Head of Soil Competence Center (KOBO) (80 - 100%)

About the job

• Lead the Soil Competence Center KOBO in terms of personnel, financial, and organizational aspects
• Responsible for preparing offers for clients (BAFU, ARE, BLW), the efficient implementation of the corresponding service agreements by KOBO staff including reporting and documentation
• Regular coordination with the project management of the client regarding the status of contract fulfillment and current priorities
• Ensure close collaboration with clients, cantons, and other stakeholders (including associations and mapping offices)
• Responsible for communication and representation of KOBO externally and for the development and publication of technical results

• Completed university degree, preferably in soil sciences or a related field
• Very good knowledge and experience in managing large, complex projects, including financial and resource planning
• Leadership experience, preferably of larger teams, combined with high social competence and modern leadership understanding
• Strong service orientation towards the federal government and cantons
• Pronounced integrative and diplomatic skills to involve diverse stakeholders; presentation skills (lectures, panel discussions, etc.)
• Very good German and French language skills
• Ideally an existing network in KOBO's field of activity and good knowledge of soil protection, spatial development, agricultural and environmental policy in Switzerland as well as experience in cooperation with the involved institutions at federal and/or cantonal level

• Curiosity and sometimes even radical lateral thinking are required when looking for solutions.
• Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the professional community.
• A "colorful bunch" of cheerful people with very different biographies, views, and experiences awaits you.
• Work together with smart minds from various professional fields who, like you, want to make a difference.
• National and international networking as well as contacts with politics, administration, business, and society.

Cornelia Caputi
HR Consultant
T +41 31 910 21 82

At HAFL , a department of BFH, we connect people, nature, and technology for sustainable development. On behalf of the federal government (BAFU, ARE, BLW), we operate the Soil Competence Center (KOBO), the national specialist office of the federal government and cantons. KOBO improves the basis for the implementation of measures for the sustainable use and protection of the soil resource and thus supports authorities and practice.