Etat du canton de Fribourg
Fribourg, CH
Senior Administrative Officer 50-60%
- 02 October 2026
- 50 – 60%
- Fribourg, CH
Job summary
Join the University of Fribourg as an administrator role. Enjoy flexible working conditions and a supportive team environment.
Tasks
- Manage admissions for master's programs and recognition requests.
- Handle student inquiries and prepare decisions with documentation.
- Oversee administrative tasks and support faculty events.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or diploma with relevant experience required.
- Strong editorial skills and project management capabilities.
- Bilingual in German and French, with excellent communication skills.
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About the job
Senior Administrative Officer
Fribourg, CH, Saane, CH
Employing Authority / Administrative Unit / Institution
The University of Fribourg is a place of education, research, employer and event organiser all in one. Its innovative strength makes it an important engine for the economic and cultural life of the region. As a magnet for students and researchers from across Switzerland and all over the world, the university has shaped the life of the bilingual city of Fribourg since its foundation in 1889.
Become part of our team!
We rely on the complementarity of skills and the diversity of perspectives, as it is the wide range of careers and profiles that makes the strength of the State of Fribourg. We promote the compatibility of work and private life as well as flexible working conditions. To learn more, follow this link .
Your tasks
- Processing admissions to the Master’s programme
- Processing applications for recognition of completed academic achievements
- Handling specific enquiries from students and preparing decisions including document review
- Administrative management of the faculty’s accounts and funds
- Administration and processing of the deanery’s invoices
- Secretariat for the Commission for Faculty Funds
- Secretariat of the Honorary Commission
- Consultation hours for students and responding to telephone and written enquiries
- Assistance in the deanery for special events for students
Desired profile
- Bachelor’s degree or at least a federal diploma/certificate or higher vocational diploma with several years of professional experience
- Excellent editorial skills
- Ability to undertake project work, both independently and in a team
- Resilient, flexible personality with excellent communication skills
- Understanding and ability to interpret legal texts
- IT affinity and interest in learning new IT applications
- Proficiency in German with excellent knowledge of French in spoken and written form (level C1) or proficiency in French with excellent knowledge of German in spoken and written form (level C1)
Contact details
Aurore Bettinville Faculty Administrator aurore.bettinville@unifr.ch
