Jobs and Career
As an employer, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations organisations in Rome offers interesting career prospects in a multilateral environment.
Working for the Swiss Mission
Currently there are no open vacancies at the Swiss Mission in Rome.
Working for the Swiss Embassy in Rome
The Defence Attaché's Office at the Swiss Embassy in Rome is currently offering a full-time paid university internship from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
For more information:
Stage nell'Ufficio dell'Addetto alla Difesa (PDF, 1 Page, 132.3 kB, Italian)
Hochschulpraktikum im Büro des Verteidigungsattachés (PDF, 1 Page, 135.4 kB, German)
Deadline for application: 23 May 2025
Working for the Federal Departement of Foreign Affairs
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is regularly looking for qualified and motivated employees. Job advertisements are posted on the federal government job portal. Using the search criteria you can limit your search to your exact requirements.
Job announcements are published in the federal government jobs portal
Working for the UN
For careers in international organisations the following two website are useful resources:
- The FDFA has been tasked with increasing the number of Swiss nationals working in international organisations because of Switzerland's under-representation in a number of them. If you are interested in working for an international organisation the FDFA recommends that you contact the candidatures section, which can help you with the application process.
Careers in international organisations - Cinfo, the Centre for Information, Counselling and Training for Professions relating to International Cooperations, has been mandated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to inform the Swiss public of career and job opportunities in international cooperation and to support individual job seekers.
Working with multilateral organisations