Head of the Office for Migration and Civil Law Graubünden
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:07 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the Kantonale Verwaltung, a modern employer in Graubünden. Experience a collaborative, supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead the office for migration and civil law with around 200 staff.
- Ensure efficient processing of migration, asylum, and integration matters.
- Engage in legislative preparation and public communication efforts.
Skills
- University degree in law and management experience required.
- Strong leadership and communication skills essential.
- Experience in public administration and conflict management preferred.
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The Cantonal Administration – a modern employer for committed employees like you.
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 just as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help us shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of 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 just as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help us shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden.
Head of the Office for Migration and Civil Law Graubünden
Office for Migration and Civil Law | 80-100 % | Chur
The Department of Justice, Security, and Health fulfills various tasks for the Graubünden population and includes eight offices as well as the department's secretariat. One of these offices is the Office for Migration and Civil Law Graubünden. The office deals with tasks in the areas of migration, asylum, and return, entry, residence and identification, integration, civil rights, and civil law (especially civil status and name law). The office management is located in a central location in Chur. You can expect a well-coordinated team with an open and appreciative culture and a solution-oriented working atmosphere. As the head, you report directly to the head of the Department of Justice, Security, and Health.
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for a new head of the Office for Migration and Civil Law starting June 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for a new head of the Office for Migration and Civil Law starting June 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Your area of responsibility
- Organizational, professional, personnel, and financial responsibility for the office with around 200 employees
- Ensuring the proper handling of the office's business and managing efficient and seamless processes
- Preparation of government and cantonal council matters within the office's area of responsibility and participation in legislation
- Providing appropriate information to the public and responding to media inquiries
- Implementation of the relevant federal and cantonal migration, asylum, and integration legislation
- Responsible for integration and the development and implementation of the corresponding programs
- Leading, supporting, and implementing projects
- Representation of interests in commissions, working groups, and roundtables
- Maintaining contacts with federal offices, cantonal departments, municipal authorities, and partner organizations in the migration and asylum sector
What we wish from you
- University degree preferably in the legal field and training in leadership and management
- Knowledge in the areas of asylum, migration, and integration is desired
- Many years of experience in leadership positions and/or in public administration
- Knowledge and experience of cantonal political and administrative structures as well as procedural processes
- Sensitive assessment ability for political situations of all kinds
- Positive view of people and appreciative basic attitude
- Excellent communication skills and experience in conflict management
- High social competence, resilience, and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
- Knowledge of the Italian and/or Romansh language is an advantage
We look forward to your online application and to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, Regula Hunger, Secretary General of Justice and Security (Tel. 081 257 25 13, E-Mail info@djsg.gr.ch) is happy to assist you.
Application deadline: September 13, 2025
