Legal Officer M/F 80%

About the job

Dominated by its two emblematic castles, Valère and Tourbillon, the City of Sion stands out for its dynamism, friendliness, sunny climate, and rich historical and archaeological heritage. These assets make it a quality destination.

The General Administration service notably includes the Chancellery, legal affairs, the IT section, municipal archives, as well as QSE management and occupational health and safety measures.

To complete its team, the City of Sion is advertising a position for a

Legal Officer M/F

80% activity rate

within the General Administration service.

Your missions

In this varied and cross-functional role, you provide your legal expertise to the various City services and help secure their activities and decisions. You also intervene in procedures involving the City and assume a reference role in data protection. In this capacity, you will notably be required to:

• advise and support municipal services on various legal matters and draft opinions, notes, and recommendations;
• represent the City’s interests in administrative, civil, criminal, or arbitration procedures, collaborating with external representatives when necessary;
• prepare procedural acts and conduct conciliation sessions within the municipal jurisdiction;
• participate in the development and revision of regulations, directives, and other municipal texts, ensuring their legal compliance;
• monitor cross-cutting legal files involving several municipal services;
• ensure compliance with data protection requirements and support services in their implementation;
• raise awareness and advise colleagues on best practices in data protection and contribute to risk and incident management in this area;
• maintain contacts with the competent cantonal and federal authorities.

Your profile

• hold a master’s degree in law;
• have good knowledge of public law; experience in this field as well as in construction and real estate law is an asset;
• possess knowledge of data protection or be willing to train in this area;
• demonstrate excellent analytical, synthesis, and writing skills;
• be comfortable managing cross-functional files and enjoy collaborating with interlocutors of varied profiles;
• show discretion, availability, flexibility, and a strong sense of responsibility;
• master common IT tools;
• have a good understanding of German, especially for reading legal texts.

We offer

• a diverse and stimulating legal activity, at the heart of public administration challenges;
• a varied selection of continuing education courses, allowing you to develop and update your skills;
• a salary scale adapted to responsibilities, a progressive salary, a 13th month salary, and a minimum of five weeks’ holiday per year;
• social, cultural, and economic benefits through the City of Sion Staff Association;
• measures promoting sustainable mobility, including preferential rates on public transport and PubliBike Velospot, as well as discounts on the purchase of electric bikes.

Start date: to be agreed.

Remuneration

According to the City of Sion staff regulations and the Municipality’s salary scale.

Information regarding the job description and remuneration can be obtained from Mr Frédéric Delessert, municipal secretary, tel. 027 324 11 04.

Applications, including CV, cover letter, diplomas, references, and certificates, must be submitted online via our recruitment platform accessible on our website https://www.sion.ch/offres-emploi , by 20 September 2026.

Any application submitted after the deadline will be rejected.