Operations Officer Mobilisation

About the job

Bern | 80-100% |

You can contribute in this role

• Independently handle action planning, situation tracking and action follow-up in the area of mobilisation
• Write reports, statements, concepts, studies and decision-making bases for the mobilisation area as well as coordinate leadership products with internal and external partners
• Prepare and accompany mobilisation exercises, support training in the mobilisation specialist area, and plan, conduct and evaluate test alarms
• Represent the mobilisation specialist area in working groups and expert committees, implement guidelines for integral security and manage the business area according to applicable administrative regulations
• Support the Head of Situation Tracking during ongoing operations, deployments and army support services and participate as a duty officer or operations officer during special events

What makes you unique

• University or university of applied sciences degree (Bachelor) or higher technical or business education with several years of professional experience
• Experience in project management as well as knowledge of the organisation and processes of mobilisation; military experience in this area is an advantage
• Good organisational, analytical and conceptual skills as well as an independent and solution-oriented working style
• Very good editorial skills as well as very good user knowledge of MS Office products
• Good knowledge of a second official language and English at level B1; experience as a staff officer or as a unit or troop commander is an advantage

In a nutshell

Would you like to actively help shape the mobilisation of the Swiss Army and make a significant contribution to operational readiness? Do you enjoy working at the interface between operations planning, military staff work and mobilisation preparations? Then we look forward to meeting you.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model Switzerland 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

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and deployments of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence centre, the Special Forces Command and the Military Police. Around 40% of the approximately 2,500 employees are civilian – from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 people in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: the Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

A position with the Swiss Army makes sense and offers many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile.

Questions about the position

Andrej Terzig
Head FD Mobilisation
+41 58 46 43157