Head of Training for Moderators of Orientation Days

About the job

Bern | 80-100% |

You can contribute in this role

• Plan and coordinate the basic and advanced training of moderators for the cantonal orientation days across Switzerland and ensure a uniform implementation
• Organise and lead basic and refresher courses, support course staff and participants, and ensure course administration and documentation
• Advise the course staff methodically and didactically, as well as create and update practical teaching materials, course documents and digital learning content
• Check course quality based on evaluations and performance records, analyse results and implement agreed improvement measures
• Coordinate operational exchange with cantonal orientation day coordinators, organise consultations and incorporate feedback into the further development of the training
• Participate in projects and working groups and, in the absence of the superior management, take on professional representation within the delegated scope

What makes you unique

• Completed university or university of applied sciences degree or equivalent education; further training in adult education, pedagogy or didactics is an advantage
• Several years of practical experience in training, moderation, course management or the organisation of training and further education
• Experience in course planning and administration, evaluation and quality assurance as well as confident handling of digital work and learning tools
• Excellent moderation and communication skills, convincing oral expression and enjoyment in writing clear training materials
• Independent, structured and solution-oriented working style, skill in dealing with different stakeholders and willingness to travel regularly to the cantons
• Good oral and written knowledge of a second official language and, if possible, knowledge of a third official language

In a nutshell

The Army Personnel (Pers A) accompanies members of the army from recruitment to discharge from military service. Shape training with nationwide impact: you enable the moderators who are deployed at the cantonal orientation days. You combine course management and didactics with quality assurance and direct exchange with the cantons.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Training Command (Kdo Ausb) is responsible for training within the Swiss Army – from recruitment through basic general training to leadership training for the militia and professional military. The Kdo Ausb includes higher leadership training, army personnel, five training units, the training centre as well as the specialist unit Women in the Army and Diversity. One third of the approximately 2,350 employees work in civilian professions in scientific, technical, medical, psychological, administrative or sporting fields and contribute to success together with the professional military.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 staff in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A position with the Swiss Army makes sense and offers many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile .

Questions about the position

Marco Eggenschwiler
Assistant to the Commander Recruitment of the Army
+41 58 46 95679