Assistant / Specialist Collaborator

Bern, Switzerland | 80-80%

What you can contribute

• Provide organizational and logistical support and prepare files for economic missions abroad as well as for events and working visits in Switzerland
• Organize trips, visits and meetings, including requesting and negotiating offers, managing purchases and contracts
• Manage the internal operational processes of BW and BWMA, as well as contact management
• Write correspondence in German, French and English, as well as minutes
• Undertake administrative tasks, ensure the update of the BW website and process Factory Acceptance Tests
• Ensure the replacement of other BW assistants and undertake other internal coordination tasks

What makes you unique

• Solid commercial training (commercial apprenticeship, higher education or equivalent training)
• Keen sense of customer service, interpersonal skills and stress resistance
• Sense of organization, great initiative and ability to work independently
• Very good IT knowledge (Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Absidion, etc.)
• Very good oral and written knowledge of two official languages and English

In a few words

The "Bilateral Economic Relations" (BW) service center comprises four sectors, each responsible for different geographical regions, including the Middle East and Africa sector (BWMA), to which the position is directly attached. As an assistant, you support the BWMA sector in the exercise of its functions. Furthermore, in collaboration with the other sector assistants, you ensure the assistance of the head of BW as well as the other BW sectors.

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 every day 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)

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the Confederation's competence center for all issues relating to economic policy and the labor market. It is attached to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (DEFR). It contributes to the opening of all markets to goods, services and investments. SECO operates in the field of economic development cooperation with a view to reducing poverty. It plans economic and commercial measures in favor of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries as well as new member states of the European Union (EU).

Additional information

Please apply via our candidate management system (including complete dossier, cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas). To do this, please click on <<To apply>>.

Questions about the position

Aloïs Passaplan
+41 58 46 40901

Questions about the position

Eliane Schaller-Vonlanthen
+41 58 46 96036