Specialist in Foundation Management (m/f/d)

St. Gallen

Key information

Publication date:10 December 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:St. Gallen

Job summary

The HSG Foundation promotes the development of the University of St. Gallen as a leading business university in Europe. Join a dynamic team fostering growth and innovation.

Tasks

Coordinate meetings for the foundation board and committees efficiently.
Manage the property portfolio for effective and cost-efficient use.
Oversee financial operations, including budgeting and reporting.

Skills

Commercial training and further education in business or law preferred.
Experience in financial management and accounting systems required.
Proficient in IT tools like Abacus, CRM, and MS Office.

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The HSG Foundation promotes the further development of the University of St. Gallen into the leading business university in Europe. To this end, it actively engages in fundraising, establishes sponsorship partnerships with companies and foundations, and provides the university with a portfolio of properties for use. A dedicated team operates the office on campus. A prominently composed foundation board is responsible for the strategic management of the foundation.

Your tasks

Foundation Board: Overall coordination of the foundation board: ensuring flawless meeting organization (venue including catering/accommodation, administrative tasks, agenda and attachments), minutes, etc.
Other committees: Overall coordination of committees and fund advisory boards (see above): ensuring flawless meeting organization (venue including catering/accommodation, administrative tasks, agenda and attachments), minutes, etc.
Interface HSG Real Estate: Ensuring efficient and cost-effective management and further development of the real estate portfolio
Finance, financial investments: budget, monitoring accounting, annual financial statements, investment strategy, loans, etc.
Back office: IT, HR, infrastructure, etc.
Appointment and meeting coordination, foundation management (foundation supervision, ...), team and team events (planning meetings, etc.)

Your profile

Commercial basic training and further education (HF/FH), ideally in business and/or law

Professional experience in the field:

Relevant work experience in the foundation and/or higher education environment desired

Special expertise:

Experience in financial management of an organization and good knowledge of accounting systems (ideally Abacus), affinity for real estate topics

Special IT skills:

Accounting (Abacus), CRM, MS Office power user

Other:

Confident written and oral communication in German and English, strong service orientation, high standards for work quality and independence

"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of the leading business universities in Europe, the University of St. Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers around 3,500 employees an attractive and innovative environment in research, teaching, continuing education, and administration as one of the largest employers in the region."