Administrative Manager

We, the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, are one of 84 institutes and research institutes of the Max Planck Society (MPG) for the promotion of sciences. At present, we employ about 270 employees in science and administration, mainly at our location in Heidelberg. A further location of our Institute in Heilbronn (Press Release) is currently being created. In addition, we are part of the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim – an association of the leading scientific research institutions in the region. Our institute is looking for a Head of Administration

Head of Administration (Financial, Personal, Purchasing and Material Management, General Services and Home Technology) with currently 41 employees at the two institute locations in Heidelberg and Heilbronn Head of the field General services Management of financial and accounting, controlling, budgeting, budget implementation, budget management and contracting, procurement and procurement Ensuring compliance with all legal, application and MPG internal requirements in financial, personnel and procurement matters Planning, organisation, coordination and optimization of all administrative processes Processing of revision matters and pre-judicial processing of legal cases Consultation and support of the Institute's management in matters of application and labour law and in administrative and organisational matters Representation of the Institute to third parties and the General Administration in all non-scientific matters

Completed academic studies (Master) of economic, legal or administrative sciences or a comparable qualification Insufficient professional experience as a leadership in the science management of the public service or in comparable areas of administration or business Knowledge in the field of administrative, financial, labour and collective law as well as in the household and accounting of the public service Convincing management personality with communication and enforcement capability and multi-year experience in management positions High professional and social competence High level of commitment, organisational talent, team spirit and decision-making Very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing

Unlimited working relationship Collective grouping and all social benefits according to the regulations of the public service (TVöD Bund) Pleasant working atmosphere in an international environment Interesting and varied activities with self-responsibility Possibility of regular trade exchange and extensive training or training Further training Compatibility of family and occupation Grant for the Germany Job Ticket 30 days vacation, from 2027 even 31 days Performance-oriented payment (LOB) Annual special payment and the possibility to convert from 2026 parts of the annual special payment into up to 3 free days The MPG strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applications of any background. Since the MPG has set itself the goal of employing more people with difficulty, applications of people with difficulty are expressly desired. In addition, the MPG wants to increase the proportion of women in areas where You are underrepresented. Women are therefore expressly asked to apply. JOBV1_EN