Specialist 1 Insolvency Compensation 80 - 100%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:11 October 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the AFA team in Zurich as a Fachspezialist/in 1 Insolvenzentschädigung! Enjoy a supportive work environment and excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Conduct performance checks and calculations for insolvency compensation.
- Make initial decisions and prepare official documents swiftly.
- Ensure timely and correct payment of insolvency compensation.
Skills
- Three-year commercial training or equivalent qualification required.
- Strong decision-making and analytical skills are essential.
- Excellent communication skills in German, both written and spoken.
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In the interest of employees and companies, the Office for Labor (AFA) contributes to strengthening the location Zurich. The labor market policy competencies are bundled in the AFA. Around 650 employees work at more than 20 locations. The Unemployment Fund (ALK) is a service organization of the Office for Labor (AFA). The ALK's mandate is to clarify entitlement as well as to calculate and pay benefits of the unemployment insurance (ALV).
To strengthen the existing insolvency compensation team at the Winterthur location, we are looking for a committed professional to start immediately or by arrangement, who, after a rewarding and intensive training phase, is ready to develop into Specialist 2 and take over their own case portfolio.
Your tasks:
- Benefit assessment and calculation of insolvency compensation
- Issuing first-instance decisions and preparing rulings
- Correct and prompt payment of insolvency compensation
- Ensuring legally compliant AVIG implementation
- Conducting information events at bankruptcy openings
- Providing telephone and written information to all stakeholder groups
- Service-oriented and competent advice to all stakeholder groups
- Taking over own case portfolio after the training phase
Your profile:
- Completed 3-year commercial basic training or an equivalent commercial education
- Initial experience in qualified case processing in an unemployment fund, private or social insurance, or debt collection (SchKG) is an advantage
- Completed further training in the field of social insurance is an advantage
- Process-oriented, efficient, decisive, and a pronounced flair for numbers
- Strong team skills
- Curious about legal issues and open to new things
- Very good oral and written German skills
We offer:
- Interesting and varied activity with high personal responsibility
- Opportunity to develop within the organization through an established training and further education model
- Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
- Home office option as well as the possibility to work at two different locations (Winterthur and Zurich Oerlikon)
- Contribution to meal costs (lunch check)
Do you appreciate a lively environment with stable and fair framework conditions? Then we should definitely get to know each other – Valeria Ilic, Team Leader Unemployment Compensation, phone 043 258 11 96, will be happy to provide you with further information. We look forward to your application. Learn more about us and our employees at www.zh.ch/afa.
