Clerk BWMA

Bern, Switzerland | 80-80%

This is the contribution you can make

• Provide organizational and logistical support as well as prepare dossiers for economic missions abroad and for events and business visits in Switzerland
• Organize travel, visits and meetings, including requesting and negotiating offers, procurement and contract management
• Manage internal business processes of BW and BWMA, manage contact management
• Handle correspondence in German, French and English and write minutes
• Take on administrative tasks, maintain the web presence of BW and the processing of Factory Acceptance Tests
• Provide deputy support for the other assistants of BW as well as perform further internal coordination tasks
• Cover assistance for the BW division management in cooperation with the other department assistants

This makes you unique

• Solid commercial training (KV apprenticeship or university or equivalent training)
• Experience in the federal administration, a larger organization or a comparable employer is an advantage
• Strong customer orientation, friendliness and resilience
• Organizational talent, great initiative and independent way of working
• Very good IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Teams, Powerpoint, Absidion, etc.)
• Very good oral and written skills in two official languages and English

In a nutshell

The Bilateral Economic Relations (BW) division comprises four departments, each responsible for different geographical regions, including the Middle East & Africa (BWMA) department, to which the position is directly affiliated. As an assistant, you support the BWMA department in the exercise of its functions. In addition, in cooperation with the other department assistants, you ensure assistance for the head of BW as well as the other departments of BW.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the welfare of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

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

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the federal competence center for all core issues of economic and labor market policy and belongs to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF). It promotes international market opening for goods, services and investments. To reduce poverty, SECO is engaged in economic development cooperation. It plans economic and trade policy measures for the benefit of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries as well as the new member states of the European Union (EU).

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system (complete dossier with cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas). To do this, click on <<Apply now>>.

Questions about the position

Aloïs Passaplan
+41 58 46 40901

Questions about the position

Eliane Schaller-Vonlanthen
+41 58 46 96036