EAWAG
Dübendorf
Administrative Assistant (m/f/d) 80%-100%
- 06 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Temporary
About the job
Eawag is the internationally networked water research institute of the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). It conducts research, is involved in education, and operates in the field of specialised consulting. It pursues two parallel goals: to meet the immediate human need for water and to maintain the functionality and continuity of aquatic ecosystems.
To support our directorate and communications staff units, we are looking for a committed individual preferably to start immediately, limited to 3 years (with the possibility of later permanent employment) as
Administrative Assistant (m/f/d) 80%-100%
You support colleagues responsible for compliance and risk management, sustainability, stakeholder management, and fundraising in their day-to-day operations and take on a variety of administrative and coordination tasks. Furthermore, you also assist the communications department with administrative duties.
Your tasks include
- Maintaining and updating our stakeholder and fundraising database (Super Office)
- Maintaining and updating various websites (CMS Typo3) for your team and the directorate
- Administrative processing of upstream and downstream personnel and financial processes for your team and the communications department
- Organising as well as preparing and following up on meetings
- Gathering and preparing information and documents
- A commercial apprenticeship (EFZ or equivalent)
- Several years of professional experience in an administrative or comparable role
- A structured, careful and independent working style as well as a strong service orientation
- A discreet and reliable personality with pronounced organisational skills and the ability to independently coordinate different tasks and priorities
- Enjoyment of working in a diverse team with different focuses
- Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written; knowledge of French is a great advantage
- Very good MS Office skills; knowledge of content management systems for website maintenance is an advantage
With us, you help shape things! We promote belonging, exchange and mutual understanding. We design structures that enable the compatibility of work and other areas of life and continuously work to remove barriers.
If you have specific requirements for the application process, the position, or need further information, please talk to us about it – within our possibilities, we are happy to support you with flexible solutions for workplace, working hours and job design. Find more information online about Eawag and its employment conditions .
We review applications continuously and will fill the position as soon as we have found the right person.
We look forward to your application, which we expect exclusively via our online application portal. By clicking on the following link, you will be taken directly to the application form.
Eawag: The water research institute of the ETH Domain
