Assistant to the Secretary-General
- 16 July 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
Job summary
Join Graubünden's diverse cantonal administration team! Enjoy a vibrant work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Assist the General Secretary in administrative and organizational tasks.
- Coordinate meetings, monitor deadlines, and manage correspondence.
- Prepare documents for committees and support legislative processes.
Skills
- Commercial training or equivalent experience, with leadership support background.
- Strong IT skills, especially in MS Office and data entry.
- Excellent communication skills in German; knowledge of other languages is a plus.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
Assistant to the Secretary-General
Department Secretariat DFG | 60 % | Chur
The Department of Finance and Municipalities (DFG) comprises six offices with a diverse range of activities and around 450 employees. The DFG takes on various cross-sectional tasks for other departments and offices and performs various special tasks. The Department Secretariat is the central staff unit in the DFG, with the units Secretary-General, Finance Secretariat and Digital Administration Staff Unit. The team supports the head of the department in all professional, legal, leadership-relevant and political matters. It ensures successful cooperation with the offices and other stakeholders as well as professional service delivery.
We are looking for due to the retirement of the previous post holder as of 1 February 2027 or by agreement, an Assistant to the Secretary-General for our team as effective support in the Secretary-General's office.
- Supporting the Secretary-General in all administrative as well as organisational matters and holiday cover for the assistant to the head of department (100% presence)
- Monitoring pending tasks, appointments and deadlines as well as coordinating meetings
- Ensuring reception and telephone service
- Preparing documents for committees, commissions and organisations
- Supporting the preparation of government proposals, departmental decrees, legislative and administrative procedures as well as projects
- Commercial basic training or equivalent education as well as several years of professional experience (especially leadership support), executive assistant with federal diploma an advantage
- Experience in data entry in the administrative programme CMI with very good IT skills (especially MS Office)
- Initiative and organisational talent
- Structured, independent and careful working method
- High social competence, flexibility, resilience and service-oriented action
- Fluent spoken and written German required, knowledge of another cantonal language an advantage
Application deadline: 15 August 2026
