Gymnase de Bienne et du Jura bernois
Bienne
Deputy Principal (40-60%)
- 29 October 2026
- 40 – 60%
- Bienne
Job summary
Le Gymnase de Bienne et du Jura bernois seeks a Deputy Rector.
Tasks
- Participate in school management and development with the team.
- Oversee bilingual and monolingual classes and admissions.
- Coordinate academic quality and manage teacher training initiatives.
Skills
- Teaching diploma for maturity schools and experience in education.
- Strong organizational and project management skills required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and discretion in decision-making.
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School/Institution Profile
The Gymnasium of Biel and the Bernese Jura is advertising a position for
Deputy Principal (40-60%)
Gymnasium of Biel and the Bernese Jura
2503 Biel
2503 Biel
Responsibilities
1) Participate, as part of the Management team, in the leadership and development of the school.
2) Take charge of part of the responsibilities, classified below into three areas. Their distribution within the Management team will take into account your preferences and the needs of the school.
Students and Programmes
• Bilingual gymnasium classes: student monitoring and operational management, in collaboration with the Gymnasium Biel-Seeland (GBSL), our partner school
• Monolingual gymnasium classes: monitoring a cohort of students
• Admissions: handling extraordinary and out-of-canton admissions (gymnasium and ECG programmes)
• Promotions: managing promotions, in liaison with the administration
Pedagogy and Quality
• Quality: monitoring internal and external evaluations and the quality system, coordinating the EEP
• Autonomy in learning: monitoring projects related to transversal skills
• Continuing education: pedagogical monitoring (tracking societal developments) and organising continuing education for the teaching staff
Organisation and Safety
• School year: coordinating the start of term and cultural events, managing calendars (with the GBSL)
• Substitutions: managing substitutions in collaboration with the principal and vice-principal
• Safety and emergencies: responsibility for crisis and emergency plans, managing alarms (with the GBSL)
3) Conduct periodic evaluation interviews (EEP) with members of the teaching staff.
4) Simultaneously provide teaching, at a rate agreed with you.
Requirements
Possession of a teaching diploma for maturity schools (gymnasium) or for professional maturity.
Training in school management (CAS or equivalent) is an asset.
Proven experience teaching at gymnasium, general education school or business school, ideally complemented by initial experience in school management or project leadership.
Organisational skills, ability to lead projects and work in a team.
Good interpersonal skills, discretion and decision-making ability, including in delicate situations.
Strong interest in pedagogical development and school organisation, innovative spirit.
Good knowledge of German is desirable (close collaboration with the Gymnasium Biel-Seeland).
We Offer
A 40 to 60% management position, to be chosen according to your situation, complemented by a teaching rate agreed with you.
The possibility to assert your interests in the distribution of responsibilities.
A welcoming team, characterised by a strong spirit of collaboration and mutual support.
A French-speaking school in a bilingual environment, in close collaboration with the GBSL.
An outstanding working environment, on the shores of Lake Biel.
Contact
Fabian Aellig, principal
direction@gbjb.ch, 032 327 06 06
In your cover letter, please specify:
• Your ideal percentage of work as deputy principal (between 40 and 60%)
• The functions that interest you most
• The functions in which you would not feel comfortable
Additional Information
Start date
01.02.2027
Application deadline
23.11.2026
Reference
40555
