Staff Assistant Finance Directorate 80 - 100 %

As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a variety of attractive positions in different departments and professional fields. With around 10'000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for trainees, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education. Apply your talent and skills with us. Learn more about UZH as an employer! ### Tasks Committee Management and Business Preparation • Coordination, quality assurance and timely submission of business matters of the Finance Directorate for the University Executive Board, University Council and other central committees • Ensuring smooth committee management including requesting, checking and quality assurance of decision-making bases Directorate Support and Administration • Organization and coordination of regular meetings, sessions, workshops and events of the Finance Directorate • Ensuring efficient appointment, document, approval and pending tasks management as well as supporting administrative processes Quality Assurance and Further Development • Support in the creation and quality assurance of reports, presentations and decision-making bases • Collaboration on finance- and organization-related issues as well as in the further development of processes, templates and administrative procedures • Support of the staff with special assignments and cross-departmental coordination tasks Profile • Commercial training with several years of professional experience in comparable areas of responsibility • Strong organizational skills as well as a structured, careful and independent way of working • Very good editorial skills and stylistic confidence in German (written and spoken), English is an advantage • Ability to quickly grasp complex contexts and professionally coordinate different stakeholder groups • High service orientation, reliability and discretion • Very good knowledge of common Office applications and digital collaboration tools What you can look forward to • A responsible and varied activity with great organizational breadth • A dynamic working environment with diverse contacts within central leadership committees • The opportunity to actively help shape central processes and business matters of the university • A collegial and committed team with short decision-making paths • Modern working conditions and flexible forms of work • An attractive workplace in the center of Zürich Why this position is particularly exciting This position offers the rare opportunity to help shape the central decision-making and steering processes of one of the largest universities in Europe from up close. In a dynamic environment with diverse stakeholders, you will take on an important coordination and hub function, create transparency, ensure commitment and thus make a significant contribution to the ability to act of the Finance Directorate. The function combines organizational skill with a broad insight into the strategic development of the university and offers a varied field of work with high individual responsibility and great impact.