Head of Administration (80 to 100 %)

The Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis is a bilingual university responsible for the vocational training of teachers at all levels of compulsory and post-compulsory education. As part of its educational mandate, PH-Wallis carries out research and development activities and provides services for the school and education system.

To better support the institution's tasks and accompany the further development of its organization, we are advertising the following position:

Head of Administration (80 to 100 %)

Your Task

As part of the Central Services, you will lead and develop the administration area, a cross-departmental unit for administrative services and competencies available to the entire PH-VS, and organize and mobilize its resources to meet the needs of the various institutional units, in the sense of a partnership-based cooperation with the specialized departments. You will ensure the quality and continuity of services, accompany the employees of the area, and contribute to the improvement and transformation of administrative workflows and processes; the area also provides administrative services to support the directorate. Your main tasks: Management, organization, and further development of the administration area and its services. Leading the employees, developing their competencies, and organizing the deployment of resources. Supporting the various institutional units in managing their administrative tasks. Ensuring the provision of the administrative services required to support the directorate. Contribution to the simplification, harmonization, and transformation of administrative workflows and processes. A detailed job description is available upon request from the Human Resources department.

Your Profile

• Relevant university education in the field of administration, business administration, or an equivalent qualification; additional training in management is an advantage.
• Proven experience in leading or coordinating complex administrative tasks as well as in team leadership.
• Ability to organize and mobilize resources in a cross-departmental and changing environment.
• Excellent command of office and digital tools; interest in the improvement and digitalization of processes.
• Local anchoring and bilingualism: perfect command of French or German as well as excellent knowledge of the other language, both orally and in writing. English is an advantage.
• Leadership, structuring and prioritizing skills, service orientation, willingness to cooperate and change, reliability, and discretion.

We Offer

A bilingual, stimulating, and cooperative working environment in an evolving institution.

A varied position with strong cross-departmental impact at the center of institutional processes and in contact with multidisciplinary teams.

The opportunity to actively contribute to the further development of administrative and organizational processes.

Attractive working conditions and social benefits.

Further education and training opportunities.

Workplace

St-Maurice (with regular business trips to Brig).

Start of work

Immediately or by arrangement.

Please send your complete application documents (motivation letter, CV, and certificates) by post to Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis, Personalabteilung, MAC pôle admin, Avenue du Simplon 13, 1890 St-Maurice, or by e-mail by October 16, 2026.

Only complete, timely applications that meet the requirement profile will be considered.

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