Secrétaire central-e Service public et santé

Jobup; Bern; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Swiss Trade Union Federation (USS) invites applications for Central Secretary Public Service and Health in Bern. The role focuses on the public service portfolio with emphasis on health policy, developing positions, monitoring procedures and representing USS in commissions, Parliament and international bodies.

You bring a university degree and several years of professional experience, with strong knowledge of federal politics and the trade union world.

Qualifications

• University degree in political science, law or economics.
• Extensive knowledge of federal politics and the trade union world.
• Experience in working within organisational bodies and strong networks.
• Clear, precise expression in French or German and English for international dossiers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the public service portfolio, including health policy.
• Develop positions, monitor procedures and represent USS in commissions and Parliament.
• Engage with stakeholders in energy, transport, media and health financing.
• Build and maintain professional networks; work in a small team in Bern.

Skills

University degree

Federal politics knowledge

Union experience

Networking

Languages: EN/FR/DE

Education

Degree in poli sci/law/econ

Job description

The Swiss Trade Union Federation (USS) is the largest trade union confederation in Switzerland. Together with its affiliated organisations, it defends the interests of workers on political, economic and social levels. We are looking for a

Central Secretary Public Service and Health (80–100%)

as of 1 January 2027 or another date to be agreed.

As a member of the USS central secretariat, you are responsible for the public service portfolio. This includes companies close to the Confederation (Swiss Post, SBB, Swisscom), public transport, the media and the SSR, as well as energy supply and the electricity market. Particular emphasis will be placed on health policy. In this capacity, you strengthen the USS’s expertise in health economics, especially on issues related to the financing of the health system. You develop positions, closely monitor legislative procedures and consultation processes, and represent the USS within extra-parliamentary commissions, before Parliament and the administration, as well as in the public sphere. You may also represent the USS within international bodies.

You hold a university degree, for example in political science, law or economics, and have several years of professional experience. You also possess in-depth knowledge of federal politics and the trade union world. You are familiar with working within organisational bodies and enjoy creating and maintaining professional networks.

You quickly grasp legal, economic and technical issues, whether concerning regulation, financing or liberalisation, and translate them into clear political positions. You convincingly defend the interests of employees and the public in maintaining a strong public service, and you know how to assert yourself and motivate others.

You are able to express yourself precisely and in a structured manner in French or German, with a good knowledge of the other language required. Additionally, your command of English enables you to conduct negotiations within the framework of your international dossiers.

In addition to an exciting, varied and autonomous role within a small team, we offer progressive employment conditions. Your workplace is in the city of Bern.

Gabriela Medici, co-head of the USS central secretariat (031 377 01 13), is available for further information.