Division Manager* in Development — Stadt Bern
CHF 68'500 - 104'000
Stadt Bern · Bern (BE)
- Location
- Bern
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 18 days ago
SalaryCHF 68'500 - 104'000
Role overview
In this key role, you will shape what the green city of tomorrow looks like and how Bern faces climate change.
You will lead a strategically central area, develop the green urban infrastructure and bring ambitious projects to implementation maturity.
You can expect a creative leeway that few functions in public space offer, and space to grow.
- In this key role, you will shape what the green city of tomorrow looks like and how Bern faces climate change.
- You will lead a strategically central area, develop the green urban infrastructure and bring ambitious projects to implementation maturity.
- You will lead the development department with around 22 employees in the four specialist groups Climate Adaptation, Strategic Planning, Urban Trees and Nature and Ecology and develop their specialist strategies.
- You lead overarching projects and plans of strategic and political scope and shape green spaces, parks, squares and quarters that determine the face of the city over generations.
Main responsibilities
- You will lead the development department with around 22 employees in the four specialist groups Climate Adaptation, Strategic Planning, Urban Trees and Nature and Ecology and develop their specialist strategies.
- You lead overarching projects and plans of strategic and political scope and shape green spaces, parks, squares and quarters that determine the face of the city over generations.
- You develop and negotiate viable solutions for urban green with the necessary political sense.
- You secure the green its place in a growing city and negotiate with the planning and infrastructure offices at eye level.
- You develop instruments and concepts based on the urban green strategy and transfer them to realization on a solid foundation. Requirements
- You have a university degree in landscape architecture, spatial planning or urban planning, civil engineering or a related direction, ideally supplemented by business knowledge.
- You have been leading at the appropriate level for several years, know your subject in depth and share the enthusiasm for green topics.
- You think strategically and forward-looking, have a keen sense of politics and move sovereignly between administration, committees and the public.
- You communicate clearly and convincingly to the inside as well as the outside, listen well and negotiate skillfully.
- Even in heated moments, you remain sovereign and find the common denominator.
Additional details
- You develop instruments and concepts based on the urban green strategy and transfer them to realization on a solid foundation.
- You think in a long-term effect and like to give others the stage. For sense and city life
Notes and original content
- Requirements
- You think in a long-term effect and like to give others the stage.
- For sense and city life