Project Manager: Education & Youth+Sport (J+S) 80%

About the job

Project Manager: Education & Youth+Sport (J+S) 80%

As part of the Education team, you take on a central role in the further development of our training and continuing education system with a special focus on Youth+Sport (J+S) and collaboration with national education partners.

You coordinate and lead training offers, further develop them, and accompany projects in the education sector. In doing so, you support committed volunteers as well as J+S experts in their development and actively contribute to topics of water safety and drowning prevention.

At the SLRG office, we work self-organised and with a collegial leadership approach. This means: a lot of personal responsibility, co-creation, and room for new ideas. You actively shape the future educational work of the SLRG.

Your field of activity

You are responsible for the content-related, structural, and conceptual further development of the J+S training and continuing education offers in the sport of lifesaving swimming

You plan, organise, lead, and evaluate J+S modules and continuing education offers for J+S leaders and J+S experts

You ensure the quality of J+S training and consistently implement the training and quality standards of Youth+Sport

You actively work on the further development of the sport and promote a versatile motor skills base.

You integrate cross-sport topics such as ethics, prevention, safety, and integration into training and continuing education

You lead projects and working groups in the education sector and contribute to the further development of the education system

You support the Education team with other tasks and in collaboration with partners (e.g. esa, ILSE)

What you bring

Completed university degree with a pedagogical, sports science, or comparable orientation

High affinity for the area of water safety; ideally, you have already completed water safety training in open or closed waters and bring expertise in drowning prevention and water rescue, as well as sound knowledge of Youth+Sport (J+S); knowledge of esa is an advantage

J+S expert recognition or willingness to obtain it

Experience in planning, organising, and conducting educational offers

Experience in project management and enjoyment in taking on responsibility

Confident appearance, high teaching and communication skills, as well as organisational talent

Networked, solution-oriented, and structured working style

Team spirit, flexibility, and a service-oriented attitude

Willingness for continuous further education in the fields of education and sport

Responsible conduct in line with J+S values and the Ethics Charter

Fluent German skills as well as active knowledge of at least one other official language (French and/or Italian)

What to expect

a meaningful and socially relevant activity in the largest Swiss organisation for safety on, in, and by the water

a self-organised and collegial working environment with plenty of scope for design and high personal responsibility

contemporary social benefits as well as diverse opportunities for personal and professional development

a modern working environment with the possibility for home office (except Tuesdays, presence on site)

an annual salary in the upper five-figure range

five paid training days per year for a 100% workload

a strong national anchoring as a member organisation of the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) and working according to the Red Cross principles