Scientific Associate ESRG

Bern, Switzerland | 80-100% |

This is the contribution you can make

• Create notes and reports for the Federal Council, the Parliament and the Directorate of SECO,
• Further develop legal foundations, handle parliamentary motions, process media inquiries and inspection requests according to the Federal Act on Freedom of Information;
• Represent Swiss interests in various international forums and agreements in the field of export control;
• Elaborate applications for the export, import and transit of war material including clarifying complex legal and technical issues;
• Prepare and carry out controls of companies exporting war material.

What makes you unique

• University degree, preferably in economics, political science, law, public management or a comparable field;
• Strong political intuition and strong interest in foreign economic and security policy issues;
• High service orientation and resilience as well as a flexible and efficient way of working in dynamic and complex projects;
• Very good editorial skills and strong communication competence;
• Very good oral and written knowledge of two official languages as well as very good English skills.

In a nutshell

The Export Control / Armaments Division controls the production and transfer of war material as well as the corresponding technology in order to uphold Switzerland's foreign policy principles and to fulfill its international obligations. An industrial capacity adapted to the needs of national defense is to be maintained in the process.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the federal government's competence center for all core issues of economic and labor market policy and belongs to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF). It promotes international market opening for goods, services and investments. To reduce poverty, SECO is engaged in economic development cooperation. It plans economic and trade policy measures in favor of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries as well as the new member states of the European Union (EU).

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system (complete dossier with cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas). To do this, click on <<Apply now>>.

Questions about the position

André Mittmann
+41 58 46 22433