Digital Transformation Officer (80-100%)

Helvetas is an organization specialized in development cooperation
and humanitarian response, anchored in Switzerland. Our vision is a just
world in which all men and women determine the course of their lives in
dignity and security, using environmental resources in a sustainable
manner. 

For our Digital Transformation and IT team based in Zurich or Berne
we are looking for a motivated and innovative individual to join our
organisation as per August 1, 2023 or upon agreement.

As part of the digital transformation of our organization,
requirements and needs for digitalization are being identified in
various departments. You concretize the requirements in cooperation with
the specialist departments and create solution concepts which you
implement partly yourself, partly in cooperation with external partners.
You primarily use Microsoft tools and services, in particular
SharePoint Online and Power Platform, in cooperation with other MS365
and Azure services.

Your main tasks

• You are tasked with the specification and implementation of process
  digitalization and the conception of the operating processes of digital
  solutions, IT systems and applications.

• You develop tools and automate processes using MS Power Apps, Power Automate and Azure Cognitive Services.

• Contribution to the development and implementation of the digital
  transformation strategy with a particular focus on the compatibility and
  conformity with the existing application landscape lies also within
  your responsibilities.

• You prepare foundations for decision-making and recommendations for
  the Director Digital Transformation, the Digital Transformation Steering
  Board or the Management Board regarding the feasibility, effort and
  costs of digitization projects as well as for new applications and
  adaptation of the application landscape and architecture.

• You are responsible for the conceptual and technical implementation
  of digitalization solutions on our IT platforms (Azure, MS Power
  Platform and SharePoint, MS Dynamics) and thereby ensuring a
  consolidated and efficient application landscape.

• You manage and plan internal IT and digitization projects in the
  head office and in the project countries together with the country
  organizations and the specialist departments, and ensure a scalable,
  secure and sustainable implementation and its operation. This also
  includes project-related change management measures, testing and
  transferring the developed solutions into operation.

• You coordinate external partners in development and project implementation.

• You plan and deliver trainings and education programmes for users
  and other project stakeholders in cooperation with our Learning and
  Innovation Team.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Engineering or with a
  commercial focus combined with a CAS or similar in Project Management
  and Software Engineering / Software Architecture.

• Proven professional experience in conceptualizing, design,
  development and implementation of Power Platform (Power App, Power
  Platform) and SharePoint solutions.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft365 products and services, especially SharePoint Online and Power Platform.

• Track record in managing smaller and medium sized IT projects.

• Good experience in IT / application requirements engineering in cooperation with end users and business managers.

• Solid know-how in operation and maintenance of Software Solutions and/or in a DevOps environment.

• Strong communicator with high degree of persuasive power and
  self-initiative with experience in coordinating stakeholders, external
  partners and contractors.

• Flexible attitude combined with the ability to work under pressure
  and taking on responsibility for several projects and tasks at the same
  time.

• Excellent spoken and written English and French; German or Spanish skills would be an additional asset.

Our offer

We offer you an interesting challenge in a motivated team with
attractive working conditions. You can expect a modern work place in a
multicultural setting in the centre of Zurich or Bern with attractive
working conditions.

We look forward to receiving your complete application including
motivation letter, work certificates and diplomas by June 18, 2023 via
our online recruiting portal.

For further information please contact Sandra Leite, Recruiting Manager, Tel. +41 44 368 65 67, or visit our website www.helvetas.org.