Programme Director (m/f/d)

Your tasks

• Market and competition monitoring, proactive acquisition of corporate clients and creation of competitive offers in response to Request for Proposals
• Full responsibility for the design development, operational implementation, quality assurance and profitability of client programmes including the management of project teams consisting of clients and faculty
• Further development of our strategic Executive Education offers around content as well as didactical approaches to create value for companies.
• Communication and representation in internal, national, and international committees and associations
• Participation in the (further) development of new products & services and its underlying methodology (e.g., didactics, pedagogy, EdTech)

Your profile

• Successful experience (10+ years) of project management & business development in a higher education, professional services, and/or corporate environment
• Successful experience (5+ years) in developing and maintaining customer relationship with HR and business managers up to C-level and tailorizing superior organizational & individual learning & development interventions
• Deep expertise in business and/or leadership development topics both in consulting and execution
• Excellent analytical & conceptual thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, representation skills; ability to remain calm under pressure, meet multiple stakeholder needs simultaneously
• Coaching and/or Teaching experience is a plus
• Fluent in English & German

Could this be the opportunity you have been waiting for? For any further information please contact Barbara Hoffmann, barbara.hoffmann@unisg.ch. We are looking to appoint a Programme Director for our Custom Solutions (CS) unit.

The CS unit is the dedicated expert team of the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law at the University of St. Gallen (ES-HSG) and serving international companies in their effort to accelerate the holistic transformation of organizations for the betterment of business and society.

The ES-HSG is the leading institution of executive education in the German-speaking countries and among the top seven in Europe for over a decade. Being part of the renowned public University of St. Gallen with more than 40 institutes and competence centres. ES-HSG can leverage academic insights to create positive impact for leaders and organisations across the world.

The successful candidate will contribute to our continued growth reporting directly to the Director & Head of Custom Programmes while working with peers and the internal Programme Management team.

We are looking forward to your online-application. apply here

Inspirational Work Environment

Executive Education

Family & Career

Equal Opportunities

Fit and Healthy

Inspirational Work Environment

At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.

Executive Education

We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.

Network

We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.

Family & Career

We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.

Equal Opportunities

The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.

Fit and Healthy

We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.

Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.

For job-related questions

Dr. Kiyan Nouchirvani
Director, Head Custom Programmes
kiyan.nouchirvani@unisg.ch

«I am delighted that you are interested in this position at our University and would be pleased to meet you soon.»

Dr. Bettina Hartmann
Head of the Deans Office a.i.
bettina.hartmann@unisg.ch

«Meeting our staffing needs is immensely important. I am pleased that you are interested in our vacancy, look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you! »

Your place of work

University of St.Gallen

«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 8800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.