Officer for Vocational Schools
- 04 November 2026
- 80%
- Temporary
- German (Intermediate)
- Zürich
About the job
Canton of Zurich
Department of Education
Office for Secondary and Vocational Education
Officer for Vocational Schools
80%
COMMITTED, COMPETENT AND NETWORK-THINKING
The Office for Secondary and Vocational Education is the centre of expertise and
service for vocational education, grammar schools, higher vocational education
and further education in the Canton of Zurich. We support and supervise the
secondary schools, vocational schools, providers of preparatory vocational years
and training companies.
We are looking to strengthen our team from 1 March 2027 or by arrangement with an open, committed and solution-oriented personality: an Officer for Vocational Schools (80%). The position is limited until 31 August 2030.
The Office for Secondary and Vocational Education is the centre of expertise and
service for vocational education, grammar schools, higher vocational education
and further education in the Canton of Zurich. We support and supervise the
secondary schools, vocational schools, providers of preparatory vocational years
and training companies.
We are looking to strengthen our team from 1 March 2027 or by arrangement with an open, committed and solution-oriented personality: an Officer for Vocational Schools (80%). The position is limited until 31 August 2030.
Your Area of Responsibility
As an Officer for Vocational Schools, you are the direct contact person for the school management, especially for the principals, and provide support in organisational, personnel, legal and financial matters and handle the concerns of the schools. You review requests for purchases, conduct discussions and negotiations with various stakeholders and coordinate their collaboration. You participate in various projects and support other school officers in the team.
Your Profile
You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, higher vocational education or an equivalent qualification. Thanks to your life experience and sound knowledge of people, you negotiate confidently and navigate competently within the Swiss education system as well as in complex structures. You bring experience in project work and are characterised by initiative, teamwork and a solution-oriented approach. You apply your strong communication skills, both oral and written, appropriately for the audience and with a good sense of the counterpart. You work independently, find pragmatic solutions in challenging situations and quickly grasp complex contexts to adapt your actions accordingly to the situation.
