Head of Educational Technology

Head of Educational Technology Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt Head of Educational Technology 80 - 100% The Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt (MBA) is the competence and service center for vocational education and training, gymnasiums, higher vocational education and training, and continuing education in the Canton of Zurich. We support and supervise the secondary schools, the vocational schools, the providers of vocational preparatory years, and the training companies. In this environment, the Digital Service Center Sek II (DSC) acts as a competence center providing central services to support administrative as well as pedagogical-didactic processes for the over 40 cantonal secondary level II schools with around 60,000 users. In a dynamic educational and technological environment, we combine service orientation, pedagogical impact, digital transformation, and reliable operations. For the Educational Technology area, we are looking for a committed leadership personality as Head of Educational Technology with a workload of 80 - 100% starting December 1, 2026. Your area of responsibility As a member of the DSC management team, you will take on the technical, personnel, and organizational leadership responsibility for the Educational Technology area with currently six employees. In this function, you ensure the core mission of the area: the provision, use, administration, and further development of media, platforms, and technologies to support and enrich digital teaching and learning processes at the cantonal secondary level II schools. You are responsible for the service portfolio of the EdTech services and ensure that demand-oriented, contemporary, and operationally viable solutions are used. In doing so, you manage the use of the EdTech services throughout the entire service life cycle and, together with the schools, internal specialist departments, as well as external partners and suppliers, ensure functioning support and operating processes. In addition, you support pedagogical innovation processes, advise relevant actors and committees, and participate in projects and initiatives for the provision of new services, services, specialist applications, technologies, and media. In this role, you take on a central bridging function between the cantonal schools, the DSC in the MBA, the Digital Learning Hub (DLH), internal specialist departments, as well as various external partners and suppliers. Your profile You have a university degree and practical experience in the fields of educational science, media pedagogy, digital learning, business informatics, or a comparable subject area. You bring proven leadership experience and have already worked in the environment of educational institutions, public administration, or digital transformation. You combine pedagogical understanding with service and technology competence. You translate requirements from schools into viable EdTech services. You bring experience in service management, project work, and in dealing with heterogeneous stakeholders and suppliers. Knowledge in data protection, information security, and procurement is an advantage. You lead clearly and appreciatively, communicate appropriately for the level, and work reliably. Our offer Are you interested in an activity in the service of the economy, education, and youth? You will have the opportunity to actively develop the Educational Technology area and make a concrete contribution to the digital change at the cantonal secondary level II schools. You can expect a dynamic environment in which commitment, reliability, customer proximity, service orientation, cooperation, and appreciation are important. We offer you a meaningful, versatile, and designable leadership task, progressive employment conditions, flexible working models, as well as the promotion of your personal and professional development. The place of work is centrally located near the HB in Zürich. For more information, please contact Stoeri, Head of Digital Service Center Sek II, Telephone . We look forward to your electronic application. Applications from recruitment agencies and applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy. Additional information can be found on the Internet at. jpid5c603d2jm jit0834jm jiy26jm