Head of Child and Youth Services at 80-100%

The Commune of Saint-Sulpice is advertising the position of Head of Child and Youth Services at 80-100% The Commune of Saint-Sulpice, a charming town of over 5'000 inhabitants located in the immediate vicinity of the Hautes Écoles and in the heart of a rapidly growing Western Lausanne, has managed to preserve its village charm and quality of life. The communal administration has a staff of around a hundred employees and manages all public services under its responsibility. The Child and Youth Services department includes around seventy employees distributed across three structures: a UAPE, extracurricular activities (refectory, supervised homework and youth center) and a nursery. As head of the service, you play a central role in coordination, support and development for all these structures. Your mission: • Supervise and coordinate the three preschool, paraschool and extracurricular structures on the communal territory, ensuring the quality and follow-up of the reception of children and pupils. • Support the management in the management of their teams. • Ensure the administrative management of the service personnel in collaboration with HR (recruitment, contracts, schedules and hours, collaboration interviews, training, SST). • Apply and develop the communal policy for childhood and youth, and support the Municipality in the implementation of its strategic vision. • Draw up the service budgets (personnel, operating, subsidies, network) and ensure the monitoring of accounts, in collaboration with HR and finance. • Write the service management documents: procedures, regulations, notices, management reports, correspondence. • Coordinate crisis management and participate in various internal and external working groups. • Maintain regular relationships with the network and the competent cantonal authorities. • Ensure active monitoring of developments and challenges in the field. Your profile: • Higher education in the social, educational, administrative field or equivalent, completed by training in management, human resources management or project management. • Proven experience of at least 10 years in a management or leadership function, ideally in the field of childhood, youth or public services. • Knowledge of the Vaud legal framework related to childcare and youth policy. • Excellent steering skills (organization, prioritization, project management, financial monitoring), strategic vision, sense of responsibility, proactivity and solution-oriented approach. • Participative leadership, ability to motivate and federate multidisciplinary teams. • Very good writing and administrative skills. • Mastery of common office software (Word, Excel, Outlook). We offer: • A position of responsibility within a communal administration of human size. • Working and employment conditions in accordance with the communal staff regulations. • A collaborative work environment focused on the well-being of children and families in the commune. Start date: 01.10.2026 (flexible date, anticipation possible) Application deadline: 15.08.2026 Your complete application (motivation letter, CV, copies of certificates and references) should be sent to the attention of Ms. Jessica Frei, HR manager, by e-mail only to jobs@st-sulpice.ch. Please, indicate the reference of the position: HR072