Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Zürich
Employee: Secretariat, 60-70%
- 12 November 2026
- 60 – 70%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
About the job
Employee: Secretariat, 60-70%
The Zurich Advisory Centre for Asylum Seekers (ZBA) provides asylum seekers and third parties (private individuals, authorities, organisations) with legal advice on all questions concerning the Swiss asylum procedure, regulation of residence status, and social issues. In particular, the ZBA is an important contact and information point for other aid organisations and authorities. Furthermore, qualified information is provided on broader foreign law issues. In cases of social and health problems, the advisory centre supports and mediates for those seeking advice.
For work in our secretariat, we are looking for a motivated individual from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement as
- Processing incoming mail, file management, archive maintenance
- Appointment organisation and coordination of interpreters
- Drafting general correspondence
- Responding to telephone and email enquiries and providing general information in German, French, and English, as well as forwarding matters to the lawyers
- Address management and address verification
- Reception of clients
- Cooperative management of the secretariat, general secretarial tasks
- Commercial vocational training (EFZ or equivalent)
- Several years of professional experience, preferably in the legal field
- Very good PC user skills
- A flexible, resilient, and independent personality with organisational talent
- Precise working method, high social competence, and ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills as well as interest and sensitivity in dealing with people from different cultures
- Language skills: confident written and spoken German is mandatory; good spoken English and French are a plus, further language skills are advantageous
- Versatile, varied, and meaningful work at the interface of law and social issues
- Contemporary employment conditions
- A committed and motivated team with a collegial atmosphere
- A modern workplace in Zurich-Altstetten
Living diversity – promoting inclusion:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation. Diversity and equal opportunities are important to us.
Then we very much look forward to your application via our application tool . Please understand that applications by email or letter cannot be processed.
For further information, Meret Adam, Head of the Zurich Advisory Centre for Asylum Seekers, is available by telephone at +41 44 454 60 30 or by email at meret.adam@heks.ch .
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
