Specialist Employee Support for Placement Organisations

About the job

Rüti ZH (and Home Office) | 80-80% |

How you can contribute

• Inspect ongoing assignments of civil service personnel on site
• Maintain a portfolio: Verify the recognition of placement organisations, check submitted documents, conduct training, examination, and mediation discussions with institutions, and issue corresponding decisions in German
• Advise interested institutions and support already recognised placement organisations
• Mediate in difficulties during assignments of civil service personnel and develop appropriate measures with the placement organisation
• Assign civil service personnel to placement organisations ex officio

What makes you unique

• (Technical) university degree, as well as several years of professional experience in a comparable field
• Clear communication in dealing with various stakeholders
• Respectful conduct of conversations and appropriate use of means for conflict resolution
• Experience in demanding correspondence and proficient use of IT applications
• Independent work organisation
• High willingness to travel (Category B driving licence is a prerequisite)
• Good active knowledge of two official languages

In a nutshell

The Regional Centre Rüti (ZH) supports civil service personnel ("Zivis") and placement organisations from Zurich and Eastern Switzerland. The staff ensure customer-friendly and correct handling of civil service assignments. As a specialist employee, you will support placement organisations in the cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell, Thurgau, Schaffhausen, Zurich, Glarus, and Graubünden. You will review recognitions and conduct inspections. You can expect a varied range of tasks in a learning organisation in a constantly changing environment.


You will work 2 days per week in Rüti. The remaining days you will be in the field, home office, or office as required.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills 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

Civil Service – Implementation and Development

The ZIVI is part of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) and is responsible for admission to civil service, support of civil service personnel ("Zivis") and placement organisations. It enables persons who refuse military service for reasons of conscience to fulfil their service obligation.

Additional information

The position is limited to two years.

Questions about the position

Benjamin Diggelmann
+41 58 48 56990

Questions about the application

Marco Grossenbacher
+41 58 46 42715