Head of Administration 80%

About the job

The Pastoral Area Region Sursee LU (pastoralraumregionsursee.ch) comprises around 15,000 Catholics from five parishes. Together with many volunteers, we are committed to a lively and inspiring community and jointly face the challenges of the times and the associated adjustments.

For the further development of our organisation and a future-oriented collaboration in the Pastoral Area, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a complement to the management team:

Head of Administration 80%

Together with the Pastoral Area Leader, you will be jointly responsible for:

• the strategic orientation and prioritisation of the Pastoral Area
• the organisation and further development of the Pastoral Area
• the design of role-based collaboration (clarity about roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes)
• collaboration with the board of the church community association and the church councils

In addition, you are responsible for:

• the development and implementation of efficient and innovative forms of management
• leading staff in supporting areas
• personnel management of all employees at the interface with the personnel department of the church community association
• specific future topics, such as sustainability, volunteer management

You bring with you

• A tertiary-level qualification (university or higher technical college) or a comparable qualification through further education and professional experience.
• Further training in NPO management, leadership, HR, organisational development or change management is an advantage.
• Curiosity for designing and testing new forms of collaboration and for innovative ways of organisational design, as well as motivation to continue the initiated organisational development.
• Good knowledge of the structures of the Roman Catholic Church, or openness to get to know them, as well as interest in church development.
• Competence and experience in leadership as well as enjoyment in leading.
• Express desire to live a shared leadership model as a trio (with the Pastoral Area Leader and the senior priest).
• Willingness to work at evening and weekend appointments.

We offer you

• Support from an executive assistant
• Expert collaboration in a larger interdisciplinary team
• Openness and support in a forward-looking organisational structure
• Five lively parishes with cooperative employees and committed volunteers on site
• Extensive infrastructure and modern workplaces in Sursee
• Attractive employment conditions according to the national church salary scale

We look forward to receiving your application!

For information, please contact:
Hanspeter Wasmer, Episcopal Vicar 041 417 03 40 or hanspeter.wasmer@bistum-basel.ch
Simone Parise, Pastoral Area Leader, 041 926 80 60 or simone.parise@prsu.ch
Thomas Arnet, President Church Community Association 079 433 96 13 or thomas.arnet@prsu.ch

Please send your application by 10 December 2026 by email to:
Episcopal Ordinariate, Personnel Department personalamt@bistum-basel.ch with a copy to: rolf.baumann@prsu.ch
Personnel Church Community Association Region Sursee.