After-School Sector Manager at 90%

To improve the quality of supervision of after-school teams, the Intercommunal Group for After-School Activities is looking for several

In response to the challenge of a growing number of children in after-school care and the construction of new schools in the Canton of Geneva, the Intercommunal Group for After-School Activities must recruit more staff to fulfil its mission and meet the needs of all Geneva families.

Its mission is to welcome primary school pupils during the lunch break and late afternoon, assuming a duty of educational development complementary to those of the family, the school, and extracurricular activities.

Your responsibilities

As Sector Manager, you will play a central role in the supervision, coordination, and development of the GIAP’s socio-educational teams.

Your main role will be to lead and coordinate an after-school sector by overseeing all organisational, managerial, and operational activities. You will be the driving force behind a collaborative environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement of services.

Team management: Supervise, evaluate, and support a team of 20 to 40 employees spread across different locations, ensuring close presence and a harmonious team dynamic.

Quality of services: Ensure a high level of quality in socio-educational services by identifying and deploying best institutional practices.

Projects: Lead projects with significant impact on the ground, aligned with organisational objectives.

On-site presence: Maintain an active and regular presence at the various sites in your sector, requiring rigorous organisation and suitable means of mobility.

Skills development: Conduct regular follow-ups and reviews with employees, encourage and promote training (individual and/or collective) to enhance team skills and integrate new educational approaches.

Coordination and collaboration: Play a key role in coordination between teams, management, and partners.

Your profile

• Degree at HES level or equivalent qualification.
• Certified training in team management is an asset.
• Collaborative and caring leadership with the ability to unite teams.
• Mastery of interpersonal relations: active listening, appropriate communication, negotiation.
• Adaptability, stress management, and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Experience: Several years of successful experience managing socio-educational teams or in the educational/after-school field.
• Good knowledge of the Geneva school and socio-educational network is a significant asset.
• Advanced proficiency in office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and lead complex projects.

Why join us?

Joining GIAP means:

• Joining an organisation committed to children’s well-being and educational innovation.
• Benefiting from an environment that values continuous training and professional fulfilment.
• Actively participating in ambitious projects to improve the quality of socio-educational services.
• Working in a stimulating setting, in collaboration with local partners and dynamic teams.

Conditions and benefits:

• Mobility required within the canton with suitable transport for frequent travel.
• Attractive salary in class 17.
• 11 weeks of school holidays.
• Advantageous pension fund.
• Permanent contract.
• Start date: to be agreed.

Please submit your complete application file (CV, cover letter, diplomas, and work certificates). Only applications meeting the above criteria will be considered.

You will be required to provide standard and special criminal records and a certificate of good conduct before your appointment.

Access to a verified e-procedures account is mandatory to access our Employee Space, which centralises all information and procedures necessary to work at GIAP.

Please note that your data will be treated strictly confidentially. If your application is not successful, we will keep your file for 6 months before destruction unless you advise otherwise.

Any application not meeting the criteria or submitted by means other than Jobup will not be considered.

GIAP - Intercommunal Group for After-School Activities