Head of Shelters 8100%) - CDI

Ref 2586289 | Date: 19 Oct 2026

EVAM - Etablissement vaudois d'accueil des migrants

Head of Shelters (100%) - CDI

Head of Shelters 8100%) - CDI

EVAM (Établissement vaudois de l'accueil des migrants) is a major player in the Vaud public service. With more than 1'000 committed female and male employees and an annual budget of 360 million francs, we ensure the reception, support, and integration of migrant persons in the canton of Vaud.

Every day, our teams work with openness and responsibility to meet essential social challenges. Joining EVAM means putting your skills at the service of a human and public utility mission, in a stimulating, diverse, and constantly evolving professional environment.

As part of a replacement, we are recruiting a:

Head of Shelters (100%) - CDI

Location: Yverdon-les-Bains and Ballaigues
Start date: 1st February 2027
Salary class: 10 (this scale is subject to validated prerequisites, failing which the classification is made at class -1)

What you bring to our mission:

You direct the shelters under your responsibility by ensuring team management, activity coordination, the quality of services delivered to beneficiaries, as well as the overall smooth functioning of the sites.

A word from your future manager, Chantal:

"Our shelters or collective accommodation centers represent much more than just accommodation for migrant persons. They are places of life, support, learning, and encounters.

In our shelters, the quality of support relies on the strength of the collective, the clarity of the framework, and the daily commitment of the teams. You will be able to rely on an invested interdisciplinary team "” social workers, stewards, reception and orientation staff, supervisors "” as well as a supportive and experienced collective of shelter managers.

We believe in sharing practices and in participatory management based on trust, listening, dialogue, and empowerment. We are looking for a person capable of uniting, deciding, coordinating, and giving meaning to action, ready to take on the challenges of professional, human, and quality support."

Your key missions:

• You direct three shelters, plan and organize activities
• You manage human resources and the budget
• You ensure the smooth running of the shelters and activities related to beneficiaries as well as services
• You represent the shelters and the establishment to various internal and external partners, notably local authorities
• You implement and monitor compliance with standards, operating rules, and shelter procedures

Your key skills:

• Decision-making spirit and capacity for action
• Planning and sense of organization
• Open-mindedness and flexibility
• Teamwork, listening, and communication
• Compliance with legal standards, internal procedures, and confidentiality
• Resistance to tension, energy, and tenacity

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in a field useful to the function
• Certifying training in management
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in one or more of the supervised functions, including part of it in team and project management
• Marked interest in the field of migration

What EVAM offers you:

• A committed working environment
• A continuous training policy to evolve in your career
• A teleworking policy
• 5 weeks of vacation (6 from age 50)
• Very good social benefits
• Meaningful projects in a stimulating intercultural context

The 3-step recruitment process:

1. Interview with the head of operational coordination and the recruitment officer
2. Situational assessment regarding issues related to the position
3. Immersion within the shelters

At the end of the process: request for an extract from the criminal record

Do you recognize yourself in this mission?
We look forward to discovering your application and building a supportive future together.

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