Head of the Administrative Pole (80 to 100%)

The Haute école pédagogique du Valais is a bilingual tertiary-level institution responsible for the professional training of teachers at all levels of compulsory and post-compulsory schooling. In connection with its training mission, the HEP-VS conducts R&D activities and provides services for the benefit of school and educational environments.

In order to strengthen support for the institution's missions and to accompany the evolution of its organization, we are recruiting for a position of Head of the Administrative Pole (80 to 100%)

Your mission

Reporting to the Central Services, you lead and develop the administrative pole, a transversal framework of administrative services and competencies serving the entire organization; you organize and mobilize its resources in order to meet the needs of the different institutional components, in a logic of partnership with the professions. You ensure the quality and continuity of services, support the pole's employees, and contribute to the improvement and transformation of practices and processes; the pole also provides administrative services in support of the management. Your main responsibilities: Lead, organize and develop the administrative pole and its services. Lead employees, develop their skills and organize the allocation of resources. Accompany the different institutional components in managing their administrative needs. Guarantee the provision of administrative services necessary to support management. Contribute to the simplification, harmonization and transformation of administrative practices and processes. A detailed description of the function is available upon request from the Human Resources Service.

Your profile

• Relevant higher education in the field of administration, management or training deemed equivalent; additional training in management is an asset.
• Proven experience in managing or coordinating complex administrative activities and in team leadership.
• Ability to organize and mobilize resources in a transversal 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 and excellent knowledge of the other language, orally and in writing. English is an asset.
• Leadership, ability to structure and prioritize, sense of service, aptitude for collaboration and change, reliability and discretion.

We offer

A bilingual, stimulating and collaborative working environment, within an evolving institution.

A varied function with high transversal impact, at the heart of institutional functioning and in contact with multidisciplinary teams.

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

Attractive working conditions and social benefits.

Possibilities for training and professional development.

Workplace

St-Maurice (with regular travel to Brigue).

Start date

Immediate or to be agreed.

We request that you send your complete application dossier (cover letter, curriculum vitae and supporting documents) by mail to the Haute école pédagogique du Valais, Ressources humaines, MAC pôle admin, Avenue du Simplon 13, 1890 St-Maurice, or by email, until 16 October 2026.

Only complete applications, corresponding to the sought-after profile and submitted within the specified deadline, will be considered.

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