliable
• Fluent in English, Dutch preferred but not required
• You live in Rotterdam 

Employment conditions and benefits

This is a great opportunity for you to gain valuable experience. You will join a friendly and dedicated team and have great interaction with a range of international professionals. The hourly rate is €14,72. 

Employer

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. Its primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM BV is privately funded and provides a first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes with an international team of 100 staff working from the university campus in Rotterdam.

RSM BV offers an environment where the staff is encouraged to embrace change as a challenge in helping the organisation reaching its goals and those of its students. The working atmosphere at RSM BV is informal and communication lines are short. Being an independent and commercial company within the Erasmus University, the situation of RSM BV is sometimes complex and challenging. At the same time the company itself it small enough to maintain personal contacts and be able to have an overview of what’s going on throughout the organisation. The environment is culturally diverse and very international.

RSM BV is located in a pleasant and relatively small office, based at the Erasmus University campus in Rotterdam. It’s a lively environment, with students, staff and different companies and restaurants. The office is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car.

RSM BV is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities and nationalities. RSM BV values internal mobility; therefore internal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the RSM BV website: www.rsm.nl</p

Applying

If you are interested in working with us, please send your CV and a short motivation letter to David Karimpour, dkarimpour@rsm.nl , before 1 August 2024.