Database Manager, 30-60 %, hourly wage

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 a social, economic, and political level. HEKS contributes to improving the living circumstances of people in Switzerland and worldwide, demands their rights, and sensitizes and mobilizes for this purpose.

HEKS employs over 1900 permanent staff members. At 23 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 31 countries, HEKS is active with 275 programs and projects with a volume of around 137 million Swiss Francs. In the year 2025, HEKS reached around 24 million people with its work.

The HEKS legal advice centers offer legal advice and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, and those with provisional admission.

To support processes, we are looking for a motivated and IT-savvy personality for our location in Zürich or Lausanne as of 1 February 2027 or by arrangement as a

Database Manager, 30-60 %, hourly wage

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 of database entries
• Maintenance of internal and external interfaces
• Monthly reporting for 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 with you:

• Very good German and French skills, English an advantage
• Flair for databases and numbers
• Exact, careful, and independent way of working
• Very good social skills
• Flexibility for a higher workload from March-August 2026
• Interest in the asylum and migration sector, prior knowledge an advantage

What you may expect from us:

• Versatile and challenging activity
• Committed and competent colleagues
• Exciting environment
• Workplace freely selectable between Zürich and Lausanne; Home Office possible
• Flexible working hours

Would you like to join the HEKS team?
Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application tool.

Please understand that applications by e-mail or letter cannot be processed.

For further information, Evelyn Stokar, Coordinator of Legal Advice Centers, is available to you at the telephone number +41 44 360 88 13.

Further information about HEKS can be found at heks.ch.

Zürich

Permanent employment

Published on 03.11.2026