Head of the Specialized Nursing Training Sector - 90% to 100%

As the Head of the Specialized Nursing Training sector, you define and deploy the sector's strategy in coherence with the institutional orientations of the HUG and the Centre de formation et de développement.

You ensure the direction of a team of about twenty training officers whose role is to design and deliver training programs, and the same number of supervisors at clinical training sites. You support their professional development, encourage autonomy and the taking of responsibility. You establish a collaborative, innovative work environment oriented towards quality of service, while supporting teams through various organizational transformations.

You guarantee the compliance of programs with current regulatory, normative, and professional requirements and supervise recognition, certification, and audit processes.

You ensure the pedagogical quality of the training, ensure their evaluation and the regular updating of curricula by your team, in order to integrate evolutions in nursing practices and training frameworks.

In collaboration with the pedagogical development teams of the CFD, you evolve pedagogical methods and training tools to integrate innovations and best practices in the field.

As a member of the Centre's management, you work in close collaboration with the head of department and other members of the management. Thanks to your knowledge of the training field and your experience in supporting organizations and change management, you contribute to the strategic reflections, missions, and projects of the CFD, as well as to the promotion of a learning culture within the institution.

You develop and maintain strategic partnerships with internal and external actors, in particular with the Direction des soins, the HES for CAS and DAS conducted in collaboration, as well as with other academic and training partners. You represent the sector and the CFD to institutional and professional bodies, and participate in steering committees and other commissions.

You hold a diploma as an expert in nursing EPD ES, as well as a diploma in adult education. A DAS level training in management must be completed after your entry into office if you do not already have one.

You justify at least ten years of professional experience, including a minimum of seven in the field of specialized nursing.

Benefiting from recognized expertise in adult training, from design to steering and evaluation of training systems in the nursing field, you carry a strategic vision of training and master the challenges of skill development in the health sector.

You have at least five years of confirmed experience in team leadership and/or the steering of complex training programs. You have demonstrated your ability to lead cross-functional projects and to support transformation processes.

An excellent knowledge of the Geneva and Swiss health system, the Plan d'études cadre, and specialized training systems constitutes a major asset, as does ease with collaborative digital tools and training technologies.

You are recognized for federating leadership, and you possess excellent communication, influence, and negotiation skills. You appreciate network work and know how to develop lasting partnerships with various interlocutors. Equipped with a strong sense of analysis and synthesis, you demonstrate rigor, organization, and pragmatism in the conduct of your missions. Comfortable in complex environments, you demonstrate a marked orientation towards results and continuous improvement. Finally, you possess excellent skills in facilitation, presentation, and public speaking before different audiences.

Knowledge of German is an asset.

• Service / Place of work: Site de Cluse Roseraie - regular travel to the site of Belle-Idée
• Entry into office: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 90% to 100%
• Job class: 21
• Type of contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 28.10.2026
• Request for information: Mme O. Hazanov, cheffe du centre de formation et de développement, ofra.hazanov@hug.ch (mailto:ofra.hazanov@hug.ch)

Your application dossier must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This advertisement is addressed to women and men alike.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed.

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) are a reference institution at national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8kVMJchPR0).

The Direction des Ressources Humaines has the main mission of ensuring the development of the institution's human capital in perspective of organizational evolution. It constantly seeks to innovate, challenge, and improve its practices while basing its strategy on the positive experience of employees. The HR policy of the HUG is based on the development of skills and professional paths