Communications Manager – BFH-HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute (70)

Berner Fachhochschule

Zollikofen

Key information

Publication date:09 October 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Zollikofen

Job summary

Join HAFL, a leader in agricultural and environmental research. Enjoy a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Tasks

Enhance HAFL's visibility in international agricultural and resource management.
Develop internal and external communications to showcase our work.
Organize events and manage communication strategies effectively.

Skills

Bachelor's or master's degree in relevant fields; 3-5 years of experience.
Strong writing and networking skills in agriculture and life sciences.
Team-oriented with intercultural communication abilities.

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What you'll be doing here

Strengthen the Institute's and HAFL's visibility and reputation in international agricultural, forest, food sciences, and resource management research and education

Create and disseminate internal and external communications to promote the work of the Institute and its staff, students and partners

Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and partners to ensure effective communication

Organise the Institute's Annual Event and other communication and knowledge management practices

Write and publish website news stories and project/staff profiles, as well as working paper series, newsletters, press releases, social media posts, audiovisual materials, etc.

What you'll bring with you

Relevant bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in communication/marketing or agricultural/forest/food or life sciences or international development

Minimum 3–5 years working in corporate or university communications, marketing, science communications, or other relevant fields, including event organisation

Writing, networking, communication and organisational skills, ideally in the relevant thematic areas (agricultural/forest/food and life sciences)

Independent yet team-oriented work approach; intercultural and interdisciplinary skills and interests; expertise and/or interest in international cooperation and development

English native speaker, with good knowledge of German and ideally also French

To start with, here are some of our strong points

An incredible variety of themes enriching and adding spice to this important control and support function.

International teaching staff that combines tradition with innovation and excellence with experiment and thus gives students individual guidance towards their own careers.

Great freedom in work organisation with lots of leeway for your ideas, your creativity and decisiveness.

When looking for solutions, it helps to be curious and to think truly outside the box.

Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world.

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Cornelia Caputi
HR Consultant
P +41 31 910 21 82

School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences

At HAFL , a department of BFH, we're all about connecting humans, nature and technology towards sustainable development. As a ground-breaking, pioneering think tank, we are engaged in the creation and teaching of knowledge for the world of today and of tomorrow – bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, resilient and always solidly grounded at the same time.