Head of Fleet Management and Telecommunications 90-100%

About the job

The Fleet Management and Telecommunications department ensures the operational capability of the Bern Cantonal Police through a powerful vehicle fleet and a reliable communications infrastructure. It is responsible for the procurement, operation, and strategic development of mobility solutions – for the Bern Cantonal Police as well as the entire canton – and telecommunications systems. The goal is to provide the emergency services at all times with modern, functional resources for successful missions while ensuring maximum endurance.

• Responsible for the strategic and operational management of the entire Fleet Management and Telecommunications department, including the cantonal mobility procurement office
• Technical, organisational, and personnel leadership of the department with a total of around 45 employees, including direct management of 5 employees
• Development of innovative solutions to ensure the endurance of e-mobility as well as modern communication technologies
• Development of forward-looking plans for financial resources, replacement procurements, and further developments as well as ensuring sustainability in the mobility sector to securely achieve the long-term goals of the Bern Cantonal Police and the canton
• Monitoring service delivery based on clear key figures, optimising processes together with the department heads, and ensuring that services meet the requirements of business processes
• Central coordination and communication role in the event of major disruptions and outages as well as management of the supplier interface
• Active participation in interdisciplinary working groups and authority networks to represent the needs of the Bern Cantonal Police

• Technical basic training in electronics or ICT with supplementary university of applied sciences training in management or business administration
• Extensive experience in the environment of blue light organisations (BORS) as well as the ability to competently assess complex technical and security-related issues
• Proven leadership experience with a confident, appreciative leadership style
• Strategic foresight and innovative strength in key areas such as radio, mobile and satellite communication, drone systems and countermeasures, e-mobility, and special electronics
• Demonstrable experience in financial, resource, and budget planning within the framework of profit centre responsibility
• Convincing conceptual skills and high social competence, combined with resilience, solution-oriented action, and decisiveness
• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form as well as communication skills in English and French

• Attractive social benefits and pension provision
• Secure employer and transparent salary system, long-service gifts (time or money)
• Dynamic environment in a large organisation, exciting contacts with people in everyday police work
• Value-based, appreciative manners
• Stage-appropriate personnel development: competent induction, support for individual further training, development of the proportion of women
• Flexible working models: annual working hours, part-time models, home office
• Health promotion: various sports and cultural offers, health check
• Mobile phone including subscription cost coverage