Clerk: Higher Education Administration Institute of Vocational Education (50% - 60%)

25 August 2026
50 – 60%
Permanent position
Gossau

Job summary

Join a dynamic educational environment at PHSG! Contribute to secondary education and enjoy a supportive workplace.

Tasks

Support administration of vocational education programs and courses.
Manage student and application data for the secondary level.
Assist in organizing and documenting study processes and events.

Skills

Completed commercial training or a similar qualification required.
Strong communication skills and professional demeanor essential.
Experience in administrative roles, ideally within education.

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About the job

Would you like to be part of a dynamic educational environment and actively contribute to the organisation of study operations in the area of upper secondary education - vocational education? Then you are exactly right with us!

To strengthen our team at the University of Teacher Education St.Gallen at the Gossau location, we are looking for an engaged, dynamic, reliable and solution-oriented personality to start immediately or by arrangement. In this varied role, you will support the administration of continuing education products as well as degree programmes and participate in organisational and administrative processes in study operations.

You can look forward to the following tasks:

Administrative support of continuing education products in upper secondary education - vocational education
Administrative support of degree programmes in upper secondary education including management of student and application data
Creation and maintenance of study-relevant documents, lists and documentation
Organisation and administrative support of study processes (e.g. diploma documents, ECTS management, events)
Communication with students as well as internal and external stakeholders
Administrative support of degree programme management and participation in projects

This is how we imagine your profile:

Completed commercial or comparable training
Precise and structured way of working – you keep an overview even with complex administrative processes
Strong communication skills and professional appearance towards various stakeholders
Independent, reliable, flexible, resilient and solution-oriented personality in the dynamic environment of vocational education
Affinity for numbers and enjoyment in working with data, lists and statistics
Experience in an administrative environment, ideally in the education or higher education sector
Confident handling of MS Office and digital tools as well as very good German language skills, both spoken and written

These benefits do we offer you:

With us, you can expect a versatile role with personal responsibility and scope for design. You will work in an environment where education, collaboration and humanity are at the centre. In addition to modern work equipment and contemporary employment conditions, you can look forward to an appreciative, helpful team that enjoys working together and making a difference collectively.

For additional information, please contact:

Maximilian Koch, Head of the Institute of Vocational Education
Tel.: +41 71 243 96 36

Your contact in the Human Resources department:
Luca Ritter, Human Resources Generalist, Tel. +41 71 844 18 01

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents by 15 September 2026 via our online tool.

University of Teacher Education St.Gallen (PHSG), Notkerstrasse 27, CH-9000 St.Gallen, www.phsg.ch