Head of Department Tourism and City Center (m/w/d)

Over 190 employees of the FWTM are employed for the Freiburg and the region. Our tasks include economic and tourism promotion, trade fairs and congresses, the operation of event houses and the implementation of major events. The FWTM sees itself in responsibility to develop the location of Freiburg in order to ensure the attractiveness of the city for citizens and guests.

In the course of a reorganization, we are looking for a department manager for tourism and city centre (m/w/d).

Initiation, control and implementation of all necessary measures in connection with the further development of the destination Freiburg Comprehensive responsibility for implementing the existing tourism concept Strategic design of the current change process, active control of the ongoing transformation process as part of the consolidation of the areas of tourism, convention bureau, downtown and tourist information Management and further development of the team Responsibility for budget planning and monitoring Active control, optimization and quality assurance of internal and external processes, also in cooperation with the city administration and political bodies Representation of FWTM in tourist networks and bodies Compilation of applications and their support in the relevant bodies Support of the Supervisory Board with templates, analyses and corresponding documents

Completed studies or comparable training in the field of tourism management, urban development, marketing or a comparable discipline as well as many years of experience in leading positions – ideally from the field of tourism Long-standing experience in managing teams and projects in conjunction with a contemporary leadership understanding Identification with the tourist brand Freiburg Sovereign appearance, network competence, decision-making, communication strength, moderation capability, negotiation skills and enforcement capability Designed, digital competence and affinity for future-oriented technologies and trends Negotiating English and French skills in word and writing are desirable

Versatile and challenging work with exciting projects A responsible leadership position Open doors, fast decision-making and space for independent action Mobile work and a modern, ergonomic workplace with good infrastructure 30 days holiday as well as extensive additional benefits such as occupational pensions, Hansefit, JobRad, ÖPNV grant etc. .