Accreditation Manager (m/f/d)
Your tasks
- Managing, developing, and coordinating accreditation activities as well as impact measurement.
- Preparation and submission of accreditation documentation, including drafting self-assessment reports, assessment of compliance status, and providing supporting evidence.
- Conducting effective data collection, advanced analysis, and reporting on areas relevant to accreditation.
- Coordinating site visits by accrediting bodies, ensuring all necessary arrangements are in place and facilitating communication between the University and the accrediting bodies.
- Developing and implementing a robust strategy for digitized data and documentation management, ensuring efficiency and compliance with internal standards and process management practices.
- Driving innovation by integrating digital tools and technology to streamline processes and improve outcomes in accreditation and quality management.
- Serving as the primary contact person for accreditation-related inquiries and maintaining strong relationships with accrediting bodies.
- Liaising with national and international networks and other universities.
Your profile
You are adept at leveraging new technologies and digital tools to analyze data, optimize workflows, and enhance decision-making processes. You are skilled in writing comprehensive reports, analyzing information and making “data speak.” Your command of German and English (both spoken and written) is very good.
You take initiative and are driven to develop and implement innovative ideas. You possess the ability to create efficient processes and procedures while being responsive to the diverse needs of stakeholders. Working with a high level of independence, you maintain a target-oriented and detail-oriented approach. Your aptitude for comprehending complex situations allows you to quickly assess and address challenges. By being a team player with a strong service-oriented mindset, you create a collaborative and supportive environment.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (Business Administration, Education, etc.)
- Experience working in accreditation or quality assurance in a higher education setting
- Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
- In-depth knowledge of accreditation standards and regulations
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team player
You can expect a dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation, teamwork, and professional growth are highly valued. We offer you a multifaceted job with plenty of scope for personal responsibility as well as a creative working environment. We expressly support professional and personal further education and training interests. The position is permanent and, due to the highly specific know-how required, we would view a long-term commitment very positively.
Inspirational Work Environment
Executive Education
Network
Family & Career
Equal Opportunities
Fit and Healthy
Inspirational Work Environment
At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.
Executive Education
We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.
Network
We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.
Family & Career
We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
Equal Opportunities
The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.
Fit and Healthy
We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.
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Your place of work
University of St.Gallen
«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.
