Project Coach Youth Participation 60%

About the job

terre des hommes switzerland is a development policy organisation that empowers young people in Africa, Latin America and Switzerland. Together we advocate for social cohesion, global justice, climate justice and a life in dignity.

We are looking for a Project Coach Youth Participation from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Project Coach Youth Participation

60%, fixed-term until 31 December 2027

The project coach supports the youth participation project imagine (young adults aged 18 to 26) throughout the entire project implementation. The support is provided both individually and collectively.

Tasks

• Proactive support of the project as a whole
• Co-responsibility and support in change processes and innovation
• Mediation of the project group
• Coaching and support of the 9 project coordinators in their respective departments and tasks
• Professional as well as personal support
• Occasional bilateral exchange
• Attentive handling of the needs of the project coordinators
• Taking over tasks if necessary
• Administration of the imagine project within the structures of terre des hommes switzerland
• Preparation of the cyclical internal project application
• Responsibility for recruitment processes of the project coordinators
• Preparation of personnel documents such as employment contracts and references
• Participation in the innovation and further development of the Switzerland projects
• Overall responsibility for the annual festival in the areas of permits and safety, food hygiene as well as compliance with legal requirements for alcohol serving

Requirements

• Experience in project management (preferably in the cultural or event sector)
• Experience in team leadership or other work with young people
• Willingness to continuously engage with various forms of discrimination, one’s own positioning and structural inequalities at local and global levels
• Background in socio-cultural animation (in the form of training or work experience) is an advantage
• Availability during the festival week (4 and 5 June 2027)
• Availability for the weekly meeting, currently on Tuesday evenings

We offer an exciting role, a working environment in a well-established organisation, a motivated team and appropriate remuneration. Your workplace is in the coworking space kHaus in Basel.

Please submit your electronic application as a single PDF by 15 November 2026.

For questions, please contact Marco Müller (he/him) 061 338 91 62.

www.terredeshommesschweiz.ch