Zürich
Executive Assistant (m/f/d) 50 – 80%
- 08 September 2026
- 50 – 80%
- Permanent position
About the job
Why you should join us right now
You take on an important role behind the scenes: the operational relief of our CEO. Your core mission is clear: you provide operational support to our CEO. Your daily work is varied – from managing appointments and minutes to organisational tasks and spontaneously arising topics.
NEST – Genuine sustainability since 1983NEST is the leading ecological-ethical pension fund in Switzerland with over 4,500 companies, 35,000 insured persons, assets under management of over CHF 4.9 billion, and 49 employees at the Zurich and Geneva locations.
As a pioneer in sustainable pension provision, we have relied on transparent and responsible investment policies since 1983 – long before sustainability became the standard.
Our values👥 Teamwork – is our foundation
💛 Empathy – within the team and towards our clients
🎯 Personal responsibility – we take responsibility at all levels
🌱 Authentic sustainability – ecological, social and economic
🚀 Openness and courage – we think ahead and continuously develop
📆 Organisation and administrative support
Operational relief for the executive management
Confident calendar and appointment management in Outlook
Support in preparing meetings, documents and presentations
General administrative and organisational tasks
Support for staff units such as the legal department (e.g. commercial register entries)
🤝 Communication and implementation
Drafting and revising texts, emails and presentations
Minute-taking
Support with internal communication
Taking on ad hoc tasks and internal events
🎒 Your professional and experience backpack
Completed commercial training (EFZ) or equivalent qualification
Further training with recognised qualification in the field of assistance or communication is an advantage
Professional experience (3 years +) in a comparable role
High digital affinity as well as routine and efficient work with common MS Office products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Native German speaker and confident in written communication
🧍🏼You fit with us personally because you…
… are a positive, pragmatic personality and keep an overview even in hectic times.
… enjoy assistant work & ensure with discretion and a strong service attitude that others can work efficiently.
… like to get stuck in and complete tasks quickly, straightforwardly and carefully.
… reliably follow up on tasks and see them through – nothing gets "lost".
… work in a structured way and set priorities confidently – quality is important to you.
… quickly familiarise yourself with different topics and switch flexibly between them.
… enjoy working on site and in direct exchange with people.
… like to develop yourself further and learn new things.
💥 Nice to have (not a must)
Confident and targeted use of AI tools
Good knowledge of French
🎁What to expect from us:
Meaningful work – sustainable pension provision with real impact
40-hour week (100%)
6 weeks’ holiday for all employees
Good pension fund solution with choice for the savings portion
Opportunities for further development
Attractive offices in a central location in Zurich
Then we look forward to your application via our career portal – Working at the Nest Collective Foundation | Achieving Impact Together . For questions, Diana Tschannen ( diana.tschannen@nest-info.ch ) is happy to assist you.
Our organisation values diversity and equal opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
We do not consider dossiers from recruitment agencies for this vacancy.