Kanton Luzern
Sempach
Head of Department Civil Protection (a)
- 14 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
Head of Department Civil Protection (a)
80% - 100% | Sempach | Start 01.02.2027 or by arrangement | Home office possible
No emergency affects only one area. In the canton of Lucerne, you are responsible for preparing for all situations long before a crisis occurs, considering people, supply and infrastructure together. A task with a direct impact on the safety of the Lucerne population.
Your tasks
- You lead the Civil Protection Department (future Crisis Preparedness) with three employees as well as the office of the Cantonal Command Staff KFS.
- Together with the Head of Situation KFS/LuPol, you continuously assess the civil protection relevant situation (BEREL) and communicate your findings clearly and appropriately in situation reports for the SC KFS and the service management.
- You maintain and continuously develop the hazard catalogue (KATAPLAN) as a basis for the canton’s risk-based precautionary planning.
- Independently and together with partners and third parties, you develop concepts for managing crises and emergencies and lead or monitor their implementation.
- You are the contact point for LAFIS, the economic national supply and the protection of critical infrastructures, thus the interface to the federal government, municipalities and operators.
- You ensure the training and further education of KFS members and the heads of civil protection of the municipalities, as well as the introduction of crisis and emergency concepts with partners and in the municipalities.
Your profile
- You have a university degree at master’s level or an equivalent qualification in the technical, legal or business administration field, complemented by advanced further training and many years of practical experience.
- You bring proven leadership experience in emergency and crisis management from an operational civil protection organisation (police, fire brigade, civil protection) or the army, ideally at officer rank.
- Forward-looking, independent and reliable, you lead your team: you provide orientation and take responsibility, integratively and with pronounced team skills.
- You are trained and experienced in staff work as well as in project and concept work, preferably in disaster and crisis preparedness.
- You know the civil protection network system, its organisations at federal and cantonal level as well as the army very well and understand the concerns of politics and administration.
- Recognising, analysing complex problems and developing effective solutions characterise you as a decisive, dynamic and integral personality.
What you can look forward to
Our fields of activity are as diverse as we are.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
You will get ahead with us.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We work flexibly and smartly.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
You benefit with us.
Attractive further training offers , discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Attractive further training offers , discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Your employer
Working for the Canton of Lucerne means shaping the future - that of the canton, its residents and not least your own. More than 7,000 employees in 200 different professions contribute daily to the excellent quality of life in our canton.
The canton of Lucerne is responsible for managing special and extraordinary situations, as far as the responsibility does not lie with the municipalities. The department Civil Protection ensures the tasks assigned to the canton in this area. It also runs the office of the Cantonal Command Staff. In cooperation with the federal government, canton and municipalities, it coordinates the necessary measures for the benefit of the population. The central location is at the training centre in Sempach. Organisationally, it is assigned to the Military, Civil Protection and Justice Department.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
The canton of Lucerne is responsible for managing special and extraordinary situations, as far as the responsibility does not lie with the municipalities. The department Civil Protection ensures the tasks assigned to the canton in this area. It also runs the office of the Cantonal Command Staff. In cooperation with the federal government, canton and municipalities, it coordinates the necessary measures for the benefit of the population. The central location is at the training centre in Sempach. Organisationally, it is assigned to the Military, Civil Protection and Justice Department.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
Your contact
Department of Justice and Security
Military, Civil Protection and Justice Department
Gregor Bättig
Head of Department
+41 41 228 83 18
Military, Civil Protection and Justice Department
Gregor Bättig
Head of Department
+41 41 228 83 18
