Head of Public Space

Share [To the form](< >) By or after agreement we are looking for you as Head of Public Space Bern | 80% - 100% Are you looking for a meaningful leadership task with great creative leeway? Are you interested in social and socio-cultural topics and in how public spaces must be designed so that people can feel welcome, meet, and participate? The Public Space area is being newly created. As Head of Public Space, you will bring together the four specialist departments Community Development, Cafébar, House Services, as well as Infrastructure & Technical Production and develop them into a common department with clear roles, good cooperation, and a common orientation. In the public space, the Berner Generationenhaus is immediately tangible in everyday life: as a place where people of different generations and lifestyles are welcome, can stay, meet, and participate - even without consumption or participation in an offer. The new department therefore combines social, hospitality, operational, and infrastructural perspectives. These are your tasks * To organizationally, culturally, and procedurally merge and further develop the four specialist departments with 5 directly subordinate employees into a common department and strengthen cooperation across specialist department and department boundaries; this also includes participation in the leadership committee * To lead and further develop the specialist department managers and employees and to promote a culture of personal responsibility, cooperation, and learning * To further develop the public space as an open, safe, hospitable, and lively meeting place, combining social function, quality of stay, and operational requirements * To design the interfaces to the overall organization and to internal and external partners, bring together different interests, and develop sustainable solutions * To translate the organizational strategy into concrete goals, measures, and priorities for the department as well as to make decisions and ensure their implementation * To manage and be responsible for the budget, resources, processes, and quality development of the department * To proactively help shape the long-term development of the public space in the context of site development, station expansion, and other changes in the environment of the Berner Generationenhaus * To ensure the flow of information within the department and at the interfaces to the overall organization, to communicate decisions and developments in a comprehensible manner, and to communicatively accompany change processes What distinguishes you * Several years of leadership experience in a complex environment as well as experience in responsibility for different teams, specialist departments, or managers * Ability to provide orientation, clarify responsibilities, set priorities, and remain capable of making decisions even in demanding situations * Experience in the further development of structures, roles, and cooperation as well as in the careful and binding design of change processes * Ability to bring together different professional perspectives, needs, and interests and to advance common solutions and developments * Strong communication skills as well as the ability to convey complex contexts understandably, make decisions comprehensible, and involve different stakeholder groups * Confidence in the interplay of strategic development and the concrete requirements of an ongoing operation and experience in budget, resource, and quality responsibility * Interest in social and socio-cultural topics as well as a good sense of what constitutes an open, hospitable, and well-functioning meeting place What distinguishes us Meaningful activity Your place of work is located just a few steps from the Bern main station and is easily accessible by public transport. The listed building offers attractive workplaces, a green courtyard, and a cozy Cafébar. Meaningful activity With your work, you strengthen our commitment to social cohesion and the togetherness of generations. Team spirit and personal responsibility We live a value-oriented culture and promote independent, cross-departmental work j4id10438370jm j4it1042jm j4iy26jm Central place of work Your place of work is located just a few steps from the Bern main station and is easily accessible by public transport. The listed building offers attractive workplaces, a green courtyard, and a cozy Cafébar. Meaningful activity With your work, you strengthen our commitment to social cohesion and the togetherness of generations. Team spirit and personal responsibility We live a value-oriented culture and promote independent, cross-departmental work j4id10438370jm j4it1042jm j4iy26jm