Contribute to an efficient administration and stable government
Only if the Federal Administration is efficient can it offer good public services. In staff functions, you can support the Federal Council in political affairs and promote coordination between federal offices. In cross-departmental offices, you can help ensure that the roughly 40,000 employees can perform their tasks in an optimal working environment.
Where you can get involved
The general secretariats act as intermediaries between the heads of department and their administrative units. They advise on political planning, coordinate items of business for the attention of Parliament and communicate with the public. They also steer the use of the departments' financial resources via the human resources and finances units.
- Working at the general secretariats
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the FDFA
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the FDHA
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the FDF
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the FDJP
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the DETEC
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the EAER
- Vacancies at the General Secretariat of the DDPS
The FOPER is responsible for the Federal Administration's personnel and pension policy. It develops principles and instruments to ensure that human resources aspects can be successfully managed and further developed in the departments and administrative units. The FOPER pursues the goal of helping the Federal Administration to remain a competitive employer in the competition with other companies.
The FTA generates the bulk of federal receipts and thus creates the conditions for the federal government to perform the tasks assigned to it. It collects VAT, direct federal tax, withholding tax, stamp duty and military service exemption tax. In addition, it provides international administrative assistance in tax matters.
The Federal Chancellery is the administrative office of the Federal Council. It prepares government meetings and provides information on the decisions made. It also examines the legality of initiatives and referendums, and ensures that national elections and votes are conducted correctly. The Federal Chancellery publishes official texts in several languages.
The SFAO is the Confederation's supreme audit institution. It is independent and audits the financial conduct of the Federal Administration and the courts, as well as that of numerous semi-governmental organisations. It audits the Confederation's state financial statements every year. Its aim is to ensure that taxpayers' money is used economically and effectively.
The FFA is the custodian of the federal coffers and ensures the Confederation's ability to fulfil its payment obligations. It prepares the federal budget, financial plan and financial statements. A sound fiscal policy is based on the debt brake, a critical analysis of the departments' finances and consideration of the economic situation.
As an IT competence centre, the FOITT supports the Federal Administration's business processes with secure and user- and citizen-friendly IT solutions, and ensures that telecommunications function well in all federal offices both in Switzerland and abroad. It manages standardised workstation systems and integrates and develops customised IT-supported specialist applications.
The Directorate for Resources manages and steers the efficient use of the FDFA's human, financial and IT resources. As a competence centre for resources, the DR provides services for both the FDFA's head office in Bern and the worldwide network of Swiss representations. The Swiss Government Travel Centre also comes under the DR.