Head of Administration (80 to 100 %)

• 24 septembre 2026
• 80 - 100%
• Indefinite duration
• German (Mother tongue), French (Fluent)
• Several locations available Avenue du Simplon 13, 1890 St-Maurice Show more
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La Haute école pédagogique du Valais is a bilingual higher education institution responsible for the professional training of teachers at all levels of compulsory and post-compulsory education. As part of its training mission, the HEP-Valais conducts research and development activities and provides services for the benefit of the school and educational system.

To better support the institution's missions and accompany the development of its organization, we are publishing the following position:

Responsable Administration (80 to 100 %)

Your mission

As a member of the Central Services, you lead and develop the administrative sector, a cross-functional unit of administrative services and skills made available to the entire HEP-VS. You organize and mobilize its resources in order to meet the needs of the various institutional units, in a spirit of partnership collaboration with the specialized departments. You guarantee the quality and continuity of services, support the employees of the sector and contribute to the improvement and transformation of administrative processes and procedures. The sector also provides administrative services in support of the management. Your main tasks: Direction, organization and development of the administrative sector and its services. Management of employees, development of their skills and organization of the use of resources. Support to the various institutional units in the management of their administrative tasks. Guaranteeing the provision of administrative services necessary to support the management. Contribution to the simplification, harmonization and transformation of administrative processes and procedures. A detailed job description is available upon request from the personnel service.

Your profile

• Relevant university education in the field of administration, business management or training deemed equivalent; additional training in management is an asset.
• Proven experience in the direction or coordination of complex administrative tasks as well as in team management.
• Ability to organize and mobilize resources in a cross-functional and evolving environment.
• Excellent mastery of office and digital tools; interest in the improvement and digitization of processes.
• Local anchoring and bilingualism: perfect mastery of French or German as well as excellent knowledge of the other language, both orally and in writing. English is an asset.
• Leadership, ability to structure and prioritize, service orientation, spirit of cooperation and adaptation to change, reliability and discretion.

We offer

A bilingual, stimulating and cooperative working environment within a developing institution.

A varied position with a strong cross-functional impact at the heart of institutional processes and in contact with multidisciplinary teams.

The possibility to contribute actively to the evolution of administrative and organizational processes.

Attractive working conditions and social benefits.

Opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

Workplace

St-Maurice (with regular travel to Brig).

Start date

Immediate or to be agreed.

Thank you for sending your complete application (cover letter, CV and supporting documents) by mail to the Haute école pédagogique du Valais, Service du personnel, MAC pôle admin, Avenue du Simplon 13, 1890 St-Maurice, or by e-mail until 16 octobre 2026.

Only complete applications, sent within the deadlines and corresponding to the required profile will be considered.