Head of the Office for Primary Schools and Sport

Incredibly versatile

Tasks

• Personnel, professional, strategic and financial management including responsibility for implementing legal requirements and further developing the office
• Participation in the management of the Education Directorate, including advising on strategic and operational educational issues
• Preparing decision-making bases for the government, the directorate and political committees as well as representing corresponding concerns towards politics, administration, municipalities, schools and the public
• Networking at national, regional and local levels: developing and maintaining sustainable relationships with school authorities, school management, specialist offices and other stakeholders
• Developing foundations within working or project groups to ensure the continuous quality development of Nidwalden primary schools while promoting solution-oriented collaboration

Your profile

• University degree in social and/or humanities sciences combined with many years of practical experience as a teacher or headteacher at primary school level
• Several years of leadership experience (ideally CAS/MAS in leadership) as well as sound knowledge of primary schools and their legal foundations
• Strong interest in administration and educational policy topics
• You are a skilled negotiator and generalist with a high ability to integrate; the variety of tasks in a small canton appeals to you
• You are an initiative-taking, linguistically very proficient and resilient personality with a flair for interdisciplinary work
• You have a high problem-solving competence, think both analytically and in networks, and convince relevant stakeholders both orally and in writing

Here for you

For further information about this role, please contact Stefan Müller, Directorate Secretary, telephone 041 618 74 31.