Universität St. Gallen
St.Gallen
9 hours ago
Associate Programme Director & Programme Manager Open Programmes (m/f/d)
- 12 May 2026
- 100%
- St.Gallen
Job summary
The Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES HSG) excels in Executive Education. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic environment focused on sustainable development.
Tasks
- Design high-quality Executive Education programs for Career Development.
- Ensure a consistent Participant Learning Journey with academic excellence.
- Manage program planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.
Skills
- University degree in management, education, or related fields required.
- Strong organizational skills and project management experience essential.
- Excellent communication skills to coordinate diverse stakeholders needed.
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About the job
The Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES HSG) is the continuing education organisation of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and stands for excellent executive education with international appeal. It offers a broad portfolio of open programmes, customised corporate solutions as well as renowned degree programmes for executives and professionals. Research, practical relevance and responsible leadership form the basis for the sustainable development of people and organisations.
Your tasks
In this versatile role, you combine academic programme responsibility with operational implementation. You design high-quality executive education programmes for the Career Development Practice, strategically develop them further and at the same time ensure their smooth execution:
- Responsibility for the content conception, quality and further development of executive education programmes in the Open Programmes portfolio for the Career Development Practice
- Ensuring a consistent and effective Participant Learning Journey with high academic standards
- Selection, management and coordination of faculty and external speakers
- Strategic further development of the programmes through analysis of market, customer and competitor trends
- Active shaping and positioning of the ES HSG programme portfolio
- Overall responsibility for planning, organisation and implementation of the programmes throughout the entire life cycle
- Ensuring a smooth process (preparation, implementation, follow-up) including coordination of all relevant stakeholders
- Support of participants and ensuring an excellent participant experience
- Responsibility for quality management, feedback evaluation and continuous optimisation of the programmes
- Close cooperation with internal interfaces (marketing, sales) as well as support for cross-departmental initiatives
Your profile
- University degree (university/FH), ideally related to management, education or related fields
- Experience in executive education, continuing education, university environment or comparable service sectors
- Experience in career development
- Experience in the conception and further development of programmes as continuing education formats (instructional design, participant learning journeys)
- Strong organisational skills as well as experience in project or programme management
- High quality orientation and strong understanding of customer and participant needs
- Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate different stakeholders (faculty, participants, internal partners)
- Analytical and conceptual thinking skills as well as affinity for market and trend topics
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting (business development)
- Independent, structured and solution-oriented working style
- Very good German and English skills, spoken and written
"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."
