Board Member for Social Affairs at the St. Jakob Housing Cooperative, Zurich

About the job

Would you like to contribute your experience and commitment to social issues and actively shape community life in a vibrant housing cooperative? Then we offer you the opportunity to help shape the future of our cooperative as a board member focusing on social affairs.

The St. Jakob Housing Cooperative, Zurich (BGSJ) has stood for affordable housing and a lively community since its founding in 1922. With around 544 apartments in Zurich districts 2, 3, 4, and 9, we are one of the medium-sized cooperatives in the city.

Your Responsibilities

As head of the Social Affairs department, you will be committed to promoting cooperative community life and will take on the following tasks in particular:

• Participation in the strategic management of the cooperative
• Promotion of cooperative cohesion and active neighbourhoods
• Incorporation of social perspectives and demographic developments into board work
• Initiation and support of neighbourhood projects
• Support and further development of the settlement commissions
• Promotion and assurance of the participation of cooperative members.

Your Profile

• Experience in community work, social affairs, volunteer work, integration, neighbourhood or community development
• Interest in social issues and cooperative community life
• Understanding of how a cooperative functions or willingness to acquire this knowledge
• High social and communication skills
• Sense of responsibility, ability to work in a team, and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration

Framework

The time commitment is around 100 hours per year and includes participation in board meetings, annual retreats, and meetings of the settlement commissions. The election to the board will take place at the 2027 general meeting.

Our Offer

• A meaningful and responsible role
• The opportunity to actively shape community life in a traditional cooperative
• Further training opportunities in the field of cooperative management
• Collaboration in a committed board
• An appropriate remuneration

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application! Please send your letter of motivation and CV by 25 November 2026. For questions, Sabine Binder from kreis & rund gmbh is happy to assist you: Telephone 076 412 34 35.