Chief Clerk Fixed-term Contract 2 Years Renewable / First Instance Clerk Permanent Contract 90-100%

Who are we?

The Justice of the Peace is the Authority for the protection of children and adults. As such, it acts upon request or ex officio. At the end of the investigation, a decision is made whether or not to establish a protection measure. The Justice of the Peace also has jurisdiction in inheritance matters and in the area of bans.

Why join us?

We rely on the complementarity of skills and the variety of perspectives because it is the diversity of backgrounds and profiles that makes the strength of the State of Fribourg. We promote work-life balance and flexible working conditions. For more information, follow this link .

Your missions

• Organisation of the smooth running of the authority – participation in and organisation of meetings
• Personnel management and training of new employees
• Budget management of the authority
• Participation in various working groups
• Health and Safety at Work correspondent and IT contact
• Drafting judicial decisions in civil matters, particularly in the protection of children and adults, taking minutes
• Legal research 
• Ensuring the attendance of assessors regarding the control of curators’ reports and accounts

Desired profile

• Master’s degree in law, lawyer’s diploma an asset
• Proven professional experience, preferably within a registry
• Interest in civil law, particularly in the field of adult and child protection
• Leadership and team management
• Flexibility, autonomy, sense of responsibility, stress resistance and discretion
• Good writing skills
• Good knowledge of common IT tools, Tribuna V3 programme an asset
• Fluency in French with good knowledge of German

Contact details

Pauline Volery, Justice of the Peace pauline.volery@fr.ch, T +41 26 305 86 95 Chantal Ding, Justice of the Peace chantal.ding@fr.ch, T +41 26 305 86 26