Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Bern
Course Administration Officer 60 %
- 17 September 2026
- 60%
- Permanent position
- Bern
About the job
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural resources are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Course Administration Officer 60 %
HEKS Integration Programme HIP and Nivo offer German and literacy courses at various levels as well as the fide test.
For our programmes in the field of language promotion in Bern, we are looking for an open-minded and independent personality as of 1 December 2026 or by arrangement
- You are jointly responsible for the smooth functioning of course administration.
- You organise the German courses and language certificates with our course management software (course announcements, participant administration, room and material organisation, accounting).
- You support the cost centre manager and the quality manager in their tasks (controlling, creation of course statistics, etc.).
- You are the contact person for course participants, interested parties, course instructors, child carers, and external bodies, e.g. social services.
- You organise and maintain the hardware and software in the courses.
- You already have commercial professional experience, ideally in course management.
- You are an organisational talent with a quick grasp and a good sense of context.
- You create and edit documents and appointments effortlessly with Microsoft 365 (especially Word, Excel, Outlook) and have a flair for numbers.
- You prioritise your tasks daily, handle interruptions effortlessly, and appreciate your broad range of duties.
- You work independently, in a structured, precise, and very reliable manner.
- You approach changes openly and flexibly. Where not everything is yet established, you see scope for design rather than obstacles.
- You are a team player, enjoy working with different people, and can bring together various perspectives and needs.
- A meaningful, varied role in a hub function in the field of linguistic and social integration of migrants
- A participative and role-based working environment with lots of responsibility and scope for creativity
- Our support in balancing, for example, studies, family, and work
- A committed team
- Industry-standard employment conditions
- A workplace in the centre of Bern
Would you like to join our team? We look forward to receiving your application via our application tool . Please understand that applications by email or letter cannot be processed. Interviews are planned for 20 and 21 October 2026.
For further information, Marianne Reinhard is available Tuesday to Thursday at telephone 031 385 18 42, and from 2 October 2026 Franziska Affolter at telephone 031 385 18 45.
Further information can be found at hip.heks.ch and nivo.heks.ch
