Chief Executive Officer

A recognised player in socio-professional integration, Orif supports people with disabilities or social difficulties towards integration and reintegration, as well as sustainable retention in the labour market, notably in partnership with disability insurance (AI) and other principals. Present on 10 sites in French-speaking Switzerland, Orif has more than 500 employees and supports over 2,500 beneficiaries each year in their socio-professional integration and reintegration journeys.

In a constantly evolving environment, Orif wishes to continue its development, strengthen the impact of its services and guarantee its institutional and financial sustainability. To carry these ambitions forward over time, and to succeed the current holder who will soon retire, Orif is looking for its next

Reporting to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, you ensure the strategic and operational management of Orif in accordance with its mission, values and legal framework. You propose the institution’s strategy to the Board of Directors, oversee its implementation and the achievement of objectives. As guarantor of the quality, effectiveness and impact of services, you ensure the financial and institutional sustainability of the organisation and contribute to its reputation with its principals, partners and authorities.

Your main responsibilities

You steer the development and adaptation of services according to the needs of principals and supported individuals, with particular attention to their quality and impact. Central to the role, management involves leading and uniting the executive team, supporting organisational changes and promoting an HR policy that encourages attractiveness, skills development, equality and workplace health. The role also includes overseeing financial and budget management, investments and assets, as well as issues related to the information system, data security and the responsible use of digital technology and artificial intelligence.

Your profile

• At least 10 years’ experience in a leadership role, ideally in the social sector, has enabled you to develop a unifying and inspiring leadership style. Your ability to set a course, mobilise and embed the organisation in a long-term vision will make the difference. You know how to support transformations, evolve an organisation and create conditions that allow teams to fully contribute to its development.
• Your higher professional or university education is complemented by strong skills in financial management, business economics and project management, enabling you to understand the institution’s challenges as a whole.
• With an entrepreneurial spirit, you are committed to evolving and developing the institution over time, with discernment and respect for its mission and values. Comfortable in institutional environments, you have an established socio-economic network or a real ability to develop one.
• A good knowledge of social insurance and vocational training complements your background.
• Excellent writing skills in French are required; knowledge of German is an asset.

Why join Orif?

• A leadership role with strong human and societal impact, within a recognised institution, offering a wide scope of strategic, managerial and institutional action.
• A large-scale organisation, driven by the diversity of its professions and activities, offering challenges that are both strategic and operational.
• Competent and passionate employees committed to their mission, on whom you can rely to drive new dynamics and collectively build Orif’s future.
• … At a particularly stimulating moment in Orif’s evolution, with the opportunity to actively contribute to the next stage of its development.

If you wish to put your experience, leadership and vision at the service of an institution whose mission places people and professional integration at the heart of its action, we look forward to receiving your application (CV and cover letter) via our agent, Emmenegger Compétences Conseils SA.

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