Head of Library Sector and Cultural Coordinator at 70%

About the job

The Municipality of Estavayer is seeking, for the Culture, Tourism and Local Economy Service, a:

Head of Library Sector and Cultural Coordinator at 70%

Complete service offers with the usual documents must be submitted on our website www.estavayer.ch under the jobs section. No offers received by other means will be considered. They must be in our possession by Thursday 26 November 2026 at the latest.

Your responsibilities:

Library:

• Ensure the management and operation of the library (team management, budget monitoring, organisation of activities and coordination of daily tasks);
• Define and implement the acquisition and collection development policy (selection of books, cataloguing, weeding);
• Develop the programme of mediation/animation activities;
• Ensure the promotion and communication of the library and its activities;
• Maintain institutional relations and represent the authority at a higher level.

Cultural coordination:

• Participate in the development and implementation of a cultural policy for the Municipality (including the development of public support and encouragement measures);
• Coordinate the municipal vision in terms of culture by leading, supporting and/or accompanying various actions;
• Ensure the implementation of the new Law on the Promotion of Cultural Affairs (LEAC);
• Sit on the assembly of cultural delegates (Culture Service of the Canton of Fribourg);
• Ensure the administrative follow-up of cultural affairs.

Your profile:

• Higher education in organisation/sector management or equivalent training;
• Proven knowledge and interest in the field of culture, preferably with experience in the associative sector;
• Experience in team and project management (organisation, coordination, meeting management, etc.);
• Experience in library management is an asset;
• Interest in local life;
• Administrative and IT skills;
• Communication skills via social networks;
• Good communication skills, initiative and creativity;
• Team spirit, cross-functional collaboration;
• Ability to work independently and make decisions;
• Versatility, precision, rigour, structure;
• Openness to professional development (training).

Start date: immediately or to be agreed

Information: Mr Armand Villadoniga, Municipal Administrator.

You will find the contact person's email address directly on the announcement on our website www.estavayer.ch under the jobs section.

As the fourth largest municipality in the canton of Fribourg, the municipality of Estavayer includes several villages, from the shores of Lake Neuchâtel to its highest point at over 800 metres altitude. With around 170 employees, the municipality of Estavayer offers its population of approximately 10,000 inhabitants and its many tourists the full range of services of a communal public administration.

We offer you: A pleasant working environment within a human-scale administration, dynamic teams and varied activities. The working conditions of a modern organisation.