Head of the Integration and Disability Rights Section
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:03 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the Grisons' unique trilingual community in Switzerland. Great quality of life awaits!
Tasks
- Lead the integration section for individuals with disabilities.
- Oversee compliance with disability policies and legislative directives.
- Serve as the main contact for institutions and organizations on disability issues.
Skills
- Degree in social or economic sciences; management experience preferred.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential.
- Strong interdisciplinary thinking and IT skills required.
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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Head of the Integration and Disability Rights Section
Social Services Office | 100% | Chur
The Integration and Disability Rights Section is part of the Cantonal Social Services Office. This section is responsible for offers for the social and professional integration of adults with disabilities as well as for equal treatment of people with disabilities in the Canton of Graubünden. The section coordinates and selects requests and political issues related to disability at the departmental and interdepartmental levels.
For June 1, 2026, or by agreement, we are looking for a head of the Integration and Disability Rights Section.
Tasks
- Leads the Integration and Disability Rights Section and is responsible for implementing disability policy objectives and the cantonal legislative directives.
- Leads a team of specialists as well as the coordination service for equal treatment of people with disabilities and is a member of the management of the Cantonal Social Services Office.
- Responsible for planning the offer, authorization, supervision, and financing of inpatient, semi-inpatient, and outpatient services for people with disabilities.
- Together with the coordination service for equal treatment of people with disabilities and in collaboration with cantonal services, implements the government’s action plan related to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Acts as the contact person for institutions, organizations, and authorities and represents the interests of people with disabilities within the cantonal administration.
- Additionally, prepares service mandates, reports, and statements on specific disability-related topics and manages inter-cantonal cooperation.
What we expect from you
- You are a competent and reliable person with a completed tertiary education in social or economic sciences or an equivalent qualification.
- You have leadership experience, organizational skills, negotiation abilities, and several years of professional experience.
- Your strengths include strong communication, conceptual, and writing skills.
- You are able to handle tasks and think interdisciplinarily and have solid IT knowledge.
- You work independently, conscientiously, and constructively. Additionally, you can sustain intense work rhythms, work in a team, and understand complex issues.
- Knowledge of the official cantonal languages is desirable.
We look forward to receiving your online application and are pleased to get to know you.
If you have any questions, Susanna Gadient, head of office, tel. 081 257 26 51, or Pia Nikles, head of personnel, tel. 081 257 26 61, will be happy to assist you.
Application deadline: November 14, 2025
