Head of Employment Placement and Coaching, 80-100%

About the job

About us

The Swiss Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organisation in Switzerland. The SRK Canton Bern is committed to more humanity throughout the canton. Over 800 employees and around 2000 volunteers are engaged in the areas of relief, health promotion, education and integration. More information can be found at: www.srk-bern.ch .

The Migration Department supports refugees in creating perspectives. Services include accommodation, support within the framework of social assistance, as well as assistance with linguistic and professional integration. They enable refugees in the Canton of Bern to have a professional perspective and thus contribute to their sustainable integration and to more humanity in the Canton of Bern.

To strengthen our management team for Employment Placement and Coaching, we are looking for a committed, strong leader with an entrepreneurial mindset as:

Head of Employment Placement and Coaching, 80-100%

from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Your tasks

• You lead the Employment Placement and Coaching department and are responsible for the professional, personnel, organisational and financial management.
• Within the framework of the NA-BE mandate with the Canton of Bern, you develop the department according to the strategic goals for the regions of Berner Mittelland and Berner Jura – Seeland.
• You design efficient processes, ensure the quality of the services and are responsible for the targeted allocation of clients as well as the effective use of resources.
• You build sustainable partnerships with companies and create new opportunities for the labour market integration of persons with provisional admission, refugee status or protection status.
• You maintain and expand the network with companies, business associations, authorities and other partner organisations.
• You promote cross-departmental collaboration with internal specialist units and external partners to optimally coordinate integration services.

Your profile

• You have a higher vocational qualification, a university degree or an equivalent qualification as well as several years of leadership experience.
• You bring experience in employment placement and/or coaching, ideally complemented by sound knowledge in the migration field or a related area of activity.
• You think entrepreneurially, act economically and recognise opportunities to develop new solutions and partnerships.
• You convince through leadership skills, assertiveness and a pragmatic, solution-oriented working style.
• You communicate convincingly and move confidently in different stakeholder groups.
• You have excellent German and good French skills in spoken and written form as well as English skills.
• You have an impeccable reputation (criminal record extract).

Your benefits

We offer you an independent, varied and responsible activity in a dynamic environment with attractive employment conditions and social benefits.

We look forward to receiving your complete electronic application documents.
Interviews are planned for 16 and 17 November.

Do you have any questions? I am happy to assist you.

Daniela Da Rugna, Head of Migration, at telephone number 079 822 08 44.