Legal Advisor

About the job

Introduction

The Riviera Security Municipal Association (ASR) is a pioneering regional public security organisation embodying a new form of public action, bringing together several emergency services:

• Riviera Police
• Riviera Ambulance
• Riviera Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS)
• Riviera – Pays-d’Enhaut Regional Civil Protection Organisation (ORPC)

In addition to these operational areas, there is the Management and Support Services, which form a cross-functional administrative entity.

Created in 2007 following the merger of the various emergency services active in the Vaud Riviera territory, the ASR now has 250 professionals and nearly 750 reservists (civil protection duty personnel and volunteer firefighter-rescuers). All combine daily commitment and a sense of service, quality and reliability of actions, proximity and a spirit of partnership, serving the population.

The ASR is responsible for local security in the nine partner municipalities that make it up, namely Blonay - Saint-Légier, Chardonne, Corseaux, Corsier, Jongny, La Tour-de-Peilz, Montreux, Vevey and Veytaux. It covers a population basin of nearly 85,000 inhabitants. Our Regional Civil Protection Organisation also operates through a service contract for the municipalities of Château-d’Oex, Rossinière and Rougemont.

To strengthen its Support Services, the ASR is looking for a Legal Advisor, whose role will be to provide legal advice to the ASR and its services, ensure the legal security of its activities and represent the institution before external bodies when necessary.

Responsibilities

Legal advice and management of routine matters (60%)

• Advise Management and the various ASR services in the legal-administrative field
• Draft, review and analyse various legal texts and documents (regulations, legal opinions, agreements, etc.)
• Prepare decisions made by the Management Committee in cases of requests or appeals from residents or authorities
• Manage, in collaboration with Management and the relevant services, legal matters involving the ASR or its employees
• Advise and support employees during criminal, civil or administrative proceedings related to their professional activities

Legislative monitoring and representation (30%)

• Ensure monitoring of legislative, regulatory and case law developments with operational or institutional impact
• Analyse the competencies and legal bases necessary for the administration’s activities
• Advise Management and services on the legality of processing and communicating personal data
• Collaborate with lawyers within the framework of external mandates issued by the ASR
• Represent the ASR before external bodies, including courts, if necessary

Legal security and institutional support (10%)

• Examine the legal compliance of decisions, directives, procedures and internal practices
• Support institutional projects with legal issues
• Participate in risk analysis related to digital tools and information systems

Profile sought

Education & Experience

• University degree: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Swiss law (bar admission a major asset).
• Background: Minimum 5 years’ experience as a legal advisor or lawyer (public administration, law firm, company or judicial authority).

Legal & Professional Skills

• Key areas: Very good knowledge of criminal law, administrative law, labour law and contract law.
• Writing & Fieldwork: Excellent drafting skills (legal and administrative documents) and ability to translate legal rules into operational and pragmatic solutions.
• Interests: Strong interest in personnel management and public security issues.
• Desirable: Practical experience in administrative law (legal analysis, decision preparation, handling files with public authorities) and knowledge of political-administrative processes (municipal/inter-municipal).

Interpersonal & Cross-functional Skills

• Service orientation: Strong public service culture, active listening and very good interpersonal skills.
• Organisation: Autonomy, rigour, method, flexibility and effective multitasking.
• Environment & Tools: Knowledge of the functioning of institutions (political, judicial and administrative) and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Your benefits

• 40 hours of work per week for a full-time position
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility of one day of teleworking per week
• 5 weeks’ holiday per year (6 from age 50)
• A defined benefit pension fund and a strong employer contribution to the pension plan
• A varied and meaningful activity within a unique regional organisation in Switzerland.
• A dynamic, interdisciplinary professional environment close to field realities.

The salary is set according to the salary scale assigned to the position. The initial salary is determined based on the minimum salary of the scale and takes into account relevant professional experience for the role.

Application:

If you identify with this profile and wish to join our team, we would be pleased to meet you.

Please send your application file (cover letter, CV, diplomas and work certificates) by 30 November 2026.

If you have any questions, Mr Sébastien Piu, Head of Support Service, is available from 9 November at 021 966 65 51.