Head of Defense Strategy and Governance

Berne (and home office) | 80-100% |

What you can contribute

• Provide the Head of the Army and the army command with the means to ensure the strategic steering of the long-term development of the Defense Group. Represent the head of strategy, direction, and transformation during their absence, in all areas
• Assume responsibility for developing the decision-making bases relating to the development of the Defense Group in the areas of strategy, organizational development, and transformation
• Coordinate the organizational development of the Defense Group and ensure its consistency with its strategic orientation
• Develop and anchor the governance of the Defense Group in accordance with the strategy
• Lead an experienced team and coordinate, at the highest management level, interdisciplinary working groups bringing together specialists and stakeholders
• Support and advise senior executives in the development, coordination, and implementation of their sectoral or global strategies

What makes you unique

• Degree from a university of applied sciences or a specialized university of applied sciences or equivalent training
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills, network thinking, and strategic thinking
• Several years of experience in the field of strategy, organizational development, or transformation, ideally in the strategic work process, whether in analysis, planning, alignment, implementation, or controlling
• Excellent consulting skills; ability to effectively manage complex stakeholder profiles, sometimes with diverging interests
• Knowledge of the internal processes and structures of the Confederation or, ideally, training as a general staff officer or senior officer
• Very good active knowledge in at least a second official language (level B2) and in English (minimum level B2)

In a few words

The Defense Strategy and Governance team defines the long-term orientation of the Defense Group with a view to strengthening Switzerland's defense capability. We create strategic decision-making bases for the Head of the Army and the army command and thus help to steer the development of the Group as a whole. Our ambition is to translate strategy into organizational results, through clear priorities, consistent governance, and systematic implementation.

As the head of the team, you deal with central strategic issues at the interface between military development and organizational development. You advise senior executives, coordinate inter-organizational projects, and ensure the consistency of organizational development. We are looking for an upright, curious person, capable of combining in-depth analysis with pragmatic implementation, ready to assume responsibilities and driven by the desire to achieve results.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success of the Swiss model and to the well-being of the population.
• Diversity in everyday life We ensure equal opportunities, which allows us to deploy our skills and express different points of view.
• Health at work We assist and advise our employees on all matters related to physical or mental health.

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

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Army Staff (EM A) supports the Head of the Army in its management activities of the Defense departmental domain and ensures global military planning as well as the development of the Swiss Army as a whole. It develops the strategic bases, the development of the armed forces, and the planning of the army and armaments, in accordance with political directives, and assumes tasks in the context of international security. The management, steering, and coordination of all cross-sectional areas (personnel, finance, real estate) also fall within its competence.

The Swiss Army employs more than 9000 employees in four military professions and approximately 200 civil professions, across 110 sites throughout Switzerland. It also ensures succession by training apprentices in more than 30 trades.

Additional information

Working for the Swiss Army is a wise option that offers many advantages. More information at armee.ch/avantages (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/fr/avantages).

Questions about the position

Kaspar Hartmann
Chef Strategie Steuerung und Transformation V
+41 58 46 43481

Questions about the application

Lea Gall
RH Partner
+41 58 46 31631