Kantonspolizei Bern
Bern
Scientific Staff Member Legal Service, 80 – 100%, fixed-term for 3 years
- 31 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Bern
Job summary
The Legal Services Department serves as the central legal resource for the cantonal police. Join a dynamic team with excellent benefits and a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Participate in projects and provide legal support for procurement processes.
- Draft and review contracts, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
- Handle public access requests, citizen complaints, and legal inquiries.
Skills
- Master's degree in law required; legal certification is a plus.
- Strong German communication skills; good French proficiency preferred.
- Interest in technology and public procurement law.
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About the job
The Legal Service Department is the central legal contact point of the Cantonal Police. It advises employees and managers on administrative and civil law matters, is responsible for police legislation and data protection, drafts and reviews contracts, responds to requests for file inspection and citizen complaints, and supports procurement processes. In addition, it represents the Cantonal Police before authorities and courts and ensures legal certainty, compliance, and good governance.
Your tasks
- Participation in projects, legal support of procurement procedures as well as drafting and reviewing contracts
- Preparation of statements within the framework of federal and cantonal legislative procedures as well as handling political motions
- Processing requests for file inspection and data protection issues as well as citizen complaints and formal complaints
- Written and telephone responses to legal questions
- Processing video surveillance requests according to the Police Act (PolG)
Your profile
- You hold a Master’s degree in law. A lawyer’s licence or similar further training is an advantage.
- You have an interest in technology and computer science
- You preferably have experience in the field of public procurement law
- Excellent command of German is required; you also have good knowledge of French.
- You are flexible, resilient, work constructively in a team, and have an interest in police work or the police environment.
We offer you
- Attractive social benefits and pension provision
- Secure employer and transparent salary system, long-service gifts (time or money)
- Dynamic environment in a large organisation, exciting contacts with people in everyday police work
- Value-based, appreciative manners
- Appropriate personnel development: competent induction, support for individual further training, development of the proportion of women
- Flexible working models: annual working hours, part-time, top-up and job-sharing models, home office
- Health promotion: various sports and cultural offers, health check
- Mobile phone including subscription cost coverage
- Opportunity for discounted fuel purchase for private vehicles
- Workplace in the centre of the city of Bern
Contact
Have we aroused your interest? Then apply via the "Apply now" link.
For further information, Ms Ariane Kammer or Ms Michelle Kaser Hürlimann, Heads of Legal, Tel. 031 638 87 87, will be happy to assist you.
We look forward to meeting you.
About the Cantonal Police Bern
The Cantonal Police Bern, with around 3,000 employees in over 300 functions, is there for the people and stands for a safe tomorrow – committed, trustworthy, and close to the population. Around the clock. Aware of its role model function and special responsibility in dealing with citizens, our employees adhere to binding values.
