A Hospitality and Housekeeping Sector Manager 80-100% ******************************************************

The Les Buissonnets Foundation has been welcoming children and adults with disabilities for over 50 years

through two Home-schools, an Adult Workshop Home, a Physio-ergotherapy Service and the itinerant Educational Service of the canton of Fribourg.

To replace our Sector Manager and strengthen the General Services management team, we are looking for

Overall mission

The position is responsible for the management and organisation of the Hospitality and Housekeeping Sector of the General Services (GS). The Manager proposes and sets the objectives of their department with their management and ensures the implementation of the means necessary to achieve them. They organise and coordinate the sector's activities by allocating resources efficiently and fairly, monitor their execution, in connection with other sector managers for all services offered by the sector to the people cared for, employees and external clients. They ensure that the services of their sector respect the culture and educational mission of the institutions.

Your main tasks

• Management of sector activities: cafeteria, common areas, rentals, internal meal logistics, technical housing and cleaning, laundry circuit (technical and organisational)
• Financial and statistical management: collaborate with management to prepare the operating and investment budget as well as the 5-year financial planning; control the allocated budget through purchases, participate in the budget controlling of GS activities; establish invoicing and ensure the invoice workflow of the sector, manage the supplier panel; keep statistics up to date to identify key figures and steer housekeeping activity (notably operating costs, cost prices, laundry weighing, profitability calculations)
• Personnel management of the sector: recruit staff, manage apprentices, establish work schedules, plan holidays and leave, and ensure information and ongoing training of employees. Establish links between housekeeping and other sectors: management, technical service, kitchen, IT and administration
• Management of sector events/special projects: staff dinners, fairs, etc.

Your profile

• Holder of a federal certificate in Housekeeping, or operations agent or equivalent
• With 5 years’ experience in a similar position
• Good knowledge of French and German (level B2)
• Several years of professional experience in the field, including proven skills in leadership and team management
• Proficient in MS Office office tools
• Organised, precise and rigorous person, with good stress resistance, a sense of priorities and able to adapt quickly to new developments

We offer you

• A rewarding and varied job with an employer offering high-quality social services, in a work environment on the outskirts of the City of Fribourg
• The benefits of a human-scale establishment
• The possibility to develop in a dynamic environment

Starting date : immediately or to be agreed

For any questions, Mrs Rosa Piller, General Secretary and Director of General Services, is at your disposal at 026 484 28 01.

If this position excites you, we look forward to receiving your application by 20 September 2026, by e-mail at secretariatsg@lesbuissonnets.ch (mention: Hospitality/Housekeeping Sector Manager).

Only applications matching the desired profile will receive a response.