Bellinzona
2 days ago
Full-time State Chancellor (100%)
- 12 March 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Bellinzona
Job summary
Join the Cantonal Administration as the Chancellor, playing a vital role! Support the State Council with strategic and organizational guidance.
Tasks
- Provide comprehensive support to the State Council and its President.
- Oversee the State Chancellery and ensure smooth interdepartmental coordination.
- Lead digital transformation efforts within the Canton Administration.
Skills
- Must have a full academic education (bachelor + master) and management experience.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and negotiation skills required.
- Excellent Italian and good knowledge of German and French essential.
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About the job
Class and annual salary (including 13th month salary):
20 140'205.-- / 228’534.--
Tasks:
Ensure strategic, organizational and advisory support to the State Council and its President, performing staff functions and guaranteeing coordination, coherence and effectiveness of the cantonal administration's action
The State Chancellor:
- Reports directly to the State Council
- Leads the State Chancellery
- Acts as a cross-functional role for interdepartmental coordination
Main tasks:
Support to the State Council
- Secretary of the State Council
- Support for government activity planning
- Preparation, follow-up and verification of the implementation of government decisions
- Execution of tasks assigned by laws and regulations
Coordination and staff functions
- Chairmanship of the Interdepartmental Coordination Group for collaboration between Departments and Central Services
- Planning, organization and verification of the cantonal administration's activities
- Coordination of internal and external government information
Digital transformation
- Coordination of the cantonal administration's digital transformation activities
Management and leadership
- Management of the State Chancellery
- Responsibility for the operation of administrative units and subordinate services
- Management of the Protocol Service
Representation and institutional guarantees
- Representation of the State Council in inter-cantonal bodies, by mandate
- Guarantee of respect for political rights
Other tasks
- Assumption of additional assignments entrusted by the State Council according to institutional needs
Requirements:
- Complete academic education (bachelor + master or license)
- Experience with managerial responsibilities (leadership and management) in public administration, parapublic sector or private sector
- Good knowledge of the cantonal administration and Swiss institutions in general
- Good analytical, synthesis, organizational, negotiation and writing skills
- Initiative, creativity, decision-making ability and flexibility
- Proven aptitude for relationships, mediation and change management
- Reliability, personal integrity and credibility
- Excellent knowledge of Italian (conversation and writing) and good written and spoken knowledge of German and French
- Swiss citizenship
Application conditions:
- Applications must be submitted online. Other forms of application will not be considered valid
- In addition to the documents to be submitted at the time of the online application (cover letter and motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas, certificates and work attestations), further documentation may be requested later (criminal record with related self-certification and self-certification of health status)
Employment conditions:
- Appointment or assignment: as provided by the Law on the organization of State employees and teachers of March 15, 1995 (LORD) and the related Regulation. Any changes in law concerning salary and organization are explicitly reserved
- Working hours: 42 hours per week (for a 100% employment rate), flexible or according to service needs
Deadline:
April 10, 2026
Further information can be obtained from the President of the State Council Norman Gobbi, tel. 091 814 44 90, di-dir@ti.ch.
