Gamekeeper

About the job

Gamekeeper

Office for Hunting and Fisheries Graubünden / DIEM | 75% | Vals Area

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.

The Office for Hunting and Fisheries is responsible for the wildlife populations, fish stocks and their habitats in the canton of Graubünden. Many species such as capercaillie, black grouse, rock ptarmigan, hoopoe and riverbank pipit have distribution focal points in Graubünden. In recent years, large predators such as the wolf and lynx, and occasionally the bear, have also migrated back to Graubünden.

As a gamekeeper, you work under the guidance of the district gamekeeper chief and perform conservation, hunting planning, fishery management as well as hunting and fishery police functions. You are well acquainted with the designated area of operation and its waters.

Your area of responsibility

• Monitoring of wildlife and fish stocks and their habitats in the municipality of Vals
• Monitoring of various wildlife species
• Support of administrative tasks in the district

What we expect from you

• Completed vocational training
• Physical fitness
• Practical experience in hunting and fishing in the canton of Graubünden
• Knowledge of wildlife and fish species and their habitats
• Shooting skills
• Independent and responsible working
• Good communication skills
• Willingness to perform on-call duty
• Driving licence category B
• Minimum age of 20 years
• Good knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage
• Good IT user skills

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks of holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Office for Hunting and Fisheries
Kreuzweg 121
7132 Vals

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Daria Denoth, Head of Finance & Personnel, daria.denoth@ajf.gr.ch (phone 081 257 21 98).

Start date: 1 June 2027
Application deadline: 19 November 2026

For technical questions, please contact district chief Samuel Caviezel, samuel.caviezel@ajf.gr.ch and Head of Department Wildlife & Hunting Lukas Walser, lukas.walser@ajf.gr.ch .

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