Head of the ''Internal Services'' department (salary group A 14 or salary group 14 TV-L, 100%) (m/f/d)

The University Library Center of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (hbz) ... belongs to the department of the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW and has its seat in the heart of Cologne. Our mission is the sustainable information supply of science and universities. We are involved in the fields of Open Access, Open Source and Open Data. In recent years, the environment of information and media supply has changed considerably. The hbz as a partner of the North Rhine-Westphalia university libraries meets the requirements with a new customer orientation and a new organizational conception. In the context of the reorientation, a complementary line level is created with the two areas “interne services” and “external services”. Does it appeal to you to take responsibility for the operation of the house and the use of economic resources? You can expect challenging and diverse tasks in the field of “interne services”, which include classic administrative tasks such as financial and human resources, controlling, law and quality management as well as the operation of the specialist computing centre and the workplace IT.

• Construction, leadership and organisation of the Department of Internal Services • Planning and coordination of various tasks • Management responsibility for the associated groups and working relationships • Ensuring efficient work organisation and tasks • Intensive cooperation with the hbz leadership and the hbz council • Development of service processes and their comprehensive digitalization • Developing entrepreneurial principles and efficiency and quality criteria in close cooperation with the specialist groups • Responsibility for economic resource use • Active participation in the implementation of the strategy requirements of the hbz management and the hbz council in fulfilling the legal order • representation of the interests of the hbz in bodies

Your qualification Expected: • Completed academic studies, preferably in the field of Business Administration, Law or Administration Your skills, knowledge and experience Expected: • Multiannual professional and leadership experience • Knowledge and experience in public administration or business management • Funded knowledge in the field of process optimization and project management • A high level of social competence and strong communication skills to support dedicated and collegial cooperation • Strategic thinking and sovereign appearance in connection with diplomatic skills Of advantage is: • Media competence in handling information and communication technologies

Let yourself be convinced of our offers • An attractive top position in a sustainable, meaningful and safe working environment • An unlimited official or Relationship • Flexible working hours with home-office opportunity as well as beamed or collective annual leave • A secure and performance-oriented remuneration including an additional public service (VBL) for collective and asset-effective services • A comprehensive and demand-oriented continuing and continuing training • Modern working culture with open-door political and flat structures • The hbz is very easy to reach with the ÖPNV and is conveniently located, as well as underground parking and bicycle parking spaces are available • Advice and support services on the reconciliation of family and work • Offers in the context of occupational health management • possibility of parttime employment We are particularly pleased with women's applications and prefer women according to the LGG NRW in areas where You are underrepresented. Applications of seriously disabled people and similar disabled people within the meaning of § 2 SGB IX are desired. The hbz explicitly promotes diversity in its working environment and welcomes the application of all people, regardless of age, gender and gender identity, ethnic, social and cultural origin, religion and belief, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Contact person for professional Questions: Dr. Schomburg 0221 400 75-123 Schomburg@hbz-nrw.de Contact for more Questions: Staff 0221 400 75-0 personalstelle@hbz-nrw.de The application procedure Please send your application with the usual documents to the password “LiD26” until 17.05.2026 Universitätsbibliothekszentrum des Landes NRW (hbz) Staff service Box 27 04 51 50510 Cologne or digitally by e-mail to: bewerbung@hbz-nrw.de. Information about the application procedure Please submit the usual application documents only in copy. There is no return. The documents shall be destroyed after a storage period of five months. In the case of an enclosed free envelope, the documents are returned. For a digital application, please send as much as possible all documents in an *.pdf file or in a compressed folder. An application via e-mail is concerned with data protection. Those who are sent are responsible for this. Please note our privacy policy at https://www.hbz-nrw.de/data protection application. Before sending your application, you will be asked to balance your salary presentation with the options specified by the TV-L (see www.tdl-online.de). .