Swiss NGO | Social and Societal Impact, EdTech
Graines de Paix is seeking a Programme Manager to develop, coordinate and oversee its programmes and services in Switzerland. Our programmes target children aged 4 to 15 and their teachers, as well as young people aged 11 to 16 and their youth facilitators. For this role, we are looking for a profile combining strong project management experience, a PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification/training, and several years of teaching experience or a strong knowledge of the public education system in French-speaking Switzerland, ideally acquired through an educational background in the region.
About Graines de Paix
Founded in Geneva in 2005, Graines de Paix develops innovative methods to address educational challenges in Switzerland, France and internationally: reducing violence, improving social cohesion in school (primary and secondary) and extracurricular settings, enabling students to acquire essential life skills, progress in their learning and thrive alongside their peers.
We provide public authorities and schools with a model and practical solutions to support teachers in addressing the growing challenges of increasingly diverse classrooms, including students facing difficulties or complex needs. We also provide youth facilitators and educators in extracurricular settings with workshops aimed at strengthening young people’s psychosocial skills and preventing violent reflexes and behaviours. We occasionally organise workshops for parents and local municipalities.
More broadly, our activities contribute to strengthening educational outcomes, preventing violence and fostering depolarisation, social cohesion and peace in society.
Our beneficiaries:
- Students, teachers, school leaders (public and private schools), and officials from Ministries of Education
- Children and young people, through facilitators and educators in extracurricular settings
- University and teacher-training students and faculty (Universities, Universities of Teacher Education and other training institutions)
- Parents
Main responsibilities
The Programme Manager – Switzerland will have the following main responsibilities:
- Develop relationships with public authorities, schools, teachers and community centres; encourage pilot initiatives and the implementation of our methods and tools; contribute to the design of evidence-based projects and the preparation of concept notes for new projects in Switzerland.
- Manage ongoing programmes and pilot initiatives in French-speaking Switzerland, ensuring their gradual roll-out across Switzerland.
- Organise and closely monitor monitoring and evaluation processes for observed results and impacts, using a results-based management approach (RBM), while ensuring conditions for robust and evidence-based outcomes.
- Organise and coordinate services delivered to educational stakeholders, including training sessions, classroom activities, exhibitions, resource dissemination, and the coordination of a pool of external facilitators and consultants.
- Contribute to the development and evolution of the organisation’s strategy related to Switzerland.
Professional qualifications
- Master’s degree in Education, International Development, or an equivalent field.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in development project management, with strong knowledge of project cycle management and related tools (logical framework, budget monitoring, planning, etc.).
- Experience in project design, preferably in the field of education and within an NGO environment.
- Strong knowledge of the Swiss network educational stakeholders, and youth sectors (school and extracurricular settings).
- Proficiency in standard digital tools (Microsoft Office Suite, project management applications, learning apps, and CRM systems such as Salesforce).
- Experience in collecting and analysing evaluation data, preferably in the social sector.
- Expertise related to Graines de Paix’s themes (education, violence prevention and reduction, inclusion and gender, child rights).
- French C2 and English C1 proficiency, both written and spoken. German is an asset.
Personal skills
- Strong conceptual and writing skills
- Analytical and synthesis skills
- Strong organisational skills and proactivity
- Ability to work autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams
How to apply
Contract: Permanent position
Workload: 80% (part-time)
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Start date: Mid- to late August 2026
Please ensure that you meet the essential criteria for the position before submitting your application.
Application deadline : Monday, June 29, 2026
Application to : candidatures @ grainesdepaix.org
E-mail subject : ” Application – Programme Manager Switzerland – LAST NAME First Name “
Documents to submit : CV and cover letter