Research Associate Staff Personnel EDA

Zollikofen, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100% This is your contribution <br /> • Advise and support the Head of Personnel of the EDA on strategic HR topics, develop and further develop concepts, accompany their implementation, and lead partial and overall projects. • Help shape the financial and personnel management of Personnel EDA, in particular the global budget and other financial and personnel management parameters, perform governance tasks, and further develop the Internal Control System (IKS) and quality assurance and develop recommendations for action for the hierarchy. • Coordinate and accompany cross-departmental business, in particular Federal Council and parliamentary business as well as audit mandates from Internal Audit and the Swiss Federal Audit Office. • Support the department and its management in the preparation, coordination, and implementation of management decisions and represent Personnel EDA in cross-departmental working groups and committees. • Help shape the strategic communication of Personnel EDA and further develop communication vessels and platforms. <br /> What makes you unique <br /> • University degree (Bachelor or Master), preferably in business administration, public management, law, political science, or a comparable discipline. • Professional experience in a staff, strategy, HR, or project management function, ideally in public administration. • Very good analytical, conceptual, and editorial skills as well as a structured and independent way of working. • High organizational competence as well as the ability to coordinate and prioritize complex and parallel business in a goal-oriented manner. • Confident handling of digital work and communication tools (in particular MS 365, business management systems, and collaboration tools); AI affinity is an advantage. • Excellent knowledge of two official languages as well as very good English skills (at least level B2). <br /> In a nutshell Are you enthusiastic about demanding HR topics? Would you like to actively help shape the further development of the personnel policy of the EDA? For the staff of the Personnel Department of the EDA, we are looking for a committed personality with conceptual skills and enjoyment of cross-departmental cooperation. What we offer <br /> • Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the well-being of the population. • Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, 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) <br /> The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) coordinates and shapes Swiss foreign policy on behalf of the Federal Council, protects the interests of the country, and promotes Swiss values. The Directorate for Resources (DR) manages the use of personnel and finances to implement foreign policy goals. It operates the worldwide Swiss representation network. The directorate provides the services necessary for the operational management of the department in the areas of logistics, telematics, management, and controlling instruments. The legislation, application of law, and legal advice of the department also fall within the scope of tasks of the Directorate for Resources. Subordinate to it is also the Federal Travel Centre, which organizes and purchases international business trips. Additional information For additional information, Chasper Sarott, Head of Personnel EDA and Deputy Director, Tel. +41 58 48 44489, chasper.sarott@eda.admin.ch, is at your disposal. Questions about the position Chasper Sarott +41 58 48 44489 Questions about the application