Administrative secretary — Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich

Role overview

The Finance and Controlling Department (F&C) and its approximately 30 employees are responsible for the financial and operational accounting of the Higher Court, for the Controlling department of the Higher Court and the twelve district courts of the Canton of Zurich as well as for the central settlement and collection of all claims of the civil and criminal courts as well as the penal orders of the public prosecutors. wirper is looking for an administrative secretary for the Central Debt Collection Office immediately or by agreement (50%) Your responsibilities

• Independent processing of daily incoming mail from the F&C department
• Sorting and scanning of documents and electronic allocation
• Organisation of centralised mail and parcel shipping
• Archiving the physical files of the F&C department, administration and management of the archive
• Independent ordering and management of consumables (toners, forms, paper, envelopes, etc.)
• possibly further tasks depending on capacity and suitability, e.g. address clarifications using existing information tools
• Sharing of the work colleague 100% Your profile
• Enjoyment of a central support function
• Exact, reliable and forward working
• Time flexibility (reciprocal absence and holiday representation 100%)
• Readiness for short-term intervention
• Enjoying the close exchange with internal interfaces and dealing with motivated colleagues.
• (Swiss German language skills required)
• Readiness for action and assistance
• Discretion, loyalty, teamwork
• Friendly, helpful and dedicated nature
• High service orientation and exact working methods. Our offer awaits you an attractive workplace in the heart of the old town of Zurich with good connections to public transport. An interesting job awaits you in a motivated and collegial department. For further information, the team leader, C. Schwinger (tel. 044 257 94 27 Di-Fr), is at your disposal. Please submit your application with the usual documents (letter of motivation, CV, certificates, diplomas and salary presentation) by 31 August 2026. A collection and criminal record must also be submitted. If the application dossier is uploaded in advance without these excerpts, they must be submitted in a timely manner. Have we aroused your interest in this varied activity in our dynamic department? We look forward to your online application. The Higher Court of the Canton of Zurich is on the one hand a court of appeal in civil and criminal matters, on the other hand it is responsible for the independent judicial administration of the civil and criminal courts of Zurich and for the notarial system. It shall issue the necessary regulations and instructions. In the area of judicial administration, it is responsible, among other things, for the financial planning and budget implementation of the Higher Court, the District Courts and the notaries. Pensum: 50%

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