Youth Centre Manager (socio-cultural animator)

About the job

Join the Municipality of Delémont and put your commitment at the service of the youth of the Jura capital!

Your role at the heart of Delémont's youth

With us, you lead the Youth Centre (EJ), a welcoming place for young people from Delémont and the surrounding area aged 12 to 18, which also organises off-site activities. Under the guidance of the head of the CSJL service, you actively collaborate in implementing the municipal childhood-youth policy.

• Do you want to lead an animation team, ensure its cohesion and guarantee the smooth running of the EJ, from task planning to budget management?
• Are you keen to design, both at the EJ and off-site, activities, projects as well as prevention and discovery offers that promote integration and social cohesion, and to support young people’s initiatives to develop their autonomy and social skills?
• Do you enjoy welcoming and supporting young people, know how to listen to bring out their needs, identify possible signs of vulnerability and direct them to the appropriate partners?
• Can you give visibility to a place, especially on social media, in coordination with the municipal communication service?
• Do you want to contribute to the municipal childhood-youth policy and encourage youth participation, in connection with the authorities, municipal services and the network of local and cantonal partners?

Then you are the right person to bring our Youth Centre to life!

What you bring

• University of Applied Sciences degree in socio-cultural animation or equivalent training
• At least 3 years of prior experience in socio-cultural animation
• Additional training in team, project and/or budget management, or proven experience in this area
• Ability to develop strategic visions and independently manage projects within deadlines
• Knowledge of the Swiss and Jura institutional framework as well as the network of partners and institutions at the cantonal level
• Rigor, commitment and strong sense of responsibility; ease working independently, in a multidisciplinary team and network
• Dynamic, positive and proactive personality, able to develop constructive interactions with the local social network
• Strong communication skills, active and caring listening, good writing skills

Start date

1 March 2027 or by agreement

About us

With us, you benefit from modern and attractive employment and working conditions. You have opportunities for personal and professional development.

As the capital of the Canton of Jura, Delémont has approximately 13,000 inhabitants. Attached to the Department of Social Cohesion, Youth and Housing, the Youth Centre is part of a rapidly evolving municipal childhood-youth policy. Here you will find a role rich in responsibilities, a varied working environment and multiple collaborations with the relevant partners. Do you want to make the Youth Centre a place that reflects the young people who attend it?

Does this position match what you are looking for?

Then do not hesitate to apply!

Do you have other questions? We look forward to receiving your call.