Etat de Vaud

Vevey

Secretary of Decentralised Unit

  • 16 October 2026
  • 80 – 100%
  • Permanent position
  • Vevey

About the job

Job Description

Join our team as a secretary of a decentralised unit!

Are you passionate about the field related to career and job choices for young people finishing compulsory schooling, gymnasium students, adults? This position is made for you!

As a secretary of a decentralised unit, you perform assistant tasks related to the various missions and services of the Cantonal Office for School and Vocational Guidance OCOSP. You ensure activities and tasks related to the services provided (Compulsory schooling-Gymnasium-Regional transition desk 1-Adults) including maintaining and updating databases. You manage reception and public welcome, assess requests, provide information or direct clients to the appropriate person. You handle and organise all administrative tasks in collaboration with the various secretariats of the centre.

Responsibilities

  • Independently and flexibly perform assistant tasks related to the various missions and services of the Cantonal Office for School and Vocational Guidance OCOSP
  • Autonomously handle tasks related to Case Management for Vocational Training (CMFP) and the Regional Desk T1
  • Manage reception and public welcome, assess requests, provide information and direct clients to the right place.
  • Independently and flexibly handle all administrative and reception tasks of the office according to the organisation in place
  • Ensure the quality of secretarial and assistant work
  • Manage and ensure the updating of the Apprenticeship Placement Exchange (BPA)

 

For more information, please consult the job description by clicking here and contact Mr Thomas Ehret, Head of Centre, 021 557 14 72.

Qualifications

  • Commercial employee federal certificate of competence (CFC)
  • Professional experience in a similar field is an asset
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Knowledge of the regional economic fabric
  • Good knowledge of the Swiss and Vaud education system
  • Database management skills
  • Good user-level IT knowledge required.


Disclosure of any criminal record is required for this position.

The workplace is located at Chemin du Verger 10 in Vevey.

WHO ARE WE?

The Directorate General for Post-Compulsory Education (DGEP) oversees education between the end of compulsory schooling and higher education, namely vocational training and gymnasium education. The Cantonal Office for School and Vocational Guidance (OCOSP), whose mission is to promote professional integration and employability of anyone facing training choices, is also attached to it, along with a range of services for young people in transition or non-native speakers. Its goal is to open the doors to a personal and professional project for everyone, leading the greatest number to a recognised post-compulsory qualification. For more information, click here to visit our website.

Why join the State of Vaud?

The State of Vaud offers a wide variety of jobs and career development opportunities. Working conditions are guided by themes of equality, inclusion, sustainability and professional ethics in an environment conducive to work-life balance.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our Employer State page.

  • Publication Date15/10/2026 14:50
  • LocationsVevey, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, SwitzerlandAigle, Aigle, Switzerland
  • Apply by30/10/2026 22:55
  • Start Date01.02.2027 or to be agreed
  • Salary Grade6
  • Contract TypePermanent Public Law
  • Work Rate80%-100%
  • AddressCentre OSP East Region
    Chemin du Verger 10
    1800 Vevey

Categories:

Administration / Office management, Public Administration

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