Manager of Joint Committees (Fixed-term contract 5 months)

About the job

The Federation of Romand Enterprises Geneva is the essential employers' organisation of the canton. With 29,000 member companies and more than 80 professional associations, it plays a central role in the economic and social life of the region.

Its teams support employers every day on topics as varied as labour law, social security, vocational training, occupational health, and collective bargaining. A broad scope, diverse professions, a meaningful mission.

Joining FER Geneva means becoming part of a reference institution and contributing daily to the vitality of Geneva's economy.

Job Description

About this offer

The FER Geneva is looking for a Manager of Joint Committees (Fixed-term contract 5 months) to strengthen the joint committees division of its Department of Professional Associations.

FER Geneva is the Federation of Romand Enterprises. Through its employers' secretaries, it defends the interests of professional associations that have entrusted it with managing their secretariat, and it manages the secretariats of several joint committees responsible for ensuring the application of collective labour agreements concluded with the unions.

Your role at the heart of our mission

You assist the Joint Secretary in the administrative and financial management of the joint committees' secretariats. On a daily basis, you ensure the reliability of the administrative and financial monitoring of the committees: invoicing and monitoring of professional contributions, management of companies subject to collective labour agreements, preparation of joint committee meetings and information for members, in liaison with official bodies.

Your responsibilities

Management of contributions and liable companies

• Management of liability and files of companies subject to collective labour agreements (CLAs)
• Monitoring data collection, invoicing, payment, and disputes related to professional contributions
• Processing reimbursements paid for vocational training
• Managing requests for working time exemptions

Administrative management of the joint secretariat

• Handling incoming and outgoing mail, telephone reception, and directing complex requests to the appropriate contacts
• Maintaining the committees' databases and producing statistics for OCIRT, SECO, and internal bodies
• Processing joint committee invoices and issuing invoices for service contracts with the State
• Updating the joint committee website and managing badge requests

Organisation of meetings

• Organising committees, general assemblies, meetings, and events (invitations, logistics, materials)
• Drafting minutes and monitoring the implementation of decisions taken

Information for members and companies

• Providing information to members, companies, and third parties on common questions related to joint committees, labour law, and CLAs

Profile sought

Education and experience

• Commercial employee CFC or equivalent qualification
• At least 3 years of experience in administrative file management, ideally related to CLAs, joint committees, or company audits
• Continuing education in labour law, CLAs, or joint committees is an asset

Technical skills

• Fluent French, written and spoken (C2) – excellent writing skills
• Good knowledge of English or German (B1-B2) is an asset
• High proficiency in using IT tools

Personal skills

• Dynamic, rigorous, and excellent organisational skills
• Autonomy, perseverance, and integrity
• Good communication skills and ease in interpersonal relations
• Strong interest in Geneva's economic fabric, institutions, and legal field
• Good team spirit

Administrative prerequisites

• Valid work permit for Switzerland required

What we offer you

• A stimulating and collaborative environment, in contact with varied interlocutors and multiple topics
• 2 days of 100% remote work per week
• Attractive employment conditions with competitive social benefits
• Flexible working time organisation, favouring work-life balance
• Offices ideally located in the heart of Geneva (98 rue de Saint-Jean)