Receptionist (45%)

Vevey City Council is advertising a vacancy for a receptionist (45%) at the Musée Jenisch Vevey

In this role, your main responsibilities will include the following:

• Welcoming visitors, providing information and advising them on the museum’s exhibitions, activities and services.
• Managing the ticket office and museum shop, and promoting the sale of items.
• Assisting with the management of the museum shop and café, ensuring the smooth running of these areas and monitoring stock levels, orders and stock-takes.
• You will supervise the entrance hall, the café and the shop, and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Answering telephone calls and processing enquiries received electronically, such as event registrations and requests for information.
• Carrying out administrative tasks relating to visitor reception and the running of the museum, in particular visitor attendance statistics.
• Opening and closing the museum.

This role requires

• A qualification at CFC level or a recognised equivalent qualification in business, sales or tourism.
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably in a museum setting, including managing a ticket office.
• An interest in culture and art history.
• A genuine enthusiasm for welcoming visitors, providing service and interacting with diverse groups of visitors.
• Team spirit and a willingness to cooperate.
• A sense of responsibility, diplomatic skills, initiative and dynamism.
• Fluency in French and a good command of spoken English. Knowledge of other languages would be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of common IT applications.

This role requires irregular working hours in accordance with a pre-determined rota: approximately every third weekend, on public holidays, in the evenings during exhibition openings and the ‘Jeudis inédits’, as well as occasional cover for team members who are absent or on holiday.

Availability for these working hours is an essential part of the role. Furthermore, part of your annual leave will be scheduled to coincide with the museum’s closing periods.

Start date: 1 November 2026 or by agreement

For further information, please contact Ms Sara Terrier, Head of Visitor Services, in the mornings on 021 925 35 31.

Please submit your application documents – comprising a covering letter, a complete and detailed CV, and copies of your qualifications and employment references – via jobup.ch.

Only complete applications submitted via jobup.ch will be considered.