Project Manager Location Promotion Economic Foreign Relations

Amt für Wirtschaft Project Manager Location Promotion Economic Foreign Relations 80 - 100% At the Amt für Wirtschaft (AWI), we are committed to an attractive, leading, and future-oriented Canton Zürich. In the interest of companies and the population, we identify economic needs for action and make effective contributions to sustainably develop the economic location Zürich. Our core services aim to create optimal economic framework conditions while simultaneously implementing applicable law in the sense of the legislator. The Location Promotion area strengthens the economic, research, and innovation location Zürich. We network actors from business, science, and politics, accompany company settlements, and set important impulses for sustainable location development. For a prosperous economic and innovation location Zürich, good relationships with foreign countries are central. Attractive and future-oriented framework conditions can be sustainably shaped in times of increasing complexity, dynamics, and economic policy uncertainty, particularly through cooperation and the exchange of comparable innovation ecosystems and their actors. In this context, Location Promotion pursues the goal of building stable international relations with selected locations, ecosystems, institutions, or companies. For this versatile task, we are looking for a personality experienced in international and intercultural competencies with foresight, coordination skills, and a strong orientation towards implementation, starting at the beginning of April 2027. Your main tasks: * Ensuring the implementation of the government resolution on the maintenance of the economic relations of the Canton Zürich (RRB) * Further development and stabilization of the Innovation Leaders Network with comparable innovation locations * Conception, organization, and execution of foreign trips, in cooperation with strategic partners * Support of foreign (high-ranking) delegations and preparation of visit programs * Conception and organization of the main event <<Tag des Standorts>> as well as support for further events of Location Promotion * Development and participation in position papers and political matters and support of Location Promotion in its core tasks Your profile: * Master's degree or equivalent education, preferably in political science, international relations, economics, or a comparable discipline * Several years of professional experience ideally in an international and intercultural context with reference to the focus countries * Sound project management and organizational competence with the ability to lead complex projects from conception to successful completion * Accustomed to dealing with politically influenced situations, confident appearance, and level-appropriate communication * Very good oral and written expression skills in German and English. Further advanced language skills are an advantage * Temporal flexibility and readiness for foreign travel We offer: The Canton Zürich as an employer has much to offer. Flexible working hours, contributions to catering costs, and home office are a matter of course for us. In addition, the place of work is only a few minutes' walk from the Zürich Hauptbahnhof and an open-minded and motivated team awaits you. Your application: If you have questions about this unusual position or the application process, Samuel Mösle, Co-Head of Location Promotion, is available to you by telephone or at [ ]. We look forward to your application. You can learn more about Location Promotion at [ ](< >). j4id10437336jm j4it1042jm j4iy26jm