COO & Head of Management Centre

Roy C. Hitchman Executive Search AG

Job Location:

Bern - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Wyss Academy for Nature is an international mission-driven foundation accelerating solutions for biodiversity climate and sustainable development. Working across science policy business and society the Academy operates through four Regional Stewardship Hubs worldwide.

For the strategic phase we are seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) (80100%) who leads the Management Centre reporting directly to the Director and serving as a member of the Executive Management.

Your role supporting impact through strong operations and governance

You ensure that structures systems governance culture and financial steering enable impact at scale in a complex international environment.

Tasks

Lead the Management Centre (Finance & Controlling People & Culture Internal Services ICT Governance & Legal)
Drive organizational development and change incl. implementation of external evaluation recommendations
Oversee financial steering budgeting reporting and risk management incl. preparation for core funding renewal beyond 2030
Shape People & Culture for a growing multi-country organization (100 employees)
Ensure robust governance compliance and operational excellence across Switzerland and international hubs

Requirements

Senior leadership experience (ideally 10 years) as COO Head of Operations or equivalent in complex organizations
Strong track record in operations finance and organizational development; mixed funding experience is a plus
Solid understanding of Swiss institutional and regulatory contexts combined with international exposure (Global South experience highly valued)
Excellent English; good working knowledge of German (French/Spanish an advantage)

Location: Bern (with international travel)
Start: By agreement

Roy C. Hitchman AG Bellerivestrasse 3 8008 Zurich phone.
Your contact person is Dr. Isabelle Nüssli.