Strategic Project Manager - 100%

The HUG are implementing their new institutional strategy 2026-2030. This strategy places the human being at the heart of all its actions, with particular attention paid to patients and their relatives. It is structured around five strategic axes centered on patients, employees, research & innovation, organization, and infrastructure. Fifteen key achievements specify the concrete and priority results to be achieved by 2030. In this context, key achievements 4.1 – Alignment of internal governance – and 4.2 – Simplification and reduction of the administrative burden – constitute structural levers of institutional transformation. Within the Direction des Projets et Processus (DPP) and the Direction Juridique, Intégrité et Conformité (DJIC), the strategic project manager pilots and coordinates the implementation of these two major achievements. The position includes exposure to governance bodies and involves the preparation of steering committees as well as occasional presentations to the executive committee. It is planned that 50% of the workload will be dedicated to each of these key achievements. It is possible to apply for 100% for both key achievements or 50% for one of the two key achievements. Management of the internal governance program and organizational design (4.1) You are responsible for leading this key achievement, equivalent to a program. You coordinate and monitor this program for aligning the institutional governance framework, including the coordination of top-level decision-makers, monitoring milestones, and producing the associated deliverables. You contribute to the organizational design of target governance models and take direct responsibility for certain projects within the program. You prepare and facilitate the steering committees for the latter and produce decision-making support elements for the management bodies. Management of simplification projects (4.2) You lead simplification projects for processes or practices aimed at reducing the administrative burden, some of which may have an IT component. You analyze the existing situation, identify levers for improvement, and implement solutions, ensuring the concrete improvement of the user experience. In parallel, in direct support of the managers of the key achievement, you ensure the consolidated monitoring of the key achievement (project progress, milestones, and production of reporting). For these two key achievements, you facilitate and coordinate project teams within the relevant directorates and departments. You support organizational transformations by mobilizing change management approaches. You hold an engineering degree, a Master's in organization, strategy or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a project and program management environment. A certification in project management (HERMES; IPMA, Prince2 or PMI) is preferred. A certification in continuous improvement (Lean, Green or Black Belt) is an asset. You have solid experience in organizational design and continuous improvement (lean). You are able to structure and lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders. You have very good analysis and synthesis skills, and know how to formalize processes and identify simplification levers. You are comfortable with process modeling approaches (BPMN) and functional analysis tools. Experience in corporate governance and communication at management levels is a strong asset. Knowledge of hospital governance models is a real asset. You know how to ensure the consolidated monitoring and reporting of several projects conducted in parallel (dashboards, milestone tracking, progress consolidation) and produce decision-making support elements for management. As some projects may involve an IT dimension, you are comfortable scoping functional requirements and communicating with IT teams; experience in the digitalization or dematerialization of processes is an asset. You have excellent writing skills, with a structured mind and critical thinking. You know how to move from operational detail to a consolidated vision of the whole. You demonstrate reliability, anticipation, autonomy, diplomacy, a sense of collective effort, and know how to interact with diverse stakeholders. You have very good abilities to work on several files in parallel, in a complex and evolving environment. Finally, you have the ability to interact with various interlocutors, including those with strong personalities. Start date: as soon as possible Number of positions: 1 Activity rate: 100% Function class: under evaluation Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract, renewable Application deadline: 06.08.2026 Requests for information: Mme B. Deschenes, institutional PMO referent, Berangere.Deschenes@hug.ch or Mme E. Cardona, quality officer, Elodie.Cardona@hug.ch Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates. This announcement is addressed to women and men alike. Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l’emploi. Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed. With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux U