Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Head of the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health and Cantonal Veterinarian
- 14 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
About the job
Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
Head of the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health and Cantonal Veterinarian
Office for Food Safety and Animal Health | 80-100 % | Chur
The Office for Food Safety and Animal Health is a department within the Department of Economic Affairs and Social Affairs. It ensures protection against animal diseases, enforcement of animal welfare, and control of primary animal production in the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus. To protect against unsafe and deceptive foodstuffs and consumer goods, it also monitors the manufacturing and distribution chains of the affected businesses.
We are looking for a head for the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health (with simultaneous function as Cantonal Veterinarian) from 1 July 2027 or by agreement.
Your area of responsibility
- Leadership of the office with around 80 employees
- Organisational, personnel and financial responsibility for the office
- Ensuring efficient enforcement of the laws within the office’s remit in the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus
- Needs-based internal and external communication
- Performing the function of Cantonal Veterinarian for the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus
- Professional responsibility for the enforcement of animal disease and animal welfare legislation as well as medicinal products and food legislation in the area of primary animal production and slaughter in Graubünden and Glarus
- Participation in various national and cantonal committees
What we expect from you
- Strong leadership skills and several years of professional experience in a similar position
- Federal diploma as an official veterinarian
- Familiarity with the economic, rural and political conditions in Graubünden
- Innovative, entrepreneurial, service- and solution-oriented thinking and acting
- Decisiveness and assertiveness
- High social competence as well as flexibility, resilience and discretion
- Strong communication skills and confident command of German
- Good knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage
We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you.
If you have any questions, please contact Government Councillor Marcus Caduff, 081 257 23 01 or Secretary General Bruno Maranta, 081 257 23 11.
Application deadline: 13 September 2026
Application deadline: 13 September 2026
