Order A9438 - Project Management Officer & Quality/Risk Management HERMES French (contract)

Project overview

Start date: January 2027

Industry: Public Sector

Responsibilities

• Methodological support of portfolio steering; preparation of decision-making bases.
• Ensure uniform application of the project execution process across all phases.
• Portfolio and project controlling: plausibilize deadlines, costs, quality, risks, and resources and identify deviations.
• Record, evaluate, track, and escalate risks and quality deviations.
• Design and further develop QRM tools: templates, checklists, dashboards, and evaluations.
• Conduct Quality Gates, reviews, and project assessments and document findings.
• Set up standardized reporting with KPI/KRI and management dashboards.
• Harmonize PMO standards, processes, role models, and templates; ensure data quality.
• Coordinate with project managers, controlling, and specialist departments; create guidelines and training materials.

Requirements

Advantageous (relevant for evaluation):

IMPORTANT:

Languages

Languages Spoken Written Priority

French Good Good A must

German Very good Very good A must

Description Priority

PMO Assistant A must

Kind regards / Best Regards

André van Sprundel

CEO

GHR Global Human Resources AG

Blegistrasse 13

CH-6340 Baar / ZG

Direct line: *

Email: *@*.ch

Web: www.ghrgroup.ch

• Certification (client requirement) -> valid HERMES certification – proof required with offer submission.
• Languages (client requirement) -> German min. C1 and French min. B1 (GER), verifiable by native language, language stay, or diploma.
• Education (client requirement) -> Degree from university, university of applied sciences, or higher vocational school.
• Security check (client requirement) -> valid PSP before start of employment; confirm willingness to undergo.
• Professional experience -> min. two years in project management or project organization.
• Place of performance -> on-site in the Bern area; expenses included in the hourly rate.
• Portfolio steering -> proven experience in portfolio support, controlling, and management reporting with concrete examples.
• Process work -> application and optimization of project execution processes across all phases, including governance and quality gates.
• Demeanor -> communication appropriate to the audience, moderation, and constructive handling of resistance.
• Availability -> from January 2027 with 80–100% – a later start will be rated lower.
• Design of QRM tools such as Risk Register, Quality Gate checklists, or KPI/KRI dashboards.
• Experience with portfolio-wide prioritization and roadmap planning.
• Knowledge of federal requirements for controlling, reporting, and information security.
• Remote policy -> on-site at the client's 40-60% / Home Office 40-60%, depending on the project phase; remote work only allowed within Switzerland.
• Debt collection and criminal record extracts will be requested (residence Germany: SCHUFA report and police clearance certificate).
• Residence CH or valid C residence permit at the time of offer submission.
• Personnel security screening (PSP) is required.

Project details

24 months with option

Possible contract types: Leasing

80-100%

You must be registered

Number of positions: 2

Deadline: 10/18/2026, 22:00

Bern

Date created: 10/13/2026

Description

For our client in the Swiss public sector, we are looking for a Project Management Officer for the central PMO as follows:

https://www.ghrgroup.ch/de/vacancies/A9438

Starting situation & mandate:

The central PMO supports ICT project organizations and will be strengthened by two experienced Project Management Officers. Focus areas 2027: ICT portfolio management with overarching prioritization and roadmap planning, optimization of the end-to-end project execution process including tailoring, and development of tools in Quality & Risk Management.

The role is not in project secretarial work, but in methodological and steering tasks.

• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 24 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Bern, Schweiz, CH
• Languages: German