Strategic Project Manager
Key information
- Publication date:20 December 2024
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Route de Berne 301, 1000 Lausanne 25
Join us and shape the future of hospitality today!
EHL's dynamic campuses form a unique network where passionate students, academics and industry experts from over 120 countries come together with a common goal: to develop and disseminate hospitality knowledge, while supporting the sector's continued growth.
We are constantly striving to improve the working environment and personal development opportunities for our more than 800 staff and teachers, who are among the most recognized experts in their respective fields. Since its foundation in 1893, EHL has been widely recognized by the industry and consistently ranked among the world's top hospitality management schools. Everything we do is based on our values of excellence, family and learning, and we are committed to bringing them to life in tangible ways for our employees.
The Growth Office department is responsible for driving strategic initiatives to ensure sustainable growth and development across the institution. It oversees market expansion, business development, and partnerships to enhance EHL's global presence. The department also supports innovation, aligning the institution’s goals with emerging trends and industry demands. By fostering collaboration across departments, it ensures the successful execution of growth strategies.
To join our amazing team, we are looking for a candidate who is not only skilled and passionate about hospitality but also aligns with our leadership principles: transparency, accountability, collaboration, care, and experimentation.
The mission ofthe Strategic Project manager is to play a substantial role in the management & coordination of various strategic initiatives to deliver EHL group vision & strategy.
What will you do?
- Support the Strategic Project Director in defining and implementing the EHL Group strategy, with a focus on:
- Internationalization: developing a transversal development strategy in priority markets.
- Portfolio: identifying optimal avenues for expansion.
- Drive the management of selected strategic initiatives in collaboration with various departments (academic, research, marketing, innovation, finance), including:
- Conducting research to support strategic projects.
- Identifying key challenges and gaps and assessing strategic scenarios.
- Providing actionable recommendations.
- Developing and coordinating implementation plans.
- Act as a strategic thought partner across multiple departments to ensure strong assessments and a compelling value proposition.
- Support the preparation and coordination of group-wide decision-making instances with Executive Leadership (steering committee, Boards).
Who you are?
- You have a master’s degree in business administration, Hospitality, Management, Engineering, Data Analysis or a related field.
- You have 2 to 4 years of professional experience in consulting top tier companies or strategic project management roles in corporates.
- You have an excellent business expertise: financial planning.
- You have a strong experience in coordinating resources and establishing priorities.
- You have advanced project management, strategic thinking and transversal leadership skills.
- You have good knowledge of organization structure and Boards.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- You have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
- You have an experience in multicultural environments.
- You are fluent in English, French and German is a plus.
What we offer?
We offer you a permanent contract within a business area of an educational institution, with exceptional employee benefits including free meals, an attractive number of days off, a parking space or public transport contribution, as well as access to various services and facilities.
We offer you responsibility, challenge, development opportunities and encouragement to help you achieve your professional and personal goals.
We offer you the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our students’, staff and partners’ experience as well as contribute to the growth of our institution.
You will enjoy being part of a passionate, multidisciplinary and talented team.
Due to the winter vacations, our school will be closed for two weeks. Consequently, the processing of applications will take longer than usual. We will reopen on January 6th, 2024.
