Head of Focus Team «Organisation, Innovation and Impact» 80 %

As Head of the focus team <<Organisation, Innovation and Impact>>, you combine a responsible leadership task with your own teaching and research activities. Together with your team, you strategically develop the subject area, initiate new offerings and projects, and, as a member of the extended institute management, contribute to the further development of the Institut für Sozialmanagement. Look forward to a versatile task with professional and strategic scope for design, access to development resources, and a collaborative, trust-based leadership culture. Head of Focus Team <<Organisation, Innovation and Impact>> 80 % Department: Soziale Arbeit Start date: June 2027 or by arrangement / Application deadline until 18 October 2026 Tasks * You assume the personnel and professional leadership of the focus team <<Organisation, Innovation and Impact>>. * You shape team development participatively and result-oriented and are committed to promoting young talent. * You implement the focus theme strategy and develop it further. * Together with your focus team, you develop and launch new offerings, practice-oriented and strategically framed. * You design, lead and are responsible for research and development projects and are involved in teaching the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Soziale Arbeit, depending on your profile, on topics of social management, organizational development, social innovations, digital transformation and social entrepreneurship. * As a member of the extended institute management, you are responsible for the strategic further development of the institute. * You specifically expand your network in the Zurich region as well as nationally and, if necessary, internationally, and maintain exchange with stakeholders from practice, politics, administration and science of the social sector. * You lead with an attitude of confidence, implementation orientation, collaboration and trust. Profile As a leadership personality who wants to achieve a noticeable impact in the social sector and in teaching and research of Soziale Arbeit through their actions, you make an important contribution to the reputation of the Institut für Sozialmanagement. You have a university degree in Soziale Arbeit or a social science subject area and have acquired profound expertise and built networks thanks to your many years of professional experience in the public or non-profit sector. You bring teaching expertise and research know-how and correspondingly recognized qualifications (PhD). You lead with clarity and tact, recognize social and organizational issues in the non-profit sector early on and have the drive to initiate the development of new teaching, research and continuing education offerings together with your team. You have business-fluent German and English skills (written and spoken); good French skills are an advantage. Strong digital competencies, both professionally and in the concrete application of tools, round off your profile. What we stand for The ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften is one of the largest multi-sector universities of applied sciences in Switzerland with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees. The [Institut für Sozialmanagement](< >) is committed to the future viability of social organizations and is active in teaching, continuing education, research and services. As an interdisciplinarily composed team, we combine a high practical relevance with scientific-academic expertise. People come together with us to network, acquire relevant competencies and share inspiring knowledge. In this role, you have the chance to act both in a leading and a professional design capacity, with access to development resources, with scope for design and within a collaborative leadership culture. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity and innovation. What we offer We offer university-standard working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the [Arbeiten an der ZHAW](< >) page. Here are the most important key points: Contact Dr. Marianne Hänseler Head of Institut für Sozialmanagement " Tanja Bucher Recruiting Manager j4id10418255a j4it1040a j4iy26a