Managing Director HR & Development 60%

03 February 2026
60%
Permanent position
Hagendorn

Job summary

Join us to shape the future of the Heilpädagogisches Zentrum Hagendorn (HZH). This role offers a dynamic work environment and meaningful benefits.

Tasks

Contribute to the overall strategy and organizational goals of HZH.
Guide leaders in organizational development and quality assurance processes.
Lead modern management and work model developments.

Skills

Degree in HR with advanced qualifications; several years in strategic HR roles.
Strong change management and transformation experience required.
Excellent consulting, coaching, and communication skills essential.

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About the job

Your chance to help shape the future of the Heilpädagogisches Zentrum Hagendorn (HZH). We support and promote children and adolescents with cognitive impairments or complex multiple disabilities. As a member of the management team, you will significantly influence the strategic direction and further development of the Special Education Competence Center.

Together with the Finance Managing Director, you will take a seat in the management team for the area of operational processes (HR, support services, finance, and administration). Your expertise in personnel and organizational development flows directly into the strategic management of the institution. In close collaboration with the extended management team as well as internal and external experts, you develop effective solutions that strengthen the HZH in the long term and make it future-proof, always with a view to the overarching purpose and our strategy.

Your Tasks

Co-shaping the overall strategy of the HZH and the strategic organizational goals
Managing and supporting the department heads in organizational development and quality assurance processes
Conceptual and operational further development of modern organizational, leadership, and work models
Responsibility for competence, talent, and succession management as well as the strategic strengthening of employer attractiveness
Strategic and operational responsibility for the employee life cycle in collaboration with the operational HR team
Leading culture- and development-oriented projects as well as further developing occupational health management
Promoting co-constructive collaboration with high employee participation

Your Profile

Professional or university degree with qualified advanced training in HR
Several years of leadership experience in a strategic HR or organizational development function
Solid experience in change management and transformation processes
Strong consulting, coaching, and communication skills
Willingness to contribute operationally alongside strategic leadership and take responsibility along the employee life cycle
Integrative leadership personality with value-oriented attitude

We Offer

High scope for design and responsibility for a key area of the institution
Influence on the further development of the institution, leadership culture, and operational management
A committed, multiprofessional team and an environment that fosters innovation
A meaningful work context with a high social contribution

Contact

Please apply online. Join us on the journey; the next step is yours.

For questions, Yasemin Bühler is happy to assist you: yasemin.buehler@hzhagendorn.ch

Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications through recruitment agencies.

We are committed to a working environment in which all employees – regardless of gender, age, religious and sexual orientation, or ethnic origin – are treated fairly and respectfully. HZH is committed to the Charter for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Other Violations of Boundaries (www.charta-praevention.ch).