Scientific Associate Supervision & Digitalization 80–100%

Start of employment:

January 1, 2027 or by arrangement

Work location:

Bern

50% Remote Work

Do you want to contribute to ensuring that public funds are used effectively and services are provided with good quality? At the same time, do you enjoy improving processes and developing digital solutions?

As of January 1, 2027, a new department will be created -- and with it a newly created job profile. Take the chance to actively help shape your area of responsibility, contribute your own ideas, and significantly influence the development of the department with a large degree of creative freedom.

Your tasks

• Carry out supervision: You plan and conduct risk-oriented supervisory audits of service providers, particularly in the areas of social services, integration, asylum, and refugees. In doing so, you verify compliance with legal requirements, contractual agreements, and professional quality standards.
• Assess findings: You analyze processes and structures, hold discussions with service providers, and assess professional as well as organizational risks. You record your findings in traceable supervisory reports and decision-making bases.
• Further develop supervision: You use insights from operational supervision to specifically improve audit methods, processes, and work instruments. You participate in development projects and digitalization projects from a professional perspective.
• Optimize processes and data: You automate recurring workflows, link data from different sources, and create meaningful dashboards and evaluations. In doing so, you simplify the management of supervision and contribute to an efficient use of resources.

Your profile

• You have a university or university of applied sciences degree, preferably in business administration, business informatics, or a comparable field.
• You bring several years of professional experience in a demanding specialist or staff function and have experience in supporting digitalization projects as well as in the analysis and optimization of business processes.
• You have very good Excel skills and practical experience with Power Query, Power BI, or comparable tools. You are familiar with the independent creation of evaluations, dashboards, and simple automations.
• You think analytically and in networks, recognize potential for improvement, and develop pragmatic, implementable solutions.
• You work independently, structured, and carefully, communicate clearly, and appear confident and convincing towards different stakeholder groups.
• You are business fluent in German or French and have good knowledge of the respective other language.
• Knowledge in quality management, supervision, or risk management is an advantage.

We offer you

The Canton of Bern is a fair employer in every respect with very good employment conditions. In addition, we offer:

• A varied activity that meaningfully combines professional supervision, digitalization, and further development.
• Creative freedom to contribute your own ideas, take on responsibility, and concretely implement improvements.
• Independent work with diverse tasks and social significance.
• Versatile cooperation with specialist offices, service providers, and other stakeholders.
• Modern employment conditions of the Canton of Bern with flexible working hours

Contact

Curious? Your contact for questions: Tamara Bürki, Head of Management Support, Telephone +41 31 635 26 43, tamara.buerki@be.ch

About us

The Office for Integration and Social Affairs (AIS) belongs to the Health, Social and Integration Directorate of the Canton of Bern and performs diverse tasks in the areas of social affairs, integration, asylum, and refugees. The Supervision Department checks the quality of the services provided and compliance with applicable requirements. At the same time, we are constantly developing our processes and instruments to perform our tasks effectively and efficiently.