Apprentice Commercial Employee
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:09 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join UNIL, a top international teaching and research institution. Experience a supportive, multicultural environment with excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Engage in varied administrative tasks and public administration training.
- Learn to manage documents and assist users in a dynamic setting.
- Utilize IT tools and participate in internships across departments.
Skills
- Fluent in French, good German and English skills required.
- Strong numerical skills and interest in accounting.
- Team-oriented with a proactive and reliable attitude.
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Introduction
A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.
Presentation
For the 2026 intake, the University of Lausanne (for its Faculties and central services) is looking for several:
Commercial Apprentices with Federal VET Diploma (CFC)
Job-related Information
Start date: between August 1 and August 15, 2026
Contract duration: 3 years
Activity rate: 100%
Workplace: Lausanne, in the Faculties or central services (depending on availability)
Website: apprentissage@unil.ch
Your Activities
An exciting apprenticeship awaits you in an exceptional working environment, constantly evolving and multicultural.
This apprenticeship will allow you to learn various tasks, such as: preparing administrative documents, file management, welcoming users, all activities related to the public administration training plan.
You will learn to use various computer tools and may also be called upon to do internships of a few months with different services or institutes of the University of Lausanne.
Under certain conditions, you have the possibility to prepare the integrated professional maturity.
https://www.vd.ch/formation/formation-professionnelle/maturite-professionnelle#c2026347
Your Profile
- Good command of spoken and written French
- Good knowledge of German and English
- Comfortable with numbers, interested in accounting and computer tools
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enjoys teamwork
We are looking for dynamic, responsible, and trustworthy personalities. Motivated to learn and open to new things.
Your Benefits
Professional supervision within a multicultural and varied academic environment.
Our goal is to help you become progressively autonomous in your work and to enable you, in addition to obtaining your Federal VET Diploma, to acquire solid professional and interpersonal foundations within a recognized institution for your future career.
For this, you can especially count on our trainers, who will accompany and support you through the various stages of your apprenticeship.
Motivated? Then send us your application file without delay!
For Further Information
Apprenticeship
UNIL | University of Lausanne
HR Department | Human Resources Service
UNIL-Chamberonne District | Dorigny Castle
CH-1015 Lausanne
apprentissage@unil.ch
https://www.unil.ch/srh
Your Application File
Application deadline: 31.01.2026
Please send us your complete application file (CV, cover letter, copies of report cards from the last 3 years, and any internship certificates) in PDF format.
Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.
Thank you for your understanding.
Remarks
UNIL is committed to:
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
• Ensuring an open, respectful environment conducive to personal development;
• Offering working conditions favorable to balancing different spheres of life.
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