Civil Registrar (80 - 90 %)

20 February 2026
80 – 90%
Permanent position
Aarau

Job summary

Join the team at Aarau, a vibrant city with rich opportunities! Enjoy a supportive work environment and attractive benefits.

Tasks

Provide customer advice on civil registry and funeral matters.
Register births, marriages, and deaths accurately and efficiently.
Organize and conduct wedding ceremonies with care.

Skills

You have a commercial or administrative qualification; experience is a plus.
Strong IT skills, especially with Infostar NG and MS Office.
Excellent communication and empathy towards customers.

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About the job

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Aarau, as the cantonal capital - centrally located between Zurich, Basel and Bern - is an important economic, cultural and educational center with a supraregional impact. As a future-oriented and modern employer, the City of Aarau relies on motivated employees.

The Regional Civil Registry Office Aarau is responsible for ten municipalities with around 76,000 inhabitants. Among other things, it is responsible for the certification of civil status and additionally manages the funeral office for the City of Aarau.

We live the public service in our team and are in daily contact with our diverse population.

From October 1, 2026, or by arrangement, we are looking for a

Civil Registrar (80 - 90 %)

Your main tasks

Customer advice on all matters of civil status and funeral services
Certification of births, child acknowledgments, marriage and death, etc.
Organizing and conducting weddings
Organization of funerals and advising relatives
Assistance with projects / responsibility for special tasks

Your profile

You have a commercial or administrative education (federal or cantonal qualification at secondary level II)
Ideally, you already have experience in civil registry services
You have obtained the federal specialist certificate as a civil registrar or are willing to obtain it alongside your job
You have good IT user skills (Infostar NG, MS Office). If possible, you have already worked as a power user.
You are a stable, resilient personality and enjoy contact with people
You can respond empathetically to customers
You have a flair for legal matters
You express yourself confidently in German and ideally have foreign language skills
You are a team player and work reliably and service-oriented
You hold a category B driving license

We offer you

An interesting and varied activity with a high degree of personal responsibility in a constructive and collegial working environment with progressive working conditions.
Various fringe benefits
Your workplace is located in close proximity to the historic old town with restaurants and shopping opportunities, the Holzmarkt public transport stop, various parking garages and the recreational area on the Aare.