Head or Co-Head of Daycare Department

About the job

Head or Co-Head of Daycare Department

Become part of our team

Your work has an impact – for Bern and for the people who live and work here. Help us shape the community and the future of this city: visible, tangible, sustainable.

At the Directorate for Education, Social Affairs and Sport, people are at the centre. The School Office is the competence centre for public kindergarten and school education.

What you will achieve

• Responsibility for the strategic, professional, and organisational development of daycare in the city of Bern
• Responsibility for financial and personnel controlling of daycare
• Personnel and professional management of the Daycare Department (10 employees) within the School Office and active participation in the management team
• Advising and supporting daycare managers in financial and organisational matters as well as in personnel and leadership issues
• Preparation of political matters and development of decision-making bases
• Coordination and collaboration in the further development of daycare services for pupils in the city of Bern

What you bring

• Higher education in business administration and/or pedagogical training at tertiary level
• Sound knowledge in financial and personnel controlling as well as an analytical, conceptual, and networked way of thinking
• Several years of leadership and professional experience in the educational or care environment
• Knowledge of cantonal and municipal structures as well as interest and affinity for working in a political environment
• Initiative, cooperative and service-oriented personality with an independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• High social and advisory competence and enjoyment in bringing people together and actively shaping change

Your benefits in Bern

For meaning & city life

With us, you make a difference. You help shape city life, take responsibility, and make Bern more liveable.

Security & stability

We offer fair pay, clear structures, regulated working hours, and long-term prospects.

Space for your whole life

Our working model adapts to your life wherever possible. With us, you bring all areas of life into harmony.

Growing with Bern

We give you room for development, further training, and independent action.

Healthy in everyday life

With sport, exercise, and counselling, you stay fit: physically, mentally, socially – and not just at the workplace.

Benefits for every day

We offer practical extras that make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable.

Contact

Do you have questions about the application process or the employer City of Bern? I look forward to assisting you.

Eva Beck

Leadership Support & HR

031 321 75 76

Would you like to learn more about this position and our team at the City of Bern? I look forward to meeting you and am happy to help!

Luzia Annen

Co-Head of School Office

031 321 64 39

Your application process

This is how the application process works with us:

Step 1: Online application

Submit your application documents online via our job portal. To allow us to process your documents, you must create a login. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation. We assess each application individually based on the criteria in the job advertisement. This sometimes takes a little time. If your application fits, we will contact you for a first interview.

Step 2: Interviews

In the interview – by phone, on site, or online – we want to get to know you. We check whether your expectations of the position match ours, what experience and skills you bring, whether you like our culture, and how you fit into the team. If there is mutual interest and depending on the position, several interviews may take place. All your questions about the position, the team, or the employment conditions are always welcome.

Step 3: Further steps in the process

Depending on the position, we arrange a trial or taster day, give you a professional task, organise a meeting with the team, or invite you to an assessment. Reference checks are usually part of our application process. You will be transparently informed about all steps in the process.

Step 4: Application decision

Are you convinced by us and we by you? After a verbal offer, you will receive a confirmation, contract documents, and information on the next steps until you start the job. It didn’t work out? We look forward to you applying for other exciting positions despite the rejection.

For Bern. With heart. With impact.

More than 4,500 people work together in the city of Bern across five directorates and more than 80 professions. We are committed with passion and conviction to the people who live and work here. Together we shape the community and the future of this city – visible, tangible, sustainable. For our city. For Bern.