Head of International Cooperation Department

Bern, Schweiz (and home office) | 80-100% |

Your contribution

• Lead the International Cooperation department with three sections in technical, organizational, and personnel respects
• Analyze international developments in the migration sector as well as the interests of Switzerland
• Develop strategic proposals for the SEM executive management and the department management and accompany their implementation
• Further develop and implement instruments of international cooperation
• Conduct migration dialogues and lead negotiations on international agreements
• Elaborate mandates for the Federal Council

What makes you unique

• University degree (Master's) as well as several years of leadership experience in the field of international relations
• Very good knowledge of the migration sector as well as international developments and politics
• Experience in diplomatic conduct as well as confidence in the national and international environment
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinking, organizational talent, and high social competence
• Very good knowledge of two official languages as well as pronounced knowledge of the English language in spoken and written form

In a nutshell

Actively help shape Switzerland's international cooperation in the migration sector and shape the bilateral and multilateral relations with states and international organizations. With your leadership experience and your strategic view, you will make an important contribution to effective international migration governance.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Migration moves

The Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) is responsible for all matters related to foreign national and asylum law in Switzerland. In the International directorate division, the International Cooperation department is responsible for shaping bilateral relations with countries of origin and transit as well as managing multilateral cooperation. The goal is effective migration governance and a coherent migration foreign policy.

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system. To do so, click on <<Jetzt bewerben>>.

Questions about the position

Hendrick Krauskopf
+41 58 46 47299

Questions about the application

Jonathan Behava
+41 58 46 48562