Head of Department Automotive Technology — Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 5 days ago
Role overview
Canton of Zurich Education Directorate Technical Vocational School Zurich TBZ Head of Department Automotive Technology 100% The Automotive Engineering Department of the Technical Vocational School Zurich TBZ is the competence center for the education and training of the automotive and carrosserie professions.
Around 600 learners are taught in basic education, supplemented by a further training offer with about 40 students in courses to prepare for vocational examinations, higher specialist examinations and certificate degrees.
At the beginning of the spring semester 2027 or by agreement, we are looking for a committed and leadership-strong personality as Head of Department Automotive Technology.
- Canton of Zurich Education Directorate Technical Vocational School Zurich TBZ Head of Department Automotive Technology 100% The Automotive Engineering Department of the Technical Vocational School Zurich TBZ is the competence center for the education and training of the automotive and carrosserie professions.
- Around 600 learners are taught in basic education, supplemented by a further training offer with about 40 students in courses to prepare for vocational examinations, higher specialist examinations and certificate degrees.
- A completed university degree (FH, ETH or university) in a subject area relevant for automotive technology or a comparable education is just as much a part of your training portfolio as a teaching diploma for vocational colleges (EHB, PHZH or equivalent qualification).
Key requirements
- A completed university degree (FH, ETH or university) in a subject area relevant for automotive technology or a comparable education is just as much a part of your training portfolio as a teaching diploma for vocational colleges (EHB, PHZH or equivalent qualification).
Application process
- We look forward to your application.
- Please submit your complete application documents via the application link no later than Monday 17.
- August 2026.
- Information about our school can be found on the Internet at www.tbz.ch. Pensum: 100%
Contacts
- For further information, John Coviello, Rector TBZ, is at your disposal (tel. 044 446 96 04, [email protected]).
Company and context
- Together with your management partner, you will bear overall responsibility for the department and shape its strategic, personnel, educational and organizational development.
- Their tasks Her core tasks include in particular the personnel management, promotion and development of the approximately 40 teachers, ensuring a high-quality and reliable school operation, as well as the planning, management and responsibility of financial and human resources.
- In addition, you are responsible for further developing educational offers and teaching in close cooperation with the stakeholders of vocational training.
- Maintaining and expanding cooperation with associations, companies, ÜK centres and other partners as well as actively participating in the extended school management of the TBZ and helping to shape school development round off your area of responsibility.
- You have several years of teaching and leadership experience at secondary level II and ideally have a broad network in the automotive industry.
- They know how to lead people, bring different interests together and implement change in a targeted manner.
- You have either already completed a school management training or would be ready to complete it in a timely manner.
- Proven leadership skills as well as a high degree of communication and cooperation skills are also crucial competencies that you bring with you.
- We are looking for an honest, decision-making and entrepreneurial personality who takes responsibility, acts in a network and actively shapes the further development of vocational training.
- Our offer You can expect a large and established vocational school with clear structures, high professional competence and at the same time considerable scope for design.
Additional details
- Information about our school can be found on the Internet at www.tbz.ch.
Notes and original content
- Pensum: 100%
Questions about this listing
What salary does Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich offer for this role?
Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich offer?
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