Zürich
Project Manager: Funding
- 11 September 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
Are you passionate about the diverse questions surrounding ageing? Are you fascinated by the interface between the professional world, practice, and the concrete life situations of older people?
The Age Foundation sets impulses for good ageing in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. It is committed to sustainable solutions in the care, support, and social inclusion of older people. Through foundational work, project funding, and strategic partnerships, it supports organisations and initiatives that create better conditions for a self-determined life until the end of life. For the funding business area, we are looking for a dedicated and competent person as of 1 April 2027 for the position of
Project Manager: Funding 80%
In this versatile role, you will review and support funding projects, prepare decision-making bases for management and the board of trustees, and ensure the quality and controlling of the supported initiatives. You will liaise with funding partners, support projects both substantively and administratively, and help ensure that insights from funded projects become visible and usable. Additionally, you will contribute to public-facing documentation, commission evaluations and expert reports, and promote knowledge transfer between practice, the professional world, and the public.
For this role, you bring several years of experience in project funding, ideally in the Swiss foundation, health, or social sector, or in collaboration with funding foundations. You hold a university or university of applied sciences degree in social sciences or a comparable qualification. You are familiar with issues related to ageing and quickly familiarise yourself with new subject areas. Personally, you convince with empathy, humour, systemic thinking, as well as a networked, careful, and solution-oriented working style.
You can expect a meaningful activity with a high societal impact, a pleasant working atmosphere in a small team, and good and flexible working conditions. We look forward to receiving your complete application documents.
Contact: Annette Bamert
Claude Arato
