Administrative Officer (40%)

About the job

Do you want to commit yourself to the welfare of 44,600 people and take on a meaningful task independently? Then you are in the right place with us. Welcome to the municipality of Köniz. As the fourth largest municipality in the canton of Bern, Köniz is characterised by its diversity and serves as the bridge between city and countryside. It employs around 800 staff in 100 professions.

From 1 March 2027 or by arrangement, the Cultural Office is looking for you as

Administrative Officer (40%)

Your impact with us

• Support of the office in all administrative matters
• Responsibility for the administrative processing of applications for contributions to cultural projects (preliminary examination, correspondence, etc.)
• Content assessment of applications together with management
• Organisation of various events of the Cultural Office
• Collaboration on various cultural projects of the municipality (e.g. cultural aperitif, bookcase, art collection, etc.)

How you inspire us

• Completed basic training, ideally in the cultural or commercial field, as well as further training in cultural management or similar
• Ideally several years of professional experience in cultural management
• Team player, committed and empathetic
• Great interest in cultural creation
• Fluent expression in German (written and spoken) as well as good basic knowledge of the Office suite

What to expect from us

• A respectful, collegial collaboration and a good working atmosphere
• Work-life balance: annual working hours, part-time work, care days and home office depending on function
• Generous holiday arrangements: at least 26 days of holiday, plus age-related additional holiday days, 41-hour week as well as the possibility to take one or two unpaid weeks off
• Competence-based development opportunities as well as individual training and further education

Interviews are scheduled for 23 October and 3 November 2026.

Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application.

Additional information about the position is gladly provided by Andri Probst, Head of the Cultural Office, Tel. 031 970 95 90.

Your HR contact

Manuela Fawer

HR Consultant

Tel. 031 970 92 16

Visit us at www.koeniz.ch.