What is Canton Zürich Office of Economy’s mission?
The Office for Economy is committed to making Zurich a strong business location with favourable conditions for businesses and employees. Its responsibilities include promoting the city as a business location and fostering innovation, economic policy, work permits, working conditions, housing support and the economic security of the country. Technology and innovation form part of this public mandate: the Office connects stakeholders in Zurich’s key sectors and, through the Innovation Sandbox, enables organisations, research bodies and the administration to jointly test responsible AI.
What is Canton Zürich Office for Economy’s vision?
Through its initiative, commitment and sound judgement, the Office helps to ensure that Zurich remains attractive, competitive and innovative. With its forward-looking work, it strengthens innovation ecosystems, accelerates the transfer of ideas into practical application and promotes collaboration between business, research, politics and the public sector – for example in future-oriented fields such as AI and robotics.
Working at Canton Zurich Office for Economy
Values
As part of the Canton of Zurich, the Office for Economy is guided by five employer values that demonstrate how a modern public service is put into practice.
Excitingly Different: Approach the state’s established responsibilities actively and dynamically, stay close to the pulse of change and help move the surrounding environment forward.
Forward-Looking: Use research, innovation and knowledge transfer as driving forces for quality of life, work and public services.
Reliable: Treat people with respect, protect important social values and act with foresight, integrity and care for resources.
Joyful: Value cultural diversity, open-mindedness, health and different ways of living while creating space for renewal and development.
Strong: Work through networks, take responsibility and create room for vision, courage and effective implementation.
Work Culture
The Office for Economy places meaningful work, initiative and commitment at the heart of its culture, combining these with fair working conditions in a stable working environment. The Department for Economic Affairs is committed to active equality of opportunity and fairness, a people-centred culture, opportunities for development and family-friendly working time arrangements; the Canton of Zurich also expressly guarantees equal opportunities and equal pay for women and men.
Selected Benefits
These are just three out of the many benefits Canton Zürich Office for Economy has to offer.
Training & Education
Flexible Work Models
5 weeks Paid Leave