Compliance Office (60%) and Contract Law section (40%)

Zollikofen, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100%

What you can contribute

• Ensure the handling and processing of cases of irregularities (related to contractual partners, visa processes, etc.) reported on the FDFA whistleblowing platform
• Clarify facts, participate in informal investigations and administrative investigations
• Advise FDFA organizational units in the field of compliance (conflicts of interest, standards of conduct, ethics, etc.)
• Provide timely and appropriate legal advice related to contracts, public procurement and the legal bases of international cooperation to your interlocutors, adapted to their hierarchical level and needs, and deliver awareness and training courses in Switzerland and abroad
• Participate in expert committees and interdepartmental and international working groups tasked with anti-corruption
• Ensure control tasks and write reports concerning irregularities, and develop the dashboard (cockpit) intended for the head of department and the FDFA management

What makes you unique

• Master in law
• Experience in the field of compliance or in a whistleblowing office
• Experience acquired within a public administration or the private sector in the field of legal advice regarding contract law and public procurement
• If possible, good knowledge of the federal administration
• Talent for negotiation and resistance to stress
• Knowledge of criminal, administrative and civil law, as well as procedures, in particular criminal and administrative procedure
• Excellent knowledge of two official languages and English
• Very good mastery of IT tools (Excel, etc.) and interest in digitalization

In a few words

Jurist, Compliance Office (60%) and Contract Law section (40%) of the Contracts, public procurement, compliance division / SG-DFAE. In your function as a jurist within the FDFA Compliance Office, you will ensure the handling and processing of cases of infractions and irregularities reported by FDFA staff members, partners or third parties. Furthermore, you will assist and advise all FDFA organizational units on all legal issues relating to contracts and public procurement as well as on the legal bases of international cooperation.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success of the Swiss model and to the well-being of the population.
• Diversity in everyday life We ensure equal opportunities, which allows us to deploy our skills and express different points of view.
• Health at work We assist and advise our employees on all issues related to physical or mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/fr/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

On mandate of the Federal Council, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) designs and coordinates the foreign policy of Switzerland. It also strives to defend the country's interests and promote its values.

A staff unit, the General Secretariat (SG-DFAE) assists and advises the head of the department in his daily activities. It prepares files intended for Parliament and the Federal Council and informs the public about the activities of the department. It also supports contract management within the FDFA, manages the FDFA Compliance Office and verifies the effectiveness of the risk management system, controls as well as conduct and supervision processes. It also ensures equal opportunities within the FDFA and handles all historical matters concerning the department. Subordinate to the General Secretariat, Presence Switzerland implements Switzerland's international communication strategy.

Additional information

For any additional information, please contact Mr. Nicolas Bürgi, head of the Contracts, public procurement, compliance division / SG-DFAE, at 058 469 79 35.
Application deadline: none
Start date: 1 October 2026 or date to be agreed

Questions about the position

Nicolas Bürgi
+41 58 46 97935

Questions about the application

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