Olten
Head of Social Administration 60-80%
- 15 July 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Permanent position
- Olten
Job summary
Join the Sozialregion Olten as a leading Sozialadministration! Enjoy a dynamic work environment and great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead the Sozialadministration department with a focus on financial management.
- Manage budgeting, financial planning, and accounting for the social directorate.
- Oversee team leaders and ensure quality management across services.
Skills
- Must have financial expertise, leadership training, and social system knowledge.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills are essential.
- Ability to enforce and manage processes effectively.
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Head of Social Administration 80%
For you, leadership does not mean control but empowerment? Organisation does not mean standstill but continuous development? Then you are in the right place with us as Head of Social Administration 80% in the Olten social region.
About us:
The Olten social region is in an exciting phase of further development. We are creating more scope for design, more personal responsibility and new forms of collaboration. For this, we are looking for a Head of Social Administration who strengthens people, provides orientation and creates security.
The Olten social region provides financial assistance and social work support for people who require economic social assistance or when a guardianship is established due to a state of weakness. The social administration is the central hub of the social region and ensures that the legal mandates are carried out professionally and efficiently. It supports social workers in many administrative matters, serves as a contact point for questions regarding administrative case management and offers professional assistance in the area of social insurance. Based on the cantonal social law, the administration carries out budgeting and accounting as well as controlling of the social region.
General information
- Workload
- 80%
- Start date
- immediately or by arrangement
- Employer
- Municipality of Olten
- Type of employment
- permanent
- Type
- Job offer
Tasks
- Further development of the social administration of the Olten social region with around 20 employees
- Management of four directly subordinate employees (accounting, AHV branch office and secretariat)
- Support of the management in budgeting and accounting according to HRM2
- Continuous optimisation of processes and structures in the administration
- Ensuring quality management (evaluations, benchmarking and internal control system)
Expectations
- Specialist in finance and accounting or willingness to complete a corresponding further education
- Professional experience and sound knowledge of the social security system
- Leadership experience is desirable
- Resilience, persistence and pronounced communication skills
We offer
- An organisation in transition where your ideas are welcome
- Scope for design and opportunity to participate
- A committed management team that supports changes together
- A motivated team with much experience and commitment
Procedure
We look forward to getting to know you:
Please send your complete application documents to bewerbungen@olten.ch
Further information
For enquiries about the position, please contact:
Ms Jolanda Kröll, Managing Director of the Olten social region; at 062 / 206 12 15.
