Database Manager, 30-60%, hourly wage

Jobup; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office possible

Flexible working hours

Workplace Zurich/Lausanne

Job summary

HEKS seeks a motivated Database Manager for its Zurich or Lausanne location to assist with a migration, train users on the new system, and maintain manuals. The role is 30-60% and includes support for technical problems with partners, ensuring data accuracy, and contributing to interfaces and reports.

The position prioritizes database proficiency, precision, and strong social skills, with flexible hours and a possible home office option. Start date: 1 February 2027.

Qualifications

• Very good German and French skills, English an advantage
• A flair for databases and numbers
• Precise, careful, and independent working style
• Very good social skills
• Flexibility for a higher workload March-August 2027
• Interest in the asylum and migration sector, prior knowledge an advantage

Responsibilities

• Accompanying the upcoming database migration
• Introduction to the database, training for users
• Maintenance of manuals and instructions (knowledge documentation)
• Support for database users with technical problems in cooperation with the external partner
• Controlling database entries
• Maintenance of internal and external interfaces
• Monthly reporting to the State Secretariat for Migration
• Participation in the further development of the database
• Managing user profiles and making simple adjustments to the database
• Statistics for annual reports and donors

Skills

German and French fluency

Databases & numbers

Social skills & flexibility

Job description

HEKS envisions a just world respecting human dignity and peace. Join us in transforming lives!

Tasks

• Support the upcoming database migration project effectively.
• Train users on the new database and maintain documentation.
• Assist users with technical issues alongside our partners.

Skills

• Fluency in German and French; English is a plus.
• Strong affinity for databases and numbers is essential.
• Excellent social skills and flexibility in work hours.

HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and the natural foundations of life are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilises for this purpose. HEKS employs over 1900 permanent staff. At 23 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 31 countries, HEKS operates 275 programmes and projects with a volume of around 137 million Swiss francs. In 2025, HEKS reached around 24 million people with its work.

Database Manager, 30-60%, hourly wage

The HEKS legal advice centres offer legal advice and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, and provisionally admitted persons.

To support the process, we are looking for a motivated and IT-savvy person for our location in Zurich or Lausanne from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement as

These are your main tasks:

• Accompanying the upcoming database migration
• Introduction to the database, training for users
• Maintenance of manuals and instructions (knowledge documentation)
• Support for database users with technical problems in cooperation with the external partner
• Controlling database entries
• Maintenance of internal and external interfaces
• Monthly reporting to the State Secretariat for Migration
• Participation in the further development of the database
• Managing user profiles and making simple adjustments to the database
• Statistics for annual reports and donors

Ideally, you bring the following:

• Very good German and French skills, English an advantage
• A flair for databases and numbers
• Precise, careful, and independent working style
• Very good social skills
• Flexibility for a higher workload March-August 2027
• Interest in the asylum and migration sector, prior knowledge an advantage

You can expect from us:

• Varied and challenging work
• Committed and competent colleagues
• Exciting environment
• Workplace freely selectable between Zurich and Lausanne; home office possible
• Flexible working hours