Head of Sports, Events and Maintenance Service 100%

• 14 September 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite term
• Place du Château, 1260 Nyon

The Sports, Events and Maintenance Service of the Ville de Nyon is composed of approximately 80 employees and structured into six sectors of activity: administration, sports, events, maintenance, sports infrastructures and logistics.

In a complex, transversal environment with high public and political visibility, the Service ensures diversified missions and involves the coordination of many internal and external partners.

In the context of the retirement of the current position holder, the Service is looking for a:

Head of Sports, Events and Maintenance Service 100%

Your mission

At the head of a service of more than 80 employees, you ensure the strategic and operational direction of the Service.

You are notably responsible for:

• Defining and proposing strategic orientations, public policies and objectives of the Service to the Municipalité.
• Guaranteeing an efficient organization of the Service, adapted to objectives, resources and evolving needs.
• Steering and supervising the projects of the Service, ensuring their compliance with legal, regulatory and normative frameworks.
• Developing collaborations and representing the Ville with institutional, professional and associative partners.
• Organizing and directing the Service, supervising sector managers and setting individual and collective objectives.
• Steering human resources, notably recruitment, integration and skills development.
• Guaranteeing the quality of services and the application of procedures, directives, processes and management tools.
• Planning, monitoring and controlling the finances of the Service, both for operations and for investments.
• Ensuring performance management, reporting, decision-making support tools and the search for external funding.
• Advising the Municipalité in its areas of competence and contributing to the preparation of strategic decisions as well as the annual management report.

Your profile

You possess a higher education degree in line with the position, validated by a diploma, as well as an excellent knowledge of the sporting field and its challenges, and a demonstrated ability to understand and steer diversified areas of activity. You justify confirmed experience in a complex direction or management function, ideally of multidisciplinary teams and executives, as well as in management, leadership and change management.

You possess an excellent ability to analyze complex situations, to develop a strategic vision and to prepare high-quality syntheses for decision-making. You have an aptitude to evolve in a political environment, to develop partnerships and to represent the administration, as well as to manage priorities, complex situations and stress.

You are occasionally available outside of usual working hours, notably in the evening and during weekends, depending on the needs of the Service.

Significant experience in one or more of the activity areas of the Service, a good mastery of public management principles, notably in terms of governance, finance and human resources, as well as a good knowledge of the functioning of a municipal administration, the Canton de Vaud, the region and their main institutional actors are desired. Mastery of one or more languages, in particular German, as well as English, also constitutes an asset, as does a very good mastery of MS Office IT tools.

Your personality

You are a unifying and inspiring person, endowed with natural leadership and a long-term strategic vision. You know how to create a climate of trust, foster collaboration and develop networks, while demonstrating diplomacy and negotiation skills.

You are driven by a strong sense of public service and know how to represent the interests of the administration with integrity, loyalty and exemplary behavior. Proactive and making proposals, you are also oriented towards innovation and know how to mobilize your interlocutors around common objectives.

Start date: 1 January 2027 or to be agreed

Application deadline: 24 September 2026

Job description

We

The Administration communale wishes to recognize your skills, discover your qualities and share opportunities with you. Human values and efficiency are at the center of our concerns. Salary equity and environmental responsibility are our daily commitments.

In order to ensure efficient and environmentally respectful processing of your application, we thank you for prioritizing the electronic route to send us your complete file via Jobup (cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and work certificates).

Please note: in case of engagement, an extract from the criminal record will be required