Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Head of Educational Technology 80 - 100%
- 14 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt's Educational Technology team! Lead digital transformation and support over 60,000 users in Zurich.
Tasks
- Ensure effective use and development of EdTech services.
- Drive pedagogical innovation and collaborate with various stakeholders.
- Manage service portfolio and support processes across schools.
Skills
- Hold a relevant degree with leadership experience in education or tech.
- Strong understanding of educational needs and technology solutions.
- Experience in service management and project work.
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About the job
Head of Educational Technology 80 - 100%The Secondary School and Vocational Education Office (MBA) is the competence and service centre for vocational education, grammar schools, higher vocational education and further education in the canton of Zurich. We support and supervise secondary schools, vocational schools, providers of preparatory vocational years and training companies. The Digital Service Center Sek II (DSC) provides central services as a competence centre in this environment to support administrative as well as pedagogical-didactic processes for the more than 40 cantonal schools of secondary level II with around 60,000 users. In a dynamic educational and technological environment, we combine service orientation, pedagogical impact, digital transformation and reliable operation.
For the Educational Technology area, we are looking for a committed leader as Head of Educational Technology with a workload of 80 - 100% from 1 December 2026.
Your area of responsibility
As a member of the DSC management team, you take on the professional, personnel and organisational leadership responsibility for the Educational Technology area, which currently has six employees. In this role, you ensure the core mission of the area: the provision, use, management and further development of media, platforms and technologies to support and enrich digital teaching and learning processes at the cantonal schools of secondary level II.
You are responsible for the service portfolio of the EdTech services and ensure that needs-based, contemporary and operationally viable solutions are used. In doing so, you manage the use of EdTech services throughout the entire service lifecycle and, together with the schools, internal specialist departments as well as external partners and suppliers, ensure functioning support and operational processes.
In addition, you support pedagogical innovation processes, advise relevant actors and committees, and contribute to projects and initiatives for the provision of new services, applications, technologies and media. In this role, you take on a central bridging function between the cantonal schools, the DSC in the MBA, the Digital Learning Hub (DLH), internal specialist departments and various external partners and suppliers.
Your profile
You have a university degree and practical experience in the fields of educational sciences, media education, digital learning, business informatics or a comparable subject area. You bring proven leadership experience and have already worked in the environment of educational institutions, public administration or digital transformation. You combine pedagogical understanding with service and technology competence. You translate the requirements of schools into viable EdTech services. You bring experience in service management, project work and dealing with heterogeneous stakeholders and suppliers. Knowledge of data protection, information security and procurement is an advantage. You lead clearly and appreciatively, communicate appropriately for the level and work reliably.
Our offer
Are you interested in a role in the service of business, education and youth? You will have the opportunity to actively further develop the Educational Technology area and make a concrete contribution to the digital transformation at the cantonal schools of secondary level II. You can expect a dynamic environment where commitment, reliability, customer proximity, service orientation, collaboration and appreciation are important.
We offer you a meaningful, versatile and designable leadership role, progressive employment conditions, flexible working models as well as the promotion of your personal and professional development. The workplace is centrally located near the main station in Zurich.
For further information, please contact Daniel Stoeri, Head of Digital Service Center Sek II, telephone 043 259 78 74.
We look forward to receiving your electronic application. Applications from employment agencies and applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy.
Additional information can be found on the internet at www.zh.ch/mba.
