Fribourg
Executive Assistant and/or Executive Secretary at the State Chancellery
- 13 August 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Fribourg
About the job
Would you like to contribute to the development of the canton of Fribourg, have a public service mindset, and are looking for a varied and meaningful position? At the State of Fribourg, you will work for the canton’s largest employer. Attentive, dynamic and forward-looking, the cantonal administration and its institutions serve the population of Fribourg.
The State Chancellery CHA offers a stimulating working environment at the heart of the Cantonal Government’s activities and across the cantonal administration. It provides the secretariat for the Council of State, organises its events and is responsible for public information, coordination of external relations and relations with the Grand Council. It ensures the unity and quality of Fribourg legislation. It organises elections and referendums and manages official publications, state archives, legalisations, forms and internal mail.
We rely on the complementarity of skills and the variety of perspectives because it is the diversity of backgrounds and profiles that makes the State of Fribourg strong. We promote work-life balance and flexible working conditions. To learn more, follow this link .
The responsibilities of this position could be shared in a job-sharing arrangement with a current incumbent.
- You ensure the administrative management of the State Chancellery’s direction within the Council of State secretariat, relieving the State Chancellor and Vice-Chancellors of all administrative and organisational tasks
- You manage the administrative organisation of Council of State meetings, in collaboration with stakeholders (agenda, follow-up, sending decisions and letters, finalising documents, scheduling)
- You handle correspondence and draft reply letters to various requests and invitations addressed to the State Chancellery and the Council of State
- You provide administrative support for strategic projects of the Council of State and the State Chancellery
- You carry out administrative tasks for other sectors of the State Chancellery
- You organise the State Chancellor’s meetings and manage her diary and travel arrangements
- Federal diploma as executive assistant or Bachelor HEG in business administration
- Several years of professional experience, preferably within the cantonal administration
- Agility, interpersonal skills and stress resistance
- Ability to think and act in a networked manner
- Anticipation and proposal skills
- Oral and written proficiency in French or German with very good knowledge of the other cantonal language
Sophie Perrier,
Vice-Chancellor of State
T +41 26 305 10 41
www.fr.ch/cha
