Retired and committed
The whole of Switzerland
Year-round
Entrepreneurship
Would you like to stay fit in retirement, pass on your experience and make a difference in society? Would you like others to benefit from the leadership and other skills you gained during your rich and varied career?
Then Innovage is the place for you. We bring together retirees with a diverse range of expertise into regional networks to help non-profit organizations – professionally, voluntarily, and free of charge. This is how we get good ideas and innovative projects off the ground.
Duration:
Active membership in an Innovage network is a prerequisite. A minimum of 1 to 2 days a month, depending on the type and number of projects.
Location:
In one of the nine regional Innovage networks.
How it will work:
Project-specific; teams are assembled ad hoc for each project.
Introduction:
New members are onboarded and accompanied within the network.
Support:
Collegial cooperation within the Innovage network.
Tasks:
Highly varied, depending on the project. In-demand skills:
- Project management
- Organizational and strategy consulting
- Coaching or sparring partners
- Vision development, mission statements and operational principles
- Financial consulting, restructuring and fundraising
- Communication and marketing
- Human resource management, training and education
What you'll need:
- You possess a solid education, a good track record and leadership and professional experience in a managerial position.
- You enjoy tasks related to consulting and management.
- Familiarity with the political, social and organizational conditions in Switzerland
Project language
German, French, Italian
Innovage combines age with innovation. Across Switzerland, nine Innovage networks make the experience and expertise of their members available to charitable projects free of charge. Innovage is a network of retired specialists and managers who advise non-profit organizations and projects free of charge.