Basel
Clerk for Work Permits
- 07 September 2026
- 50 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language), English (Intermediate)
About the job
50%-100%
Department of Economy, Social Affairs and Environment, Office for Economy and Labour
by arrangement
Tasks
Processing and reviewing applications: You independently process and review applications for various permit categories within the framework of labour market admission of third-country nationals and service providers from the EU/EFTA area.
Issuing work permits: You issue work permits and binding decisions on behalf of the responsible migration office in accordance with the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration and the Ordinance on Admission, Residence and Employment.
Advising: You advise domestic and foreign employers and service providers regarding work permits.
Collaboration: You maintain contact with the State Secretariat for Migration, the Migration Office and various other authorities as well as the applicants. You also exchange information daily within the team.
Labour market supervision: As part of the application review, you check compliance with wage and working conditions and clarify the locally, sectorally and professionally customary wages applicable in Switzerland.
Profile
Experience: You have several years of professional experience in a qualified clerical role and have an interest in legal issues. You communicate fluently in German both in writing and orally.
Personality: Your careful, independent and organised working style ensures professional and customer-oriented task completion, you remain calm in stressful situations and always communicate in a friendly and appropriate manner.
Education: You have a commercial apprenticeship (EFZ).
Language: You have excellent oral and written German skills as well as good oral and written English skills. Additional languages are an advantage.
Insight into our work
The Office for Economy and Labour (AWA) belongs to the Department of Economy, Social Affairs and Environment and is the central office of the canton for all questions concerning companies, job search and the labour market. It promotes innovation, develops new concepts and ensures fair and transparent law enforcement. For this purpose, the AWA works closely with other cantonal, federal and private organisations. The AWA lives the compatibility of work and private life as well as gender equality and actively promotes these. This commitment is regularly reviewed by the UND specialist office and has been awarded the UND label since 2011.
thanks to professional care management and one hundred percent continued salary payment in case of illness or accident throughout the entire employment relationship.
We support our employees as best as possible with flexitime, part-time work and home office up to annual and trust-based working hours as well as job sharing opportunities.
Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bike and by public transport.
Contact
Questions about the role
Corinne Bieler-Matter
Team Leader Work Permits
Tel. +41 61 267 87 22
Questions about the application
Cédric Sidler
HR Consultant
Tel. +41 61 267 07 33
Versatile.
Working for Basel-Stadt.
There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They engage at the pulse of the city by supporting, enabling, directing, shaping and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day with their commitment to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are, so are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!
