Clerk: Administration Continuing Education 70-80%

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Winterthur

Key information

Publication date:20 January 2026
Workload:70 – 80%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Winterthur

Job summary

Join the ZHAW School of Engineering as an administrator! Enjoy a supportive work environment and flexible options.

Tasks

Manage registrations in CRM and school systems effectively.
Maintain electronic student files and prepare program materials.
Assist with financial tasks and act as a liaison for students.

Skills

Commercial education and relevant experience, preferably in education.
Strong MS Office skills, especially in Word and Excel.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.

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Clerk: Administration Continuing Education 70-80%

At the ZHAW School of Engineering, around 1,500 students annually complete continuing education at the locations in Winterthur and Zurich. The six-member continuing education administration team is looking for a clerk 70 - 80% due to retirement.

Department: School of Engineering

Start of work: August 1, 2026, application deadline: 28.02.2026.

The continuing education administration team takes on all administrative tasks in the area of continuing education programs. The activities listed below represent the team's range of tasks. The specific allocation of tasks takes place within the team. The new position holder takes over a defined sub-area:

Processing registrations and deregistrations in the CRM application as well as in the school management system Evento
Management of electronic student files
Preparation of documents for the start of new implementations of continuing education programs
Recording new continuing education offers in Evento
Project openings as well as billing of continuing education programs
Internal payment control of debtors, control of quarterly accruals
Account assignment and verification of creditor invoices
Contact person for interested parties, continuing education participants, lecturers, study directors as well as the head of continuing education
Creation of certificates and final documents
Assistance in organizing events
Participation in projects as well as in ZHAW-wide specialist committees

For this position, we expect a commercial education as well as several years of professional experience – ideally in an educational institution. The versatile tasks require a high degree of initiative and flexibility. As an open and communicative personality, you appreciate contact with people and maintain a friendly, courteous manner with employees and students. You bring a high level of service orientation and are a team player. In addition, you master the common MS Office applications (especially Word and Excel) and are willing to familiarize yourself with the school management system Evento and other surrounding systems. You have a workplace both at the Winterthur and Zurich locations. Fixed working days are to be planned on Monday (at least every other week), Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On individual days and if operational processes allow, you can work from home.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The ZHAW School of Engineering, as one of the leading educational and research institutions in Switzerland, focuses on future-relevant topics. 14 institutes and centers guarantee high-quality education, research, and development with a focus on energy, mobility, information, and health.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Samy Shalaby

Recruiting Manager