Program Manager Continuing Education 80-100 %

Do you enjoy working in a hub function and are enthusiastic about organization? Then a versatile task awaits you in a committed and flexible team with decisions at eye level and room for initiative. Our versatile areas of work also offer scope for design for independent work, conceptual collaboration, and innovative ideas. Program Manager Continuing Education 80-100 % Department: Applied Psychology Start date: 1 January 2027 or by arrangement Tasks For the Center Leadership & Management at the IAP, we are looking for a Program Manager with the following activities: * Planning and organization of the continuing education courses in the area of MAS Leadership & Management, in particular the CAS Leadership Basic and CAS Leadership Advanced * Administrative and organizational support of the study leads in the preparation and implementation of continuing education offerings * Central contact person and professional interface for continuing education participants, lecturers, and study leads * Planning and organization of courses, information events, as well as certificate and diploma ceremonies * Preparation of the course rooms and the required course materials * Advising and supporting interested persons via telephone and e-mail * Maintenance and management of customer data in various systems such as Evento, CRM, and the learning platform Moodle * Calculation of the courses and creation of the corresponding invoices * Active participation in the further development of workflows and processes as well as in the development of new ideas * Taking over deputy tasks within the micro-team * Collaboration on various projects Profile For this varied activity, we expect completed commercial training and several years of experience in administration and organization, preferably in the education sector. You work extremely independently, proactively, and precisely. As a service- and customer-oriented, communicative personality, you value contact with people and maintain a friendly, cooperative, and professional interaction with continuing education participants and lecturers. Teamwork and independence are equally important to you. Even in hectic situations, you maintain an overview and always keep your appointments under control. You convince with very good German and MS Office skills and have a high affinity for other IT software products such as Evento, CRM, and the learning platform Moodle. General technical flair and the willingness to acquire new IT tools round off your profile. We are looking for an initiative personality who is used to flexible interaction with different contact and client persons and enjoys changes as well as continuous learning. And if you also bring a portion of humor alongside your professionalism, you are exactly right for us. What we stand for The ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften is, with over 14'000 students and over 11'000 continuing education participants as well as around 3'700 employees, one of the largest multi-sector universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. At the IAP Institut für Angewandte Psychologie, we have been making psychological knowledge usable for practice since 1923. We offer a diverse range of education and continuing education, services, as well as applied research and development across the entire breadth of work, organizational, and economic psychology. We convey psychological knowledge, apply the findings together with our continuing education participants, customers, and research partners, and accompany the transfer into practice. The IAP is part of the Department of Applied Psychology of the ZHAW, which covers the entire spectrum of Applied Psychology. Expertise, practical relevance, diversity, and innovative power characterize our work. Would you like to become part of our team and actively help shape the future of the IAP? Our [Video](< >) gives you a first impression. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation. What we offer We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the page [Working at ZHAW](< >). Here are the most important key points: Contact Susanne Schneider Program Manager Continuing Education [](tel:6) Tanja Bucher