Head of Department for Disability Integration and Disability Rights
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:31 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join us in Graubünden, Switzerland's diverse canton! Experience a unique opportunity to shape public services in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Lead the Integration and Disability Rights Department effectively.
- Oversee planning and financing of services for disabled individuals.
- Collaborate with agencies to implement disability rights initiatives.
Skills
- Degree in social or economic sciences with leadership experience.
- Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.
- Ability to address interdisciplinary tasks and complex issues.
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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 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.
Head of Department for Disability Integration and Disability Rights
Social Office | 100% | Chur
The Department for Disability Integration and Disability Rights is part of the cantonal Social Office. It is responsible for the services for the social and professional integration of adults with disabilities as well as disability equality in the canton of Graubünden. The department coordinates or triages cross-departmental and cross-office disability-specific political concerns and issues.
We are looking for a Head of the Department for Disability Integration and Disability Rights starting June 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Your area of responsibility
- You lead the Department for Disability Integration and Disability Rights and are responsible for implementing the disability policy goals and the legal requirements of the canton.
- You manage a team of specialists as well as the Coordination Office for Disability Equality and are part of the management of the cantonal Social Office.
- You are responsible for service planning, approval, supervision, and financing of inpatient, semi-inpatient, and outpatient services for people with disabilities.
- Together with the Coordination Office for Disability Equality and in cooperation with the cantonal offices, you implement the government’s action plan for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- You are the contact person for institutions, organizations, and authorities and represent the concerns of people with disabilities within the cantonal administration.
- Furthermore, you prepare service contracts, reports, and statements on disability-specific topics and maintain inter-cantonal cooperation.
What we expect from you
- You are a competent and reliable personality with a tertiary degree in social or economic sciences or an equivalent qualification.
- You have leadership experience, organizational and negotiation skills, as well as several years of professional experience.
- Strong communication, conceptual, and editorial skills are among your strengths.
- You have the ability to approach tasks interdisciplinarily, think in networks, and have solid IT knowledge.
- You work independently, responsibly, and constructively. You are resilient, a team player, and able to grasp complex problems.
- Knowledge of the cantonal official languages is desired.
We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, Susanna Gadient, Head of Office, Tel. 081 257 26 51, or Pia Nikles, Head of Human Resources, Tel. 081 257 26 61, will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: November 14, 2025
