Administrative Officer

Description

The Bank for International Settlements is an international organisation promoting global monetary and financial stability, and a bank for central banks. We are seeking a highly organised Administrative Officer to work in our Monetary and Economic Department to coordinate production of one of our flagship publications.

Your contribution to our mission
The role requires you to lay out and format all chapters of the BIS Quarterly Review, liaise with authors, editors, management and central banks about requirements, deadlines and changes, and assemble the final publication. You will also provide general administrative services, including organising meetings, maintaining web pages and formatting documents.

Your qualifications and experience
We look forward to meeting candidates with A-levels, a two-year secretarial diploma or the equivalent. You will be proficient in Microsoft Office and SharePoint and have outstanding formatting and table-making skills, with an eye for detail. You will also have excellent organisational and time management skills, and very good written and spoken English.

What you can expect in return
We offer a unique, highly rewarding, international work environment. You’ll receive a competitive compensation package, including full relocation and health insurance. And because of our status as an international organisation, we are able to hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities.

The BIS’s head office is located in Basel, Switzerland, with representative offices in Hong Kong SAR and Mexico City. All new staff members are recruited on a fixed-term basis without expectation either of any contract renewal or conversion. The contract may however be extended or converted to an open-ended one at the end of the term, subject to organisational needs and individual performance. The BIS is fully committed to equal opportunity employment and strives for diversity among its staff.

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