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City of Uster - Departmental Assistant Presidium 60-80%
- 14 February 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Uster
Job summary
Join the city of Uster, a vibrant hub in Zurich with 37,000 residents. Exciting opportunity as a maternity cover in a dynamic work environment.
Tasks
- Assist the department head with scheduling and report preparation.
- Oversee the training of KV apprentices in the department.
- Coordinate onboarding for new staff and manage IT inquiries.
Skills
- Completed commercial training or equivalent, with admin experience.
- Proficient in German, with strong writing skills required.
- Excellent team player, reliable, and self-motivated.
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About the job
Uster, the third largest city in the canton of Zurich, with around 37,000 inhabitants, is a dynamically growing city in the Zurich metropolitan area and known as an innovative regional center.
As a maternity cover, you will take on a central hub function in the Presidium department of the City of Uster between department management, administration, politics, and external stakeholders. The position is limited from July 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027.
As a maternity cover, you will take on a central hub function in the Presidium department of the City of Uster between department management, administration, politics, and external stakeholders. The position is limited from July 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027.
City Hall
Presidium
60%-80%
Departmental Assistant Presidium 60-80%
Your main tasks
- Assistance to the Presidium department management (appointment organization, minute taking, pending task control, organization of team events, creating reports and presentations, individual projects)
- Responsibility for vocational training and supervision of the commercial apprentices in the Presidium department
- Coordination of new hires and onboarding of new employees in the department
- First contact person (power user) for IT questions (office@work, CMI administrative software, etc.)
- Finance (account assignment of invoices and credit card receipts, creating invoices)
- Coordination, editing, and creation of city council and municipal council proposals.
- Coordination of the NPM annual report of the department (spring 2027)
- Administration of application processes (funding applications, service contracts)
- Responsibility for contract management of the Presidium department
- Administration and coordination of the city partnership with Prenzlau (Germany)
- Organization and allocation of the city’s F4-APG poster sites
- Support of the location promotion of the City of Uster in selected projects
What you bring with you
- Completed three-year commercial vocational training or equivalent education
- Several years of professional experience in the commercial field, administrative knowledge is an advantage
- Experience in creating editorial texts and enjoyment in precise writing
- Very good, stylistically confident, and error-free German
- Effortless and skilled handling of PC and MS Office programs
- Very independent, reliable, and precise working style
- Team-capable, positive, and implementation-strong personality
We offer you
- A responsible role at the pulse of social life
- A good working atmosphere in a motivated team
Your benefits
Further education
Discounts
Vacation plus 4 paid rest days
Social benefits
Salary
Inclusion
With us, the case is clear. We live a "du" culture. Therefore, we communicate in this way already during the application process and in the interviews.
Your contact person
Christian Zwinggi
Department Head Presidium
Department Head Presidium
044 944 73 66
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City of Uster as an employer
City of Uster
Interested? Then we look forward to your online application.
