Head of HR 80 - 100%

Head of HR 80 - 100% #

Good for life - that is our motto. As part of the Bildungsdirektion of the Canton of Zürich, the Amt für Jugend und Berufsberatung, with its around 1'300 employees, is responsible for the services in the area of child and youth welfare as well as in vocational counseling. Children, young people, and families are at the center of our work. We advocate for them every day with a lot of passion and commitment.

For the HR, which will be centrally organized starting next year in the Amt, we are looking for a new Head as of 1 March 2027 or by arrangement.

Your area of responsibility ###

The HR in the AJB is in an exciting phase of development. In connection with the reorganization of the Amt, the HR of all locations in the Canton of Zürich will be centralized in Zürich with around 15 employees. As a Head, you will design and be responsible for the strategic, technical, and organizational orientation of the HR across the entire AJB and, in this function, will be a member of the management team of the Amt. In doing so, you will ensure effective, uniform, and quality-assured service delivery across all HR functions. You will promote and further develop personnel and organizational development in a targeted manner and create important prerequisites for a modern leadership and learning culture. The function is embedded in a cantonal HR organization and has interfaces to the Generalsekretariat of the Bildungsdirektion as the employing authority as well as to the kantonalen Personalamt. In the reorganization of the Amt, you will assume a key function and advise the management team and the responsible department heads.

Your profile ###

For this function, you bring a university degree with qualified further training in HR management or an equivalent education and have several years of experience in a comparable function. You demonstrate a good understanding of the processes in public administration, think both strategically and pragmatically, and are characterized by strong consulting competence and negotiation skills. Your way of working is careful, cooperative, and service-oriented. You possess solid presentation skills and clear, target-group-oriented communication and work independently and responsibly. You are used to actively and carefully designing and accompanying change processes. You enjoy working with various stakeholders, and you manage networking with people in an uncomplicated manner.

Our offer ###

A versatile and responsible function with a high degree of autonomy and creative freedom awaits you, as well as a newly formed, collegial, and committed team. We offer you an interdisciplinary working environment, flexible working hours, and a centrally located workplace in the immediate vicinity of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

Your next step ###

Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application by 15 October 2026 at the latest. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered for this vacancy. The job interviews are scheduled for 21 and 22 October 2026.

Please direct questions about this position to Bettina Gubler, Leiterin HR Bildungsdirektion,
Tel. 043 259 23 17.

Additional information can be found at www.zh.ch/ajb.