Projektleiter/in Arbeitslosenversicherung (m/w/d)

Kanton St.Gallen, the fifth-largest canton in Switzerland, employs about 6,000 people and delivers a wide range of services that touch education, economy, law, safety, nature, health, construction, culture and finances. This work affects more than half a million residents each day. The main unit for unemployment insurance sits within the Office for Economy and Labour and includes roughly 280 staff, organized into six Regional Employment Centers, the Contact Center, the Employer Service, the cantonal unemployment fund, the logistics for labor-market measures, the cantonal office, and the staff unit for Projects and Organisation.

For the Staff Unit Projects and Organization they are looking for a project lead for unemployment insurance to join the team in St.Gallen on an 80% capacity, starting as soon as possible or by arrangement. This is a hands-on, collaborative role that suits someone who enjoys steering complex initiatives and working across teams to deliver structured results.

For more information, you can reach Annina Sulser, HR business partner and deputy head of HR management, at 058 229 83 20, and Admir Hasanic, head of the Staff Unit Projects and Organization, at 058 229 12 57. Further details are available at www.awa.sg.ch.

Day-to-day rhythm in unemployment insurance projects

You will lead, coordinate and implement projects, including initiatives drawn from the strategy öAV2030, while also supporting the head of the staff unit in getting projects off the ground. Building strong links with internal departments and external partners will be a core part of the job, as will establishing and steering a project portfolio management approach. You’ll advise project sponsors throughout the process and ensure that all work meets established quality standards, representing the canton in national projects such as SECO, VSSA and AMOSA.

Must-haves and nice-to-haves

Must-haves:

• A completed degree or an equivalent qualification with relevance to the subject areas
• Several years of professional project management experience
• Very good IT user skills
• A structured, solution-oriented and analytical way of working
• Networked thinking and action

Nice-to-haves:

• Knowledge of process management and AVIG-Vollzug is advantageous

Pay, benefits and working details

The role is based in St.Gallen and runs at 80% of a full-time schedule. The job offers a degree of autonomy and responsibility within a team that values openness and collaboration. Flexible working time models, including flexible hours and the possibility of home office, are available, and the workplace is within walking distance of St.Gallen station.

Tips for applicants

Put your strongest project-management achievements up top on your resume, especially examples that show you led cross-department work and delivered complex initiatives like those in the öAV2030 program, with measurable results.

When you describe your experience, foreground process management knowledge and any AVIG-Vollzug familiarity as potential advantages. Use concrete cases to illustrate how you improved procedures or ensured compliance in a similar setting.

Be ready to discuss how you would build and maintain a project portfolio management approach, including how you advise project sponsors and keep quality standards front and center throughout the project lifecycle.

Prepare a pointed question for the interview about how this role collaborates on national projects (SECO, VSSA, AMOSA) and what success looks like in that context, so you can understand the metrics and expectations they use.