Managing Director APPISBERG

About the job

Managing Director APPISBERG 80-100%

We accompany people with special support needs on their path to training, qualification and work. We combine professional expertise with a clear attitude: People are at the centre, development needs structure, and sustainable integration arises through professional collaboration.

Our three areas Development Campus, Learning and Working Worlds as well as Integration Services work hand in hand with the Central Services and the Operations Staff and together form a strong organisation. 

APPISBERG is currently in an important phase of renewal. The board has been newly staffed and is driving the further development of the institution - strategically, financially and organisationally. For this path, we are looking for a leader who will manage APPISBERG holistically, steer it sustainably as an independent institution, develop it strategically and position it as a reliable, impact-oriented partner towards the cost bearers. 

Your role
Start: from March 2027 or by arrangement

As Managing Director, you bear overall responsibility for the operation. You lead the department heads, the Central Services and the Operations Staff and report to the board, represented by the presidency - overall responsibility with scope for design.

Your tasks

• Operational overall responsibility for Appisberg as well as implementation of the strategic goals and mission statement set by the board and the general assembly 
• Leadership and management of the institution in professional, personnel, organisational and financial terms, with a special focus on economic stability, utilisation and sustainable development 
• Leadership and further development of the management team as well as ensuring clear responsibilities and an open, respectful and binding leadership culture 
• Shaping cultural change and ensuring binding leadership practice across all areas
• Management and further development of the service portfolio with a focus on effective vocational integration, labour market proximity, demand and economic viability 
• Ensuring effective and economical service delivery through appropriate management, controlling and quality instruments 
• Overall responsibility for finance, quality management, infrastructure and safety, in cooperation with the responsible specialists and managers 
• Strategic positioning of Appisberg as well as ensuring professional market and public relations towards IV offices, companies and other stakeholders 
• Representation of Appisberg externally as well as maintenance and further development of cooperation with authorities, referrers, business partners, associations and potential cooperation partners. Specifically: positioning and negotiations with IV, SVA, cantons, municipalities, associations and politics
• Preparation of decision-making bases for the board and implementation of the resulting resolutions, especially within the framework of strategic and organisational further development 
• Advisory participation in board meetings as well as preparation of the general assembly on behalf of the association president

Your profile

• Completed education at the level of advanced technical college, university of applied sciences or university, ideally supplemented by further training in social or business management
• Several years of leadership experience with result responsibility, ideally in a social institution, in the health/social sector or in a comparably diverse, production- and service-oriented environment
• Strong entrepreneurial thinking; experience in dealing with different stakeholders
• Business management leadership strength and organisational competence: contribution margin, utilisation control, personnel cost ratio, liquidity planning
• Negotiation skills and experience in dealing with cost bearers (IV), authorities and various stakeholders
• High social competence, sensitivity in dealing with people with health impairments as well as enjoyment of a leadership role with social impact
• Experience in change processes as well as the ability to further develop structures and lead a team through a phase of new beginnings; strategic thinking combined with pragmatic implementation skills
• Confident communication in spoken and written form, assured appearance towards the board, authorities, employees and the public
• High resilience, conflict capability and willingness to make and represent demanding decisions

What we offer

• A responsible leadership position in the tension field of social mission, entrepreneurial responsibility and organisational further development – with great scope for design
• The opportunity to actively lead a traditional institution into a new future – in direct, trusting cooperation with a committed, newly established board and presidency
• A meaningful task with real social impact
• A appreciative environment that meets at eye level and fosters an open, respectful working culture
• A workplace with quality of life, good accessibility, free parking and shuttle service from the station
• Contemporary employment conditions

Interested? 
We look forward to your application. Please upload your complete application dossier via the Apply button . 

If you have any questions, Bert Evers, President of the Board, will be happy to assist you.

Further information about APPISBERG can be found online at appisberg.ch .