Head of the Office of the Pedagogical University (80-100%)

About the job

Head of the Office of the Pedagogical University (80-100%)

Pedagogical University FHNW, Staff

Knowledge. Skills. Shaping the future. Together for strong teachers, speech therapists, special education teachers, school principals

Your tasks:

As Head of the Office, you support the Director as well as the university management of PH FHNW in the strategic leadership and further development of the university. In this key position, you coordinate internal and external affairs, are responsible for central cross-sectional tasks and contribute significantly to the implementation of university strategic initiatives. You act at the interface between the Director, university management, internal organisational units, external partner organisations and various stakeholders and take responsibility for the operational implementation of strategic projects.
Your core tasks include:

• Leading and further developing the office including the assistant as well as the Marketing & Communication department in terms of expertise, personnel and finances.
• Managing, coordinating and ensuring the implementation of the strategic affairs of the Director and the university management.
• Coordinating collaboration with FHNW, the Northwest Switzerland education region, the University of Basel and swissuniversities and successfully advancing the corresponding affairs.
• Initiating, leading and being responsible for the operational implementation of strategic projects on behalf of the Director or university management.
• Shaping university-wide quality assurance processes and strategically aligning the areas of communication, marketing and knowledge management.
• Being responsible for data protection and contract matters and ensuring the interfaces between university management and internal and external partners.

Your profile:

You are a communicative and discreet personality with pronounced organisational skills and a strong interest in educational and higher education policy issues. Thanks to your structured and independent way of working, you always keep an overview even in complex and dynamic situations and coordinate different stakeholders with confidence.
You also have:

• A university degree at master’s level and many years of professional experience, ideally in a demanding university, educational or comparable environment.
• Proven skills in project management, coordination of complex affairs and lateral leadership.
• Confident and target group-appropriate oral and written communication skills as well as pronounced organisational and coordination abilities.
• Entrepreneurial understanding and leadership strength, high resilience and flexibility as well as a pronounced service orientation.
• High reliability, dependability and discretion in dealing with sensitive information and different stakeholders.

Your prospects:

The uniqueness of FHNW is reflected in the combination of teaching and application-oriented research as well as collaboration with practice. The complementary perspectives enable a differentiated understanding and action in a rapidly changing world. Exchange and collaboration are paramount.

Your benefits:

 

Wide range of university sports

Cultural programme with lectures, concerts, theatre and films

Practised pay equality between women and men

Annual working time (42 hours/week) with option for part-time and home office

Diverse internal and external training opportunities

Start date: Position start from 1 April 2027 or by arrangement. Apply online Your workplace: Pedagogical University FHNW
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch Any questions? About the position:

Prof. Dr Guido McCombie, Director Pedagogical University, Contact: +41 56 202 75 32

About the application process:

Eliane Künzli, HR Manager PH, Contact: +41 56 202 78 92

Will you soon be part of our team? We look forward to receiving your application by 05.11.2026.

www.fhnw.ch/de/ph