Association Director – 90-100 %

About the job

Lead an organisation of more than 1,000 employees. Support nearly 8,000 beneficiaries. Carry a regional ambition at the heart of the Vaud home care and support system.

A key player in the Vaud home care and support system, the Association for Health, Prevention and Home Support (ASPMAD) of Northern Vaud provides, through several CMS, local services enabling the population to maintain their autonomy and live at home in the best possible conditions.

In an environment marked by demographic changes, increasing complexity of care, pressures on professional resources, and organisational and digital transformations, we are looking for our future

Association Director – 90-100 %

As head of the Association, you are responsible for its overall performance, its teams, its resources, and the quality of services delivered to the population.

You define and implement a regional strategy, in line with AVASAD’s orientations, and create the conditions allowing each CMS to fully fulfil its mission.

You will notably be called upon to:

• Contribute to the reflections and transformations of the Vaud CMS system, as a member of the AVASAD Executive Committee, voicing the needs of your region while seeking solutions beneficial to the entire system.
• Manage the Association and its CMS, ensuring the quality, continuity, safety, and efficiency of services.
• Define and deploy the regional strategy, in connection with institutional and cantonal orientations.
• Lead and unite managers and teams, developing a culture of responsibility, cooperation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage human, financial, and organisational resources, with a view to sustainable performance and accountability.
• Anticipate sector developments, develop skills, and support necessary transformations.
• Represent the Association with authorities, partners, and regional, cantonal, and institutional stakeholders.

You combine a detailed knowledge of regional realities with a global vision of the system’s challenges.

Your profile:

You are an experienced leader, able to combine strategic vision, management rigour, and understanding of field realities.

Your career has enabled you to:

• lead a complex, multisite, multidisciplinary organisation;
• define and implement a strategy;
• manage managers and develop skills;
• manage significant human, financial, and organisational resources;
• drive transformations and support change;
• make decisions and assume trade-offs in complex environments;
• build collaborations with partners with differing interests and responsibilities.

You are recognised for your leadership, your ability to give meaning and unite. You know how to listen and create dialogue, but also decide when the situation requires it.

Experience in the health, medico-social, social, parapublic sectors or in public services is essential. A good knowledge of the Swiss health system and the Vaud institutional environment will also be appreciated and is an asset.

Beyond a particular career or diploma, we are above all looking for a personality capable of leading, uniting, and evolving an organisation in service of its mission.

Why join us?

To lead a high-performing, humane organisation close to its population, while contributing to building the home care of tomorrow.

If you wish to put your leadership experience at the service of a public interest mission and contribute to a major transformation of the health system, we look forward to discovering your background.

How to apply?

We invite you to submit your complete application including your CV, cover letter, as well as your diplomas and work certificates, directly via JobUp by 30 September 2026.