Administrative Officer & Coordinator 50 – 60 % in the Field of Animal Rights & Environment

About the job

Administrative Officer & Coordinator 50 – 60 % in the Field of Animal Rights & Environment

To support the Center for Animal Rights and the Environment (CARE), we are looking for a committed, independent, and reliable individual who enjoys administrative and organisational tasks in an academic environment.

Department: School of Management and Law

Start date: From 1 July 2026 or by arrangement. Application deadline: 29 May 2026.

• You ensure the smooth administrative and organisational operation of the centre and support the management as well as the team in day-to-day business (accounting/financial management, network maintenance, programme and event management).
• You coordinate the administrative and organisational processes and work closely with the responsible internal departments of the ZHAW.
• You support the management and the team in internal and external communication as well as in stakeholder management.
• You take on organisational tasks related to events (conferences, workshops, teaching, etc.).
• You coordinate fundraising and third-party funding management and maintain cooperative partnerships.

You have a commercial education, a university degree, or a comparable basic or further education. You are interested in topics related to animal rights and bring experience in academic administration, scientific coordination, or comparable experience from the private sector.

Furthermore, you bring:

• a proficient use of common software applications
• very good organisational and coordination skills
• confident German and English skills, both spoken and written
• an independent, structured, reliable, and careful working style
• a pronounced talent for organisation and enjoyment of administrative tasks

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), with around 9,500 students, is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country represented in renowned rankings of the business newspaper «Financial Times» and is accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research, and continuing education. The internationally recognised Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, cooperative PhD programmes, and numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically based, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented. The SML maintains numerous cooperations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

The Center for Animal Rights and the Environment (CARE) at the ZHAW is a centre for research and teaching dedicated to animal rights studies. We deal with the protection and status of animals in law and society as well as with the diverse connections between animal, human, and environmental law and sustainability. Animal law examines how animals are treated legally, what rights they should have, and how the law could develop in the future. Of particular interest are the increasing ecological challenges of our time – climate crisis, species extinction, zoonoses. These highlight the interdependencies between humans, animals, and the environment and call for new, holistic approaches such as One Health or One Rights. The Center for Animal Rights and the Environment (CARE) is an organisational unit of the Institute for Regulation and Competition (IRW).

The ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation. We also advocate for a barrier-free university. We encourage people with disabilities to apply.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the website «Working at ZHAW». Here are the key points:

Prof. Dr Saskia Stucki

Head of the Center for Animal Rights & the Environment (CARE)

(Contact person during the application period: nicole.luethi@zhaw.ch)

Dagmar Debrunner-Stachl

Recruiting Manager