Secretary General 80–100 %

Start of position:

1 July 2027 or by arrangement

Work location:

Bern

The PHBern awards around 800 teaching diplomas per year and is therefore one of the large Pedagogical Universities in Switzerland. Equally significant is its commitment to continuing education and to services for teachers and school leaders, as well as its profession-related research, development, and evaluation.

The Rector is responsible for the operational management of the PHBern. To fulfill his tasks, he is supported by the General Secretariat and the three departments Legal Services, Higher Education Development and Innovation, and Communication and Marketing.

The General Secretariat supports the Rector in his tasks and is responsible for processing and coordinating the business of the School Council and the School Management.

Your tasks

• You support the Rector and Vice-Rector in the management of the university.
• You are responsible for the management of the University Council and the University Management, including the preparation of decision-making bases.
• You identify developments relevant to the PHBern, especially in politics and administration, in a timely manner and initiate the necessary measures.
• You maintain and manage the cooperation with internal and external stakeholders, in particular with the Directorate of Education and Culture.
• You are responsible for reporting to politics and administration.
• You ensure professional internal communication at the level of the entire university.
• You lead the General Secretariat and coordinate its tasks.
• You consider the further development of the structures and processes within your own area of responsibility to be a matter of course.

Your profile

• University degree (Master); further education at MAS level desired
• Affinity for staff work and lateral leadership
• Pronounced negotiation skills and target-group-oriented actions
• Forward-thinking and resilient, in combination with high initiative
• Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new topics
• Confident expression in speech and writing
• Willingness to exemplify and simultaneously demand high quality standards
• Sound understanding of the functioning of an educational institution
• Experience in cooperation with politics and administration as well as in the management of governing bodies

We offer you

• Versatile activity in a lively university environment
• Support from a committed team
• Work location within walking distance of Bern station
• Flexible working hours (annual working hours, home office work)

Contact

Your questions will be answered by:
Monika Pätzmann, Secretary General
(monika.paetzmann@phbern.ch)

We look forward to receiving your application in a single PDF file by 30 September 2026.

We do not consider application documents from recruitment agencies.