Stadt Bülach
Bülach
Head of Population Services / Deputy Department Head 100%
- 01 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Bülach
Job summary
Join Bülach, a city with tradition, as we grow our community! Enjoy a collaborative work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead two teams with a total of around sixteen employees.
- Ensure efficient, customer-oriented service across various departments.
- Support departmental leadership in strategic and operational tasks.
Skills
- Completed commercial training, ideally with public administration experience.
- Proven leadership skills and experience in team development.
- Strong communication skills and decisive personality.
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About the job
Bülach – since 1384 a city with tradition and today the prosperous and growing centre of the Zurich lowlands with around 24,500 inhabitants. It fosters an administrative culture in which customer orientation and appreciation of employees are central. By arrangement we are looking for an initiative-taking, strong leadership and networked-thinking personality as a successor for the position
You lead two well-established teams with two team leaders and a total of around sixteen employees. In this key position, you take on the operational and strategic management of the population services and support the department head as direct deputy in managing the entire Department of Population and Security.
Your tasks
- Overall responsibility for the Population Services area including the specialist areas of City Office, Civil Status and Funeral Office as well as Naturalisation
- Personnel and professional management of the team leaders and employees
- Ensuring a customer-oriented, legally compliant and efficient service operation
- Responsibility for budget, financial planning and resource management
- Supporting the department head in operational, organisational and strategic management tasks
- Participation in the strategic development of the Department of Population and Security as well as taking on cross-departmental leadership and development tasks
- Representing the department head and leading the department in their absence
Your profile
- Completed commercial training, ideally with professional experience in public administration or comparable qualification
- Several years of professional and leadership experience in public administration, preferably in the areas of resident services, citizenship, civil status or funeral services
- Proven leadership competence and experience in developing employees, teams and processes
- Resilient, decisive and engaging personality with strong communication skills
We offer
- A varied and responsible managerial role with great scope for design
- A well-established and functioning area with competent teams
- An engaged executive management with whom you will also work closely in your role as deputy department head
- Attractive employment conditions and diverse fringe benefits
- Training and further education opportunities
- Modern workplace in the town hall and appreciative corporate culture
Interested?
If you have any questions, Roland Engeler, Head of Population and Security, Tel. 044 863 13 01, roland.engeler@buelach.ch, or Fabian Glaser, Head of Population Services, Tel. 044 863 11 44, fabian.glaser@buelach.ch will be happy to assist you.
We look forward to receiving your application, which we kindly ask you to submit via our application tool.
If you have any questions, Roland Engeler, Head of Population and Security, Tel. 044 863 13 01, roland.engeler@buelach.ch, or Fabian Glaser, Head of Population Services, Tel. 044 863 11 44, fabian.glaser@buelach.ch will be happy to assist you.
We look forward to receiving your application, which we kindly ask you to submit via our application tool.
