Leadership Personality (60-80%) as Department Head and Executive Board Member

About the job

We accompany, advise and train people in challenging life situations with the aim of strengthening their social and professional skills and enabling them to achieve greater economic independence and social participation. In doing so, we contribute to a fairer and more sustainable society. We focus on disadvantaged, poverty-affected people and/or people with limited educational opportunities. More about us at www.sah-be.ch.

On behalf of the Health, Social and Integration Directorate (GSI), the Unemployment Insurance Office (AVA), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and other partners, SAH Bern offers a wide range of services in the areas of professional and social integration. In addition, SAH Bern acts as the external reporting office for the federal asylum centres on behalf of the SEM.

We are looking for a

Leadership Personality (60 – 80%) as Department Head and Executive Board Member

Work locations: Bern and Thun

The position is initially limited until 31 December 2027 (with the option of permanent employment)

Leadership Personality (60-80%) as Department Head and Executive Board Member

Your Tasks

• Personnel, professional and business management, support of the specialist departments
• Leadership, planning and organisation of the specialist departments
• Development of strategy, operational goals and action plans
• Professional and strategic responsibility for assigned services/programmes
• Conceptual design and further development of existing and new services/projects in collaboration with internal and external partners as well as acquisition
• Co-responsibility for the budget as well as responsibility for administration, controlling and quality assurance in the individual services
• Collaboration with clients, authorities and partner organisations
• Active participation in the executive management and other specialist groups/committees

Your Skills

• Completed basic education, further education at tertiary level, preferably in the social and/or business administration field, additional training in leadership and management
• Expert knowledge and several years of experience in the areas of labour market integration, job placement, adult education and coaching, as well as migration/asylum
• Several years of leadership experience with decision-making authority as well as project experience
• Organisational talent and a high degree of independence
• Flexible, resilient and confident negotiator with high social competence and strong communication and expression skills

We Offer

• Challenging, exciting and varied tasks in a dynamic environment
• Collective labour agreement with progressive employment conditions
• Workplaces in central locations in Bern and Thun 

Further information: Ursina Bernhard, Management, ursina.bernhard@sah-be.ch , 079 801 28 55 or Therese Röthlisberger, HR Specialist (031 380 64 63, available Mon, Tue, Thu).

We look forward to receiving your complete application exclusively via the Abacus job portal.