For the Social Welfare Office of the City of Bern we are looking for you as of 1 January 2025 as
Head of Social Welfare Support / Deputy Head of Social Welfare
80 – 100 %
Your activities
- Overall responsibility for the topics, reporting and finance, HR, management support, auditing, IT application support, addiction, housing and shelter, law as well as fundamentals and projects with a management span of around 25 people
- Developing conceptual foundations for social assistance
- Introduction and responsibility for the support of IT specialist applications in the company (especially Citysoftnet)
- Expanding and maintaining networks and cooperations, representing the social welfare office in specialist and project groups of the federal government, cantons and municipalities, etc.
- Flexible assumption of temporary management tasks in the social welfare office
- Member of the Management Board and permanent deputy to the Head of Social Services
your profile
- University degree or equivalent training
- Management and project experience
- Familiar and experienced with social and socio-political issues
- Good understanding of administration and politics
- Entrepreneurial, communicative, strong negotiator and networking personality
- Good conceptual skills with a sense for completing social tasks
Working for the city of Bern
Quality of life: A single word says why it is worth it for the employees of the city of Bern to work hard every day. For their city, for the people who enjoy living here.
The Directorate for Education, Social Affairs and Sport focuses on people. Social Welfare Office provides a wide range of services and advice for the various areas of social assistance.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are important to us. The city of Bern thrives on the diversity of its employees.
Further information
For further information, please contact Claudia Hänzi, Head of the Social Welfare Office, telephone 031 321 63 28 / email [email protected].
We look forward to receiving your application documents.
Please send your documents to:
Directorate for Education, Social Affairs and Sport, Directorate Personnel Service
