Civil Registrar (80% - 100%) - Start: May 1, 2026

31 January 2026
80 – 100%
Luzern

Job summary

Join the city of Lucerne to utilize your strengths in empathy, communication, and organization. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with meaningful community impact.

Tasks

You will officially document civil status events from birth to death.
You'll process declarations like name changes and gender recognition.
Conduct marriage ceremonies and verify all requirements for marriages.

Skills

A completed commercial training, ideally in public administration, is required.
Must communicate effectively in German, both written and spoken.
Experience in legal matters and a service-oriented approach are essential.

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About the job

Empathy, communication, and organization are among your core competencies. Use these with commitment for the city of Lucerne.

Your tasks

You certify civil status events from birth, through marriage to death, including court and administrative decisions.
You receive and process declarations (e.g., recognition, name declaration, gender change).
As part of marriage preparation, you check whether all marriage requirements are met.
You conduct wedding ceremonies.
You create extracts from the civil status registers.
You advise our customers by phone or in person at the counter.

Your profile

You have completed commercial basic training, preferably in a public administration, as well as the federal specialist certificate as a civil registrar.
You have practical experience in the area of responsibility and have a flair for legal matters.
You express yourself fluently in written and spoken German and have foreign language skills.
Your working style is independent, reliable, service-oriented, and empathetic.

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