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Administrative assistant:r

Municipal administration

Do you enjoy working with people, taking on responsibility and would you like to learn the legal basis for advising citizens? With us you have the opportunity to develop your skills.

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Training to become an administrative assistant is conducted under the dual system, lasts a total of three years, and consists of:

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Recruitment requirements

  • Good secondary school diploma or technical college entrance qualification/high school diploma, each with at least satisfactory grades
  • German language skills at level C1 with at least satisfactory grades 

Start and duration of training

August 1, 2027, for a term of 3 years

Remuneration

1st year of training: €1,368.26/month
2nd year of training: €1,418.20/month
3rd year of training: €1,464.02/month

Application deadline

August 31, 2026

Application documents

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Your last two transcripts
  • Copies of other relevant application documents (e.g., proof of volunteer work, internship and/or work references, certificate of enrollment, transcript of grades from previous studies)

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Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preference. We welcome applications from people with a migrant background.

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