Lawyer (80%)
Stadt Winterthur
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:03 September 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join the Department of School and Sports in Winterthur! A unique opportunity awaits.
Tasks
- Provide legal advice and develop decision-making bases.
- Manage complex personnel matters to support human resources.
- Clarify legal issues and draft resolutions for council submissions.
Skills
- Law degree required with at least three years in public law.
- Excellent German communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong service orientation and capacity to work independently.
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Lawyer (80%), of which 40% are temporarily limited to one year
Educate – Move – Care. With its range of topics, the Department of School and Sports is at the heart of the city of Winterthur and at the social pulse of the times. In the legal service of the Department of School and Sports, a demanding, versatile activity awaits you from November 1, 2025, or by arrangement. 40% of the workload is currently limited to one year with the option of permanent continuation.Your tasks
- Legal advice and preparation of decision-making bases in the diverse range of topics of the department and the school authority
- Handling demanding personnel matters to support the personnel service
- Clarifying legal questions, drafting orders, and conducting appeal procedures
- Drafting motions for the city council and the school board
- Collaborating in the design of the department's and school board's decrees
- Secretary function of the Personnel Committee of the school board
Your profile
- Completed law degree (lawyer's license advantageous) and at least three years of professional experience in public law
- Very good command of German (spoken and written)
- Strong service and solution orientation, independence, and high resilience
- Enjoy working in a political administrative context and sensitivity to political issues
What we offer
- A varied legal activity around the topics of education, sports, and care
- Meaningful legal work
- A supportive, lively, and creative team
- Workplace near Winterthur main train station
- Further benefits can be found on our website.
Contact
Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Fiona Vitali, Head of Legal Service, phone +41 52 267 55 12.Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/
We look forward to your online application.
