Deputy Head of Cemetery Administration (80%)

City Green Winterthur

The cemetery administration, with a team of five employees, is responsible for the respectful and professional handling of around 1000 deaths and burials per year as well as for the administration of the five Winterthur cemeteries. It is an important point of contact for bereaved persons for all questions related to a death and coordinates the associated processes within the city administration and with partner municipalities.

Deputy Head of Cemetery Administration (80%)

Your Tasks

• Deputising for the Head of Cemetery Administration 
  
• Continuous development of the department, improving processes to optimise our service towards contacts, customers and political bodies
• Independent complete organisation for handling deaths: from case recording through transfer, burial and funeral service to grave administration
• Interface for information flows, orders and organisational processes
• Responsibility for the training and promotion of apprentices in the specialist area 

Your Profile

• Commercial training, preferably in public administration with further education in civil status matters or business administration
  
• Empathetic, experienced leadership personality with proven communication and negotiation skills, confident German, knowledge of foreign languages is desirable
• Structured and solution-oriented working method
• Proficient use of MS Office and database systems

What We Offer

• A varied and dynamic range of tasks 
  
• An appreciative environment that consistently promotes equality and diversity
  
• Mostly regulated working hours that offer you reliable leisure time and freedom 
  
• 5 weeks’ holiday for your ideal work-life balance
  
• Discover more benefits directly on our website
  

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