Deputy Chief of Staff 60-80%

About the job

Your new role

You support the director as well as the chief of staff in carrying out their tasks. In particular, you process political submissions as well as other texts relevant to the directorate such as regulations, reports, or content for public relations. Administrative tasks – such as taking minutes at commission meetings, writing correspondence, or organizing events – ensure a varied and diverse range of duties. Leading projects and working groups or participating in them complete this demanding role.

This position is for you if

• You ideally have a completed bachelor's or master's degree in law or political science.
• You have a positive attitude towards the tasks of a city and the functioning of public administration.
• You are a resilient personality with a quick grasp and work in a structured, independent, and service-oriented manner.
• You enjoy and find it easy to interact with people regardless of task, function, or hierarchy.
• Your language skills are very good, you enjoy writing demanding texts, and you have a high sense of quality and responsibility.

Good reasons to work for the City of St.Gallen:

Your department

The staff is the hub for the political affairs of the Directorate of Education and Leisure with its departments of School and Music, School Health, Children Youth Family, Sports, as well as Infrastructure Education and Leisure. In addition, the staff advises and supports the director and the departments in their tasks, especially in cross-sectional tasks such as finance, law, communication, and personnel. It also manages the secretariat for the parliamentary education commission, the school appeals commission, and the school welfare fund.

What we offer

We offer you a challenging and responsible role in a newly oriented position. Accordingly, there is the opportunity to actively help shape it. You make an important contribution to ensuring that the directorate achieves its goals and that the population is offered high-quality and appropriate services in the areas of education and leisure. We offer you a versatile range of tasks and development potential.

The City of St.Gallen is a reliable and family-friendly employer with modern employment conditions. For the advertised position, there is the possibility of flexible working hours and home office.

Your questions, our selection process

For further information about the position, please contact Le Bich Näf, Chief of Staff, phone 071 224 52 44. Please submit your complete application exclusively online if interested.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective