Head of Real Estate Department (80-100%)
Key information
- Publication date:06 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The reformierte Kirchgemeinde Zürich is Switzerland's largest church community. Join a vibrant team focused on meaningful activities.
Tasks
- Lead the real estate sector with overall responsibility for properties.
- Advise on decision-making for the executive and parliament.
- Develop real estate portfolio per planning and values.
Skills
- University degree, preferably in architecture or real estate management.
- Strong knowledge in property management and project development.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
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The Reformed Church Community of Zurich is the largest and most member-strong church community in Switzerland. With a wide range of meaningful fields of activity, the focus is on people. The church community reaches a large number of people throughout the city with its offerings. It stands for the needs of a modern and diverse society with its innovative forms of church life.
Head of Real Estate Department (80-100%)
The administrative office forms the service center of the Zurich church community. On behalf of the church council, the real estate department bears overall responsibility for the significant building stock with around 200 properties, including churches, parish houses, rectories, as well as residential and commercial properties. A team of around twenty employees is responsible for portfolio management, operation, as well as development, construction, and maintenance, working closely with the local church districts.
Due to the retirement of the current position holder, we are looking for a team-oriented and committed personality as of October 1, 2026, or by agreement
Your tasks
- Personnel, professional, and financial management of the real estate department
- Consulting and preparation of decision-making bases for the executive and the parliament
- Further development of the real estate portfolio according to location planning, mission statement, and key figures
- Responsibility for the provision and implementation of budget and multi-year planning
- Overall responsibility for all construction, maintenance, and development projects as well as their coordination and support towards authorities, partners, and the public
- Further development of the department (team, processes, tools)
- Consistent implementation and further development of sustainability topics
- Design and moderation of processes
- Member of the management team
Your profile
- University degree, preferably in architecture with additional training in business, real estate management, or spatial development
- Several years of professional and leadership experience in the real estate environment, ideally in the public-law or non-profit sector
- Solid knowledge in real estate management and real estate economics as well as experience in construction and project management / project development
- Understanding of accounting and/or public finance
- Ideally experience in sustainability and environmental issues as well as dealing with complex and/or historic building fabric
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a healthy balance between innovative thinking and pragmatism
- Strong communication skills, integrative, assertive, socially competent, service- and solution-oriented
- Confident appearance, resilience, and initiative
- Identification with the values and goals of the Reformed Church
We offer
- A responsible and versatile leadership role with scope for design
- Collaboration with a competent and motivated team
- Contemporary working conditions
- Modern office infrastructure in a central location in Zurich
- Flexible working hours and home office possibility by arrangement
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application via link .
If you have any questions, Heidrun Studer, Managing Director, will be happy to provide information: Phone 079 925 23 21.
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
