Administrative Assistant at the Department Secretariat

12 May 2026
100%
Permanent position
Chur

Job summary

Join the Grisons canton, Switzerland's unique trilingual region. Experience a vibrant work culture with diverse opportunities and benefits.

Tasks

Manage all administrative tasks and general correspondence.
Assist in drafting government decrees, departmental decisions, and legal projects.
Handle appeals and criminal procedures, including file management and invoicing.

Skills

Completed commercial training with several years of professional experience.
Structured, autonomous, and precise work approach is essential.
Fluency in German; knowledge of another cantonal language is a plus.

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About the job

Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.

Administrative Assistant at the Department Secretariat

Department Secretariat, Department of Public Economy and Social Affairs | 80–100 % | Chur

The Department of Public Economy and Social Affairs (DEPS) comprises eight services with a varied range of activities and about 500 employees. The Department Secretariat is the DEPS's staff unit. A team of 13 employees supports the Department Director in all technical, legal, management and political matters and ensures effective collaboration with the services.

For 1 August 2026 (or by agreement) we are looking for an administrative assistant for our Department Secretariat to strengthen our administrative team of three people.

Tasks

Handling all administrative tasks and general correspondence
Support in the preparation of government decrees, departmental decisions, indictments, messages, parliamentary interventions, consultation procedures, draft laws and publications
Processing appeal and criminal proceedings, including file management, deadline monitoring, invoicing and collection
Managing incoming and outgoing mail, including data entry in the CMI management system
Telephone service and reception
Organisation of appointments and meetings

What we expect from you

Completed commercial training and several years of professional experience
Insight, structured, independent and precise working method
Reliability, discretion and sense of responsibility
Team spirit, flexibility, ability to cope with stressful situations and service-oriented attitude
Fluency in German; knowledge of another cantonal language is an advantage
Proficiency in MS Office

We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you.

If you have any questions, Michaela Dettmann-Cola, assistant to the Department Director and head of administration, will be happy to assist you at 081 257 23 15.

Application deadline: 31 May 2026