Genève
Documentary Information Officers at 40% or 100% on Fixed-Term Contracts
- 07 August 2026
- 40 – 100%
- Temporary
About the job
The GENEVA LIBRARY (BGE) is a service of the Department of Culture and Digital Transition. Founded in the 16th century, responsible for the cantonal legal deposit, it holds the oldest and most important heritage collection in French-speaking Switzerland, comprising notably manuscripts, books, maps, posters, scores, photographs and archives - important for the academic community and the general public of the region. The collections of the Geneva Library are spread across four sites located at Bastions, the Iconography Centre, La Musicale and Les Délices.
Taking care of a collection of more than 76,000 objects covering all continents and over 1,500 different cultures, the Geneva Ethnography Museum (MEG) has become a key venue in Geneva's cultural scene. Its exhibition programme and its multidisciplinary cultural and scientific programming highlight the collections as well as contemporary societal and environmental issues.
The Contemporary Art Fund (FMAC) of the City of Geneva was created in 1950. Currently holding more than 5,000 works, this public collection is enriched each year by new acquisitions from contemporary artists in the following fields: public space art, so-called "mobile" works (painting, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, installations, etc.) and video works. This last corpus of nearly 1,700 pieces, available in the FMAC spaces in the Jonction Eco-district, is among the most important in Europe, notably thanks to the "André Iten Fund", inherited from the Centre for Contemporary Image (CIC) in 2009.
The BGE, MEG and FMAC participate in ProjNum, a cross-cutting large-scale digitisation project of municipal heritage collections led by the Department of Culture and Digital Transition (DCTN) alongside other cultural institutions of the City as well as support services. To contribute to the deployment of the ProjNum project, the BGE, MEG and FMAC are seeking several
Documentary Information Officers at 40% or 100% on Fixed-Term Contracts
Several positions are available, with activity rates ranging from 40% to 100% and varying contract durations.
- BGE 100% for 12 months
- MEG 100% for 12 months
- FMAC 40% for 36 months
Your mission and responsibilities:
- Ensure the documentary processing of collections within the framework of the DCTN Digitisation Project according to current standards and guidelines;
- Inventory, catalogue, classify the entrusted collections and documents in the computer system;
- Assign shelf marks or folios to documents;
- Establish and update the list of documents to be digitised;
- Participate in the physical management of collections within the framework of the DCTN Digitisation Project according to current standards and guidelines;
- Ensure the organisation and physical management of collections during digitisation operations;
- Participate in reconditioning and equipment work and carry out the usual checks;
- Collaborate on specific tasks related to ProjNum (e.g. digital data transfer for service providers or archiving);
- Ensure the computer processing of digitised documents;
- Proceed with the classification and uploading of image and/or audiovisual files into the system managing online publication;
- Perform value-added processing planned in the online publication systems;
- Contribute to the management of metadata of digitised documents in the dedicated computer system;
- Carry out quality controls of "batches" delivered by the provider according to ISO standards and quality levels (AQL);
- Ensure the administrative follow-up of your activity by producing statistics and keeping the necessary records for project monitoring.
Your profile:
- Hold a Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as a documentary information officer.
- Have at least 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Possess good knowledge in management, classification and documentary processing as well as in the conservation of documents and collections, notably audiovisual for FMAC.
- Master common IT tools and specialised documentary software.
- Demonstrate rigour, organisation and flexibility.
- Have good analytical and synthesis skills.
- Appreciate teamwork while being capable of working independently.
Why join us?
By joining the BGE, the MEG or the FMAC, you contribute to the influence of major cultural institutions in the region, actively engaged in large-scale architectural, organisational and technical transformations.
Conditions and application
Application deadline: 27.08.2026
Start date: from December 2026
Salary: Class F of the salary scale available on our website
Application file
The application file must contain the following elements:
- cover letter;
- detailed curriculum vitae or, failing that, completed "Job Application" form (to download from our website);
- copies of diplomas and work certificates.
In its commitment to fight unemployment, the city encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.
Applications only via Jobup. Please specify the desired activity rate (40% or 100%).
Application follow-up
In the City of Geneva, the recruitment process is decentralised. This means that each service or department is responsible for following up applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to candidates.
Employment conditions
You are comfortable in a protected and secure workplace (conservation of heritage objects).
Employees of the City of Geneva must reside within the authorised residential area and hold a valid work permit or authorisation.
More information on the working conditions of the City of Geneva: https://www.geneve.ch/emploi
