Head of Legal Service of the Office for Justice and Municipalities, 100%

Canton of Schaffhausen, Office for Justice and Municipalities

The Office for Justice and Municipalities comprises twelve people. In addition to municipal supervision, it is responsible for cantonal tasks in civil law (e.g. inheritance law, civil status law), handling appeals procedures, supporting legislative projects, and the administration of justice. The office is managed by a co-leadership divided by specialist areas (Head of Legal Service and Head of Administration of Justice).

We are looking for a proactive leader from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement:

Head of Legal Service of the Office for Justice and Municipalities, 100%

What to expect

• Management of the office in organisational, personnel and professional matters together with a co-leader responsible for the area of administration of justice.
• Drafting consultations of the Government Council and the Department for submission to the Confederation
• Handling appeals procedures
• Fulfilling civil law supervisory functions (civil status, inheritance)
• Citizenship matters
• Legislative projects for the head of department
• Participation in inter- and intra-cantonal committees, working groups and conferences

What you bring

• Completed law degree (Master or Licentiate), bar admission advantageous
• Solid professional experience (preferably in public administration), ideally in a leadership role
• High organisational, methodological and communication skills
• Good intuition and diplomatic skill in dealing with various stakeholders
• Strategic and networked thinking
• Impeccable reputation, discretion, loyalty and team spirit
• Assertiveness and a convincing manner

We offer you

• An exciting, varied and responsible role and a motivated team
• A wide scope for design in a broad specialist area
• A challenging role in highly topical political areas
• Progressive working time models and well-developed social benefits according to the cantonal personnel law of the Canton of Schaffhausen

The Canton of Schaffhausen as an employer
The Cantonal Administration of Schaffhausen provides services in a wide range of areas for the public, businesses and private individuals. As an employer, we unite the most diverse professional fields under one roof. As diverse as our organisation are also our workplaces. These are characterised by broad areas of responsibility, professionalism and proximity to citizens.
Have we aroused your interest?

We look forward to receiving your online application!

For further information about the advertised position, please contact Mr Daniel Sattler, Department Secretary, at 052 632 73 81 or visit us at www.sh.ch .

Please note that only online applications will be considered.

We do not accept dossiers from recruitment consultants.