Chief Development Officer (F/M) 100%

Facing the Challenges of our time

Help us grow and be more impactful !

We are looking for a business-savvy, inspiring and communicative Chief Development Officer in Neuchâtel.

Your mission

The Chief development officer (CDO) is responsible for the company's strategic development and growth through partnerships with key stakeholders and fundraising activities. Reporting to the CEO, s/he works directly with the Executive Committee members to plan, review, and revise the company's development program.

The CDO designs and implements a comprehensive plan for developing key partnerships and external alliances with CSEM's academic and industrial partners. S/he forges new relationships to build CSEM's visibility, impact and financial resources.

The CDO also leads the design and implementation of strategies to identify funding sources needed to finance CSEM's development activities. S/he is in charge of the comprehensive planning, implementation, management and oversight of all fundraising and community relations activities, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding philanthropic support from individuals, corporations and foundations. S/he liaises with potential sponsors and build strong relationships with existing donors. S/he leads a collaborative effort charged with the management of day-to-day fundraising and communications and providing a dynamic integrated program.

 

Your responsabilities

• Develops and updates the company's strategic development plan with the Executive management team
• Implements and manages the development and communications program designed to meet the objectives as defined in the strategic development plan
• Proposes new initiatives in support of the company's development across the entire spectrum of the company's stakeholders
• Nurtures the relationship and company's image with key academic and industrial partners
• Defines and executes strategies to boost fundraising activities
• Generates strong and lasting financial support from foundations
• Manages all submissions to philanthropy organizations and subsequent defined programs, ensuring a long-term satisfaction of our partners

 

Your profile

Know-how

• Advanced academic backgrounds in a technical field and in management
• Min 5 years experience in fundraising activities
• Proven experience with technology transfer and work in industry
• Fluency in English and French, knowledge of German is a plus
• Strategic planning
• Writing and public speaking skills
• Project management and organizational skills
• Autonomous
• Outside-the-box thinking
• Financial acumen (financial management, accounting)

Interpersonal skills

• Strong relationship builder
• Leadership skills
• Ability to influence and thrive in a transversal function
• Customer focus and donor centric vision
• Creative and able to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Shaper of culture that embraces philanthropic partnerships

CSEM mission and values

Our mission is the development and transfer of innovative technologies to the Swiss industry. Our objective is to make an impact on our customers and on society at large in the fields of precision manufacturing, digital technologies and sustainable energy. Our strength is the excellence of our people, about 650 passionate specialists dedicated to innovation and technology transfer. We believe that strong values support the successful development of our organization as well as the harmonious and balanced development of all our employees.

We are

• A unique place between research and industry at the cutting edge of new technologies
• An innovative, non-profit, and employee-driven company
• A dynamic, multidisciplinary, and multicultural environment
• A solar team focused on enabling solutions to energy challenges for a sustainable world

Working@CSEM means

• being part of a passionate community
• incredible flexibility, attractive working conditions, and great opportunities of development
• benefit from a management style based on trust & feedback and that favors a work-life balance

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

We look forward to receiving your complete application file via (CV, cover letter, certificates & diplomas) our job page.

Preference will be given to professionals applying directly.