Social Worker Humanitas Foundation 50% (a)*

About the job

Meaningful, effective, close to people.

The Humanitas Foundation – founded by Paul Ringier and still supported by the Ringier family – provides rapid and unbureaucratic assistance to people in need: those affected by poverty throughout Switzerland as well as Ringier employees.

Do you want to apply your expertise where help arrives immediately, and do you bring not only empathy but also organisational flair? Then become part of our committed team in Zurich and apply now. Start date from February/March 2027 or by arrangement.

Social Worker Humanitas Foundation 50% (a)*

Your tasks

• Case management from A to Z: You record, review and assess support requests according to the foundation’s purpose and make well-founded decisions.
• Communication & advice: You clarify open questions empathetically and solution-oriented by phone or email – in direct exchange with applicants as well as mediation and specialist agencies.
• Administrative processing: You prepare approvals and rejections, record incoming and outgoing payments and keep pending files under control at all times.
• Cross-functional commitment: You also assist with the SOS Beobachter Foundation and support the managing director at the foundation board meetings with the Ringier family.

Your profile

• Solid foundation: Completed degree in Social Work (FH) and solid theoretical knowledge of the Swiss social and aid system.
• Drive & motivation: High initiative, enthusiasm for the cause and genuine joy in supporting people in difficult life situations in an uncomplicated way.
• Analytical mind: Logical, networked thinking, a high quality awareness as well as patience and enjoyment of recurring routine and administrative tasks.
• IT affinity: Proficient use of modern case management software (ideally Salesforce) as well as routine work with linked documents and common MS Office tools.
• Communication skills: Business fluent German in spoken and written form as well as a winning, appreciative manner on the phone and by email and in team exchanges.

What to expect

• A meaningful activity with direct social impact.
• Short decision-making paths, an appreciative team and room for independent action.
• An attractive workplace in the heart of Zurich.

Recruiting process

• Your profile fits? Then it can go quickly, as our aim is to conclude contracts within a short time.
• After reviewing your documents, there will be a telephone conversation for initial clarifications and appointment scheduling.
• Then follows a video call with Beat Handschin, our Managing Director of the SOS Beobachter & Humanitas Foundation, and Franziska Wildi, our Recruiting Partner (duration approx. 60 minutes).
• Next, you will meet the team on site.
• And then, ideally, the contract offer will follow.

We take a stand and are convinced that diversity is an opportunity. *Everyone should be exactly as they are. We create a working environment where this is possible.

For this position, we only consider direct applications.

Franziska Wildi
Recruiting Partner

+41 79 524 84 53

Your benefits with us

The internal staff restaurant cooks fresh and balanced meals daily at a good price-performance ratio. Coffee, tea, water and fruit are available free of charge.

All employees can use the fitness studio at the Zurich site, which is open 24/7, free of charge.

16 weeks maternity and 4 weeks paternity leave with full pay. Contribution to childcare costs.

We support mobile and flexible working, part-time work and job sharing wherever possible. Five weeks’ holiday is standard. 10 additional days of holiday purchase possible.

The workplaces are ergonomically equipped. Coffee, tea and water are available unlimited and free of charge.

Ringier is a leading European media company headquartered in Switzerland with a tradition of over 190 years. With around 5,500 employees, the group operates over 115 companies in 19 European and African countries. The Ringier portfolio includes three main business areas: leading media brands, sports media platforms and digital marketplaces. With a digital EBITDA share of 83 percent, Ringier is one of Europe’s leading media companies. The group remains majority family-owned to this day. More at: ringier.com

Among the best-known media brands are Blick, Bilanz, LandLiebe, L'illustré and Schweizer Illustrierte in Switzerland, Blic in Serbia, Aktuality in Slovakia and Onet, Fakt, Forbes and Business Insider in Poland. In the sports media sector, Ringier is present with platforms such as A Bola in Portugal, GSP.ro in Romania, sportal.bg in Bulgaria and Sportal.rs in Serbia. The digital marketplaces are led by flagships such as JobCloud and SMG Swiss Marketplace Group in Switzerland as well as eJobs and imobiliare in Romania, CV Keskus in the Baltic states and Profession in Hungary.

Ringier Media Switzerland

More than 4.6 million readers use and trust the media brands of RMS. The portfolio includes Blick as well as the most widely read magazine and periodical titles such as Beobachter, Handelszeitung, Bilanz, cash.ch, Tele, Schweizer Illustrierte, Landliebe, Glückspost, L'Illustré and PME. With its broad range of topics, outstanding reach and strong content, RMS positions itself as Switzerland’s forward-looking media house and, supported by the marketing unit Ringier Advertising, is already the preferred partner for advertisers seeking attractive and efficient advertising solutions.