Reception Assistant at the EVA Building

The Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs Service (SAAV) is tasked with ensuring, through inspections and analyses, that foodstuffs and everyday objects do not endanger consumers’ health or mislead them. It also ensures the welfare and health of animals for their own sake and for the benefit of humans.

Do you want to work for the entire population of Fribourg and join a committed team made up of varied and complementary profiles? Join us to pursue a meaningful profession within a human-scale service, while benefiting from the stability and resources offered by a large organisation such as the State of Fribourg.

In addition to this stimulating environment, we offer attractive conditions: pleasant working environment, staff restaurant, ergonomic workstations, employer State benefits, and ongoing training. Promotion of bilingualism through training in the partner language. For more information, follow this link .

For this position, you will be employed as an administrative assistant (reference function)

• Ensure and organise the reception and welcoming of visitors to the EVA building (Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs Service - SAAV and Environment Service - SEn)
• Handle communication by answering telephone calls and emails addressed to SAAV
• Manage incoming and outgoing mail
• Apply security procedures related to visitors and manage building access
• Provide logistical, organisational, and administrative support at various levels of responsibility for the administration and support sector (correspondence, internal documentation, etc.)
• Supervise SAAV trainees at reception and contribute to their training
• Manage orders for small office supplies (ordering, follow-up, delivery control, storage)

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• Federal Certificate of Vocational Education and Training (CFC) as a commercial employee or equivalent qualification
• Trainer certificate in a company is an asset or willingness to undertake training
• Several years of professional experience in a reception role is an advantage
• Solution-oriented, you know how to manage priorities practically and demonstrate availability and flexibility
• Friendly and approachable, you enjoy human contact and are motivated to work in public service
• Good knowledge of common computer software and ease in learning new tools
• Proficiency in German or French with very good knowledge of the other language

Catherine Heimann, Deputy Head of Service, T +41 26 305 80 04