Scientific Associate 80-100%

About the job

Your new role

Your main tasks include supporting the Chief of Staff by independently preparing decision-making bases for the Directorate and the political committees, accompanying factual matters, and participating in areas and matters of the Chief of Staff as well as the offices of the Directorate. Leading projects and working groups or participating in them complete this demanding and versatile activity.

This position is for you if

• you have a completed university degree (Master's or higher) and ideally already professional experience in public administration (construction, urban planning/development, architecture, etc.);
• you possess very high analytical and conceptual skills and a quick grasp;
• you are accustomed to presenting complex matters clearly and understandably on paper or orally with very good written and spoken expression tailored to the audience;
• you work independently, service- and solution-oriented;
• you are interested in planning and construction topics of a larger Swiss city;
• you enjoy an advisory and support function within a staff between administration and politics;
• you enjoy and find it easy to interact with people regardless of task, function, and hierarchy.

Good reasons to work for the City of St.Gallen:

Your office

The staff is the hub for the political affairs of the Directorate of Planning and Construction. The interdisciplinary team ensures the entire coordination of urban settlement, landscape, and traffic planning, is responsible for political and financial aspects, and manages the central legal service for the specialist departments of the Directorate. The Directorate Secretariat integrates construction documentation, construction accounting, and the telephone switchboard. The staff supports and advises the Director and the offices of the Directorate of Planning and Construction on legal and procedural matters, prepares submissions to the City Council and the City Parliament. Finally, the staff runs the secretariat for the parliamentary Property and Construction Commission (LBK).

Our corporate culture

We cultivate a corporate culture characterised by mutual trust, respect, and equal opportunities. Our framework conditions support you in balancing work, family, and other areas of life.

What we offer

We offer you a varied and responsible role at an interface within the staff in a collegial team. You make an important and valuable contribution to ensuring that the Directorate achieves its goals and that the population is offered high-quality and appropriate services and infrastructures in the areas of planning and construction. Also look forward to a workplace in the heart of St.Gallen's old town.

The City of St.Gallen is a reliable and family-friendly employer with contemporary employment conditions and diverse internal training programmes. For the advertised position, flexible working hours and home office are possible.

Our selection process

For questions about the position, please contact Olivier Jacot, Chief of Staff of the Directorate of Planning and Construction, telephone 071 224 41 47. Please submit your complete application exclusively online. We will confirm receipt of your application immediately. Your dossier will be reviewed by the central personnel services and the responsible persons in the staff. If suitable, we will invite you to one or two interviews on site.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.