Head of Prospective Planning

Bern (and home office) | 80-100%

Your contribution

• Conduct strategic-military anticipation and prospective planning for Armed Forces Development and assume the relative responsibility
• Develop the Prospective Planning sector and guarantee its conduct on a specialist, content, and personnel level
• Be responsible for the management of research for Group D and develop it further
• Analyze national and international reports relating to developments in the sectors of security policy, economy, and military doctrine
• Direct training related to prospective analysis, research, and anticipation for Group Defense

What distinguishes you

• University diploma (master's)
• Leadership experience in the army, administration, or economy.
• Experience in handling databases and using artificial intelligence
• Excellent knowledge of security policy and general knowledge in the military field
• Good active knowledge in at least one second official language and passive knowledge in a third official language

In summary

Are you interested in contributing to the further development of the army?
Do you have a geopolitical and technological vision of the future, know how to proceed with data processing, and are capable of supporting decision-making bases at higher hierarchical levels depending on the recipients?
Within Group Defense, you will be responsible for Prospective Planning, aggregated to the Army Staff

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the successful Swiss model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Living diversity The realization of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and contemplate different points of view.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our female and male employees on the topic of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Army Staff (SM Es) provides support to the head of the army in the conduct of Group Defense and is responsible for the global military planning of the army and its relative development. Based on political directives, it prepares the strategic bases, the development of the armed forces as well as the planning of the armed forces and armaments and assumes tasks in the context of international security. Also within its sphere of competence are the conduct, management, and coordination of all cross-sectional sectors (Personnel, Finance, Real Estate).

The Swiss Army employs over 9000 employees within the framework of four military professions and approximately 200 civil professions, in 110 locations throughout the national territory. Furthermore, it provides for new recruits, training apprentices in over 30 professions.

Complementary information

Choosing a job at the Swiss Army is worthwhile and offers numerous advantages. More information at esercito.ch/vantaggi (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/it/vantaggi).
Are you interested in job sharing? You can apply individually or with a job sharing partner. Even if you apply with someone, we ask you to send your application individually and to indicate the name of the job sharing partner in the application portal.
Offers from placement agencies will not be considered.

Questions about the workplace

Hans-Jakob Reichen
Chef Armeeentwicklung
+41 58 48 25079

Questions about the application

Therese Röthlisberger
HR Beraterin
+41 58 46 53338