Transfer Programme Manager / Leiter-in Transfer-Programm

Geothermal Switzerland is the umbrella association for geothermal energy in Switzerland. It brings together energy supply companies, engineering offices, drilling companies, universities of applied sciences, and other public and private stakeholders in the sector, and is committed to the sustainable development of geothermal energy in all its forms, as a contribution to renewable energy supply. Its secretariat, based in Bern, consists of a small bilingual team.

"Geothermal – our underground, our energy": Geothermal Switzerland is committed to values of dedication, collaboration, transparency, integrity, and quality.

With the Transfer programme, supported by the Federal Office of Energy, the cantons, and energy supply companies, Geothermal Switzerland promotes knowledge transfer and exchanges between sector actors to accelerate the implementation of geothermal projects.

To discover the programme, its exchange groups, and activities, we invite you to visit its webpage: https://geothermie-schweiz.ch/fr/transfer/

Your responsibilities

– Lead and manage the Transfer programme: planning, budget, projects, workshops, and reporting to funders

– Lead and facilitate experience exchange groups with energy supply companies (ERFA-EVU) and with the cantons (ERFA-Cantons)

– Contribute to member development

– Collaborate in organising the association’s events, including the CONNECT forum

You will report to the association’s director.

Your profile

You have a technical background and enjoy bringing people together. Facilitation, moderation, and networking skills are your strengths, and you manage your projects with autonomy and rigour. You promote dialogue and cooperation and know how to mobilise the collective intelligence of the sector.

Essential

– Higher education (ETH, university of applied sciences, or university) in a technical or scientific field – energy, engineering, geosciences, environment – or equivalent training

– Experience in project or programme management, including third-party funded projects (budget, monitoring, reporting)

– Strong communication, moderation, and facilitation skills for working groups and workshops; sociability

– Native French or German speaker, with proficiency in the other language (level C1); English is an asset (min. B1)

– Autonomy, initiative, and enjoyment of working in a small team within an association framework

Important

– Good knowledge of the energy market and the Swiss energy context (actors, energy policy, renewable heat supply)

– Knowledge of geothermal energy or subsurface fields

An asset

– Experience in leadership and team management

– Experience in advocacy and networking with the Confederation, cantons, and political world

You share our values – commitment, collaboration, transparency, integrity, and quality – and wish to embody them in your work.

What we offer

– A responsible position at the heart of the energy transition and in contact with the main geothermal actors in Switzerland

– A small, committed, bilingual team with great organisational freedom

– Workplace in Bern (a few minutes from the station), with the possibility of remote work

– Flexible and annualised working hours

– Contribution to mobile phone and Swiss Federal Railways subscriptions

– 5 weeks of holiday

– Support for continuing education

Interested?

Start date: 1 January 2027.

Please send us your complete application (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and work certificates) by 1 November 2026 at the latest by 1 November 2026

For any questions, the current director, Jérôme Faessler, Jérôme Faessler , will be happy to assist you from 19 October (+41 77 432 55 04).

We look forward to receiving your application!