Head of Family and Neighborhood City of Bern
Stadt Bern
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:17 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Lead the diverse Family and District Department in Bern with 380 staff. Join a dynamic team committed to a welcoming city for all ages.
Tasks
- Ensure Bern remains a thriving city for children and families.
- Strategically develop the organization and engage in political processes.
- Foster collaboration with partners and build sustainable networks.
Skills
- Higher education or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Passion for promoting equity and respect among all communities.
- Proven leadership and management skills with innovative thinking.
Is this helpful?
- You lead the versatile Family and Neighborhood department of the City of Bern with around 380 employees.
- You contribute to ensuring that Bern remains a city where children, young people, families, and older people feel comfortable in the future.
- You strategically further develop the organization, are actively involved in political processes, and develop future-oriented concepts.
- You promote cooperation between service contract partners, the city, canton, and federal government and build sustainable networks.
- As a member of the management of the Directorate for Education, Social Affairs, and Sports, you effectively contribute your expertise and leadership skills.
- Completed higher education or studies in a suitable field – or a comparable qualification with relevant professional experience.
- Passion for promoting equal opportunities, work-family balance, and respectful coexistence of all population groups – with a focus on a child-, youth-, and age-friendly city of Bern.
- Proven experience in leadership and management, combined with innovative strength, enthusiasm for shaping, and strategic thinking.
- High political sensitivity and a pronounced understanding of administration and politics; good networking with social institutions as well as interfaces at the cantonal and federal levels.
- Enjoyment in effectively implementing projects and processes together with internal and external partners.
