Assistant to the Institute Management 50%

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Wädenswil

Key information

Publication date:01 October 2025
Workload:50%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Wädenswil

Job summary

Join the ZHAW as an Assistenz Institutsleitung (50%). Collaborate in a supportive environment with beautiful gardens by Lake Zurich.

Tasks

Assist in all organizational and administrative tasks for the institute.
Organize meetings and events, ensuring excellent catering.
Draft invitations and meeting minutes, managing proper documentation.

Skills

Commercial training with several years of relevant experience required.
Strong communication skills in German and English essential.
Proficient in MS Office applications for effective task management.

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Assistant to the Institute Management 50%

Do you enjoy working with people? Are you an organizational talent and an experienced minute taker? At the Institute for Environment and Natural Resources, we look forward to your support! You can expect a workplace amidst the beautiful gardens high above Lake Zurich in a collegial environment.

Department: Life Sciences and Facility Management

Start of work: December 1, 2025, or by arrangement

You will support the institute management in all organizational and administrative matters. You organize meetings and events and ensure appropriate culinary catering. You write invitations and minutes of management meetings and are responsible for their correct filing; furthermore, you process appointment requests and invoices.

For this role, you bring a commercial basic education and several years of professional experience, especially in minute taking. Your confident proficiency in German and English is complemented by good user knowledge of MS Office products. We are looking for a communicative, service-oriented personality who enjoys organizing events and occasions and keeps an overview even in hectic situations.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and more than 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

Life Sciences and Facility Management: Studying and researching in Wädenswil: practical, creative, passionate, and reflective. With our competencies in Life Sciences and Facility Management, we make an important contribution in the fields of Environment, Food, and Health to solving our societal challenges and improving our quality of life.

About 200 employees at the Institute for Environment and Natural Resources (IUNR) are active in teaching, research, and continuing education and are committed to the sustainable use of natural resources.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Manuela Laure

Recruiting Manager