Walter Schmid

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You will find here information on my professional background and my key qualifications.

Key Qualifications
Social Policy
Profound knowledge in national and international social politics.
Legal aspects and practice.
Familiar with private and public institutions.
Experienced in political processes and lobbying

Migration and Integration
Profound knowledge in national and international migration politics.
Foreigners and asylum laws.
Conception and implementation of the federal program for integration support.
Familiar with institutions and networks.

Education
Very good knowledge of national education systems.

Management and Organisation
A long experience in complex public and private organizations.
Experience and theoretical background in strategic management, new public management, human resources management, controlling, finances and fundraising.
Conception and implementation of various reorganization projects.

Strategy development and corporate culture
Mission statement and strategy development processes in public and private institutions.

Coaching
Efficient analysis of complex management situations.
Resource approached support of teams.

Public Relations and communication
Publication of various articles.
Experienced in media work and relations.
Familiar with media and PR instruments.

Professional Résumé

Personal and Contact Information
Family name: Schmid
First name: Walter
Date of birth: April 11th, 1953
Nationality: Swiss
Civil status: married, two children
Adresse: Mythenstrasse 53, CH-8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
Phone: +41 79 446 41 54
E-Mail: E-Mail

Professional Experience

since 2003

Dean of Lucerne School of Social Work, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (www.hslu.ch)
2000 – 2003
Project director Swiss Solidarity Foundation in Berne
(www.solidarity.admin.ch)
1991 – 2000
Director of the Social Services in the City of Zurich
(www.stadt-zuerich.ch/sod)
1982 – 1991
Director of the Swiss Refugee Council in Berne(www.fluechtlingshilfe.ch)
1982
Lawyer

Education
1992
PGL in NPO Management, University of Freiburg
1982
Doctorate, University of Zurich
1981
Postgraduate studies, Stanford University, California
1979
admission to the bar
1976
Licentiate, University of Zurich
1974
Demi-Doctorat, faculté de droit, Université de Lausanne
1972
Secondary school, Gymnasium, Zurich

Mandates
since 2008
Member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences(www.sagw.ch)
since 2002
Chair member for Migration Policy Group in Brussels (www.migpolgroup.com)
1999 – 2014
Chair of the Swiss Conference on Social Welfare(www.skos.ch)
2008 – 2011
Member of the Federal Commission for Migration (www.ekm.admin.ch)
2000 – 2007
Depute Chair of the Federal Commission for Foreigners (www.eka-cfe.ch)
1992 – 1999
Chairman of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (www.ecre.org)

Languages
German mother
tongue
English and French
fluent
Italian and Spanish
basic

Walter Schmid

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E-mail
Address

Mythenstrasse, CH-8400 Winterthur

Telefon
+41 79 446 41 54