Commercial Apprentice CFC Lausanne

About the job

Want to learn a versatile administrative profession at the heart of a university hospital? Join the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) on 16 August 2027!

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital institutions worldwide according to the Newsweek 2025 ranking. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in care, research and education.

Within the Human Resources Department (HRD), the administrative staff provide services to nearly 13,000 employees by ensuring reception and administrative support to all units of the institution.

Apprenticeship pathway (Health and Social branch): several rotations in key units (admissions, purchasing centre, billing, human resources administration) to build a solid versatility within a sensitive and confidential environment.

Mission

• You write files, reports, minutes and professional correspondence
• You check, file, archive and update documents (paper/digital); you process files according to the department’s procedures
• You receive, sort and distribute mail; you maintain databases (staff, patients, suppliers)
• You enter invoices after checking, post amounts to accounts, follow up payments and issue reminders (up to debt collection if required)
• You welcome employees, patients and the public, answer the phone and provide information with tact and confidentiality
• You manage diaries (meetings, rooms), plan and organise appointments; you support administrative logistics
• You prepare statistics and monitoring tables; you contribute to orders and billing
• You apply the rules of data protection and confidentiality specific to each unit

Profile

• You have completed compulsory schooling and wish to learn a useful administrative profession
• You have an ability to work in a team and independently
• You are logical and methodical, with a good memory, rigour and proactivity
• You are organised, reliable and flexible to switch from one activity to another according to the department’s needs
• Assets: ease with digital tools, neat spelling, interest in languages (German/English)

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A comprehensive, varied and professional training, at the heart of a university hospital
• Close supervision provided by experienced trainers
• Internships at different sites to broaden your skills
• The possibility to continue your professional career at CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to availability
• Active support to develop your talents, with the possibility of being selected for SwissSkills, the national skills competition, when the edition matches your cohort
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, etc.)

Contact and application submission

Interested? Send us your application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• School reports from the last three years
• Any internship reports.