Operational Director

• 06 October 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• French (Native language)
• 1205 Geneva
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Your mission ##

Lead UTIS during the pilot phase, which covers the constitution of the team, the opening of the reception site, the implementation of work processes, the animation of interprofessional dynamics, budget execution, relations with partners, and the preparation for the resumption of practices by institutions, under the responsibility of the association's committee.

Your responsibilities ##

Form and lead the team

• Recruit, integrate, and evaluate team members according to the association's procedure.
• Chair the weekly operational college and bring the three axes—medical, social, and administrative—to shared decisions.
• Organize practice analysis and team supervision.

Steer the system

• Open the reception site, implement interdisciplinary monitoring tools, and adapt them upon proposal from the operational college.
• Monitor the active caseload, levels of care, and progress and exit indicators.
• Write the quarterly report to the committee and the annual activity report.

Manage the budget and administration

• Execute the budget according to the signature regulations and the association's purchasing policy.
• Prepare the annual budget and the accounts submitted to the general assembly, with the support of administrative management.
• Be responsible for the premises, logistics, and interpreting mandates.

Animate partnerships

• Monitor partnership agreements with member institutions and organize the semi-annual partners' conference.
• Prepare the catalogue of measures and the service execution process submitted to the committee, then implement the agreements with the measure providers.
• Represent UTIS at the operational level with HUG, Hospice général, BIC, EPI, and other partners.

Action-research and transmission

• Serve as the interlocutor for the research structure, guaranteeing access to the field and the data-sharing framework.
• Contribute to the framework of practices and its resumption by partner institutions.

Your profile ##

• You have led a multidisciplinary team in social work or health, and you have already led meetings where doctors, social workers, and managers had to decide on a situation together.
• You know the Geneva asylum, social, and care network, as well as the framework of the Agenda Intégration Suisse, from having worked there.
• You have management or responsibility experience in an association, you understand how it functions (committee, board, general assembly), and you know how to manage a budget.
• You hold a bachelor's degree or a higher degree in health, social work, public health, public policy, or a related field.
• You speak French fluently; any language spoken by the accompanied publics is an asset.
• You have already opened or launched a structure, a service, or a program, and you know what that requires.
• You demonstrate a keen sense of initiative: you know how to move forward in a framework that is still under construction, propose solutions, and submit them to the appropriate authorities.

Conditions ##

• 100% position, based on 40 hours per week.
• Five weeks of vacation per year.
• The salary is set in reference to Geneva salary conditions.
• Committee and board meetings take place occasionally outside of regular hours.

Procedure ##

Recruitment takes place in four steps.

1. Application. Submit your complete file (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and work certificates) in a single PDF file by Friday 16 October 2026 at midnight, mentioning "Direction opérationnelle UTIS".
2. Pre-selection of files. The association's board examines applications and selects individuals to be invited for an interview.
3. First interview. It takes place between 26 and 30 October 2026 with the board.
4. Second interview. Those selected following the first interview meet a delegation of the committee. The committee makes the final decision.