Project Manager Federal Youth Session (70%)
Cevi Schweiz Häuser GmbH
Zurich
Key information
- Publication date:03 September 2025
- Workload:70%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zurich
Job summary
The Swiss Youth Council (SAJV) is a leading organization for youth groups. Join a vibrant team advocating for youth interests!
Tasks
- Lead the coordination of the Federal Youth Session project.
- Drive innovative development and organization of the event.
- Manage budget, communications, and volunteer collaboration.
Skills
- University degree preferred with project management experience.
- Fluency in French or German, with Italian a plus.
- Ability to work independently and handle weekend events.
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Your tasks
You coordinate and accompany the federal youth session and lead the project team. The youth session has existed since 1991 and has been held annually in the Federal Palace since 1993. It is organized voluntarily by young people and supported by a professional team. Your tasks include:
- Main responsibility for the project, together with the organizing committee and the youth session forum
- Strategic and innovative further development of the project
- Responsibility for planning and coordinating all organizational tasks of the
- Implementation of the youth session and preparatory events, together with volunteers and the project team
- Responsibility for budget and controlling
- Responsibility for internal and external project communication, together with the communication department management
- Acquisition, collaboration, and support of volunteers
- Fundraising and project fundraising together with the fundraising department management
- Leadership of the project team consisting of a project employee and a civil service member
Your profile
- University degree is an advantage
- Experience as a project manager is an advantage
- Leadership experience in a professional or voluntary context is an advantage
- Knowledge of and enjoyment in working with young volunteers
- Sensitivity for target group-appropriate communication with many different conversation partners
- Very good knowledge of French with German as working language, or vice versa. Knowledge of Italian is an advantage
- Independent working
- Resilience and willingness to work weekend hours during the youth session and preparation days - joy and interest in politics in general and youth politics in particular
The SAJV offers you the scope to contribute and implement your own ideas. You can perform a very versatile and interesting job in an exciting environment and a young team. We also offer flexible working hours, good social benefits, as well as good participation and training opportunities. The workplace is Liebefeld (Bern), with the possibility to work from home. We look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents and without a photo by September 15, 2025, by email to Mohammed Essa at info@sajv.ch. Interviews will take place on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, or Wednesday, September 24, 2025. For further information, please contact Pascal Trösch, Project Manager of the Youth Session, by email at pascal.troesch@sajv.ch or by phone at 031 326 29 26.
