Civil Service at the Giessbach Foundation for the Swiss People
Brienz BE
Key information
- Publication date:20 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Brienz BE
Job summary
Join the non-profit Giessbach Foundation in Switzerland, preserving nature.
Tasks
- Help maintain park infrastructure like fences and benches.
- Assist with upkeep of 150-year-old paths and facilities.
- Support visitor management and park maintenance efforts.
Skills
- Looking for responsible individuals with experience or motivation.
- Organizational skills and a hands-on mentality required.
- Enjoyment of diverse tasks and teamwork is essential.
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The non-profit Giessbach Foundation for the Swiss People was founded in 1983 by the famous animal and environmental protector Franz Weber to save Giessbach, a 150-year-old natural and cultural asset of national and international value, and to preserve it for future generations.
The foundation maintains and preserves the 22-hectare nature park with forest, trails, and waterfall (natural monument), the historic funicular railway, and the listed buildings to keep Giessbach as a common heritage for the Swiss people.
Civil Service at the Giessbach Foundation for the Swiss People
Deployment duration from 3 weeks up to 6 months
How you can support us:
• Construction of park infrastructure such as fences, benches, visitor guidance, and signage
• Maintenance and upkeep of the over 150-year-old paths, path reinforcements, and barbecue areas in the nature park
• Inspection and repair of park infrastructure such as drainage channels, stairs, barbecue areas with furniture and waste systems
• Repair and extension of dry stone walls
• Simple forestry and cleanup work in the forest and removal of neophytes in the nature park
• Contact and information person for visitors in the nature park during deployments
• Assistance with mowing and bringing in the hay (seasonal and as needed) to maintain our ecological meadow areas and slopes.
• Support with parking management (barrier service)
We are looking for you ......
… as a responsible personality with a vocational diploma (EFZ) or several years of professional experience and initial leadership experience or great motivation for professional development – this position may also be the next career step or your management internship for hotel management school.
… as an organizational talent who, with extensive expertise and a "hands-on" mentality, creates a unique experience both for guests and the team.
… as an open-minded person who enjoys the profession with all its facets, appreciates variety, and with ambition wants to advance themselves, the team, and our house a little further every day.
… as a team member who, with ambition, wants to advance themselves, the team, and our house a little further every day.
Have we sparked your interest?
Then we look forward to your application.
Giessbach Foundation for the Swiss People
Chemin Dubochet 11
1815 Clarens
Tel. +41 (0)21 964 24 24
info@stiftung-giessbach.ch
