Kanton Zürich
Zürich
15 hours ago
Team Leader Work Permits 60 - 80%
- 02 May 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Amt für Wirtschaft (AWI) as Teamleiter/in Arbeitsbewilligungen! Contribute to a strong Zurich with a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Lead a team of 4-7 specialists in work permits.
- Ensure quality processing and provide coaching to the team.
- Collaborate closely with cantonal and national partners.
Skills
- Minimum three years of leadership experience in a relevant field.
- Strong leadership skills with a focus on collaboration and goals.
- Excellent English proficiency (C1) and understanding of economic contexts.
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About the job
Team Leader Work Permits 60 - 80%In the interest of companies and employees, the Office for Economy (AWI) with its approximately 120 employees contributes to strengthening the location Zurich. At AWI, economic competencies are bundled in the areas of location promotion, work permits, labour relations, labour inspectorate and economics.
The Work Permits division ensures the enforcement of legal provisions concerning the admission of foreigners to employment at the cantonal level.
We look forward to your support as a team leader starting immediately or by arrangement! The position is to be filled at 60 - 80%, with working hours spread over at least 4 days.
Your tasks
- Professional and personnel management of a team of 4 - 7 specialists in the area of work permits
- Ensuring quality in the processing of applications as well as coaching and supporting the team in day-to-day business
- Taking over and processing complex special and precedent cases
- Shaping enforcement practice and actively participating in the further development of the Work Permits division (e.g. internal training or contributions to cultural development)
- Close cooperation with cantonal and national partners, especially the Migration Office and the State Secretariat for Migration
- Responsibility for selected support processes (e.g. management of quotas or working time control in the area)
Your profile
- At least three years of leadership experience as well as several years of professional experience in an administration-related, legal, economic or migration-related environment
- A pronounced leadership competence that combines clear goal orientation with coaching and a trust-based culture of collaboration
- Solid education or further training in law, economics or a related discipline
- Good understanding of economic contexts and developments as well as interest in labour market and procedural law issues
- Ability to formulate complex decisions in a structured and comprehensible manner
- Experience in dealing with political processes and stakeholders
- An initiative, conceptually strong personality with joy in shaping and further development
- Confident appearance towards contacts from administration and business
- Very good English skills (C1)
We offer
- Interesting and challenging specialist and leadership tasks at the interface of economy and administration
- The possibility to take on a leadership role on a part-time basis
- A workplace a few minutes' walk from Zurich main station
- Contribution to catering costs (lunch voucher)
- Well-developed social benefits according to cantonal personnel law
Ms Jeannine Enomoto, Deputy Head of Division, +41 43 259 46 93, will be happy to provide you with further information about the position. We look forward to your application. Learn more about us and our employees at Working for the Canton of Zurich.
