Administrative Manager of the Leenaards Memory Center (12827-AD-208-2025)

Administration

Administrative Manager of the Leenaards Memory Center

The Leenaards Memory Center, attached to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, is looking for an administrative manager at 80%.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Department of Clinical Neurosciences includes the Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation Services, the Leenaards Memory Center, the Neuroscience Research Center, and the Spinal Surgery Service. It offers integrated and personalized care to patients suffering from diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, from brain to muscle.

The Leenaards Memory Center, inaugurated in 2013 and directed by Prof. Allali, is a true reference center for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders related to advanced age.

Mission

Within an interdisciplinary team composed of doctors and psychologists:

• You ensure the organizational and financial management of the administrative part of the service, anticipating workload and staffing, participating in resource management, and guaranteeing compliance with deadlines, deliverables, and administrative indicators
• You supervise the administrative staff of the service, supporting employees in their development, ensuring good working conditions, and leading team meetings
• You support the head of service in administrative management and provide executive secretarial services, organizing meetings, monitoring projects, and overseeing logistics and management of events and invoices
• You ensure the updating and application of internal and external processes and procedures, guaranteeing compliance and efficiency of administrative practices
• You are the IT contact person for your area and manage the logistical organization of the service.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee with a federal maturity certificate or an equivalent qualification, complemented by confirmed training or experience in management and administration
• You have at least 5 years of experience in public administration or at least 2 years in a similar position at CHUV
• You express yourself fluently, both orally and in writing, in French
• You demonstrate recognized leadership, developed interpersonal skills, and good stress resistance
• You know how to plan, organize, and support your team professionally while promoting interprofessional collaboration and patient orientation
• You show diplomacy, listening skills, autonomy, and a keen sense of communication and confidentiality
• You master office tools (Microsoft Office suite) as well as CHUV-specific IT applications

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-notch social benefits, 20 days of paternity leave, and 4 months of maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Loric Berney, Departmental Director of Administration and Finance of the DNC, at 021 314 97 73.

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If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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