Stadt Bülach
Bülach
Specialist Elections and Voting 50–60 %
- 30 October 2026
- 50 – 60%
- Permanent position
- Bülach
Job summary
Bürach, a city since 1384, is a vibrant hub in Zurich's Unterland. Join a supportive work environment focused on customer orientation.
Tasks
- Organize and prepare elections and votes at all government levels.
- Ensure compliance and smooth execution of voting rights for citizens.
- Support the department with various tasks and projects as needed.
Skills
- Commercial training or equivalent, with administrative experience.
- Excellent organizational skills and precise work approach.
- Strong service orientation and effective communication abilities.
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About the job
Bülach – a city with tradition since 1384. Today the prosperous and growing centre of the Zurich lowlands with over 24,500 inhabitants. Bülach fosters an administrative culture in which customer orientation and appreciation of employees are central.
The Department of Politics and Presidential Affairs is responsible, among other things, for organising elections and votes as well as for the preparation and follow-up of city council matters. Various specialist offices such as culture or data protection also belong to the department. With its diverse tasks, it contributes to an efficient organisation of the city administration. To complement our team, we are looking for a committed specialist immediately or by arrangement as
In this role, you are primarily responsible for organising and preparing elections and votes at the municipal, cantonal and federal levels for the city of Bülach. You thus ensure the lawful and smooth execution of the political rights of our eligible voters. You independently organise the operational preparation, the determination of results and ensure the communication of the results. In addition, you flexibly support the Department of Politics and Presidential Affairs with other tasks and projects, thereby making an important contribution to smooth administrative operations.
Your tasks
- Planning and coordination of dates for elections and votes
- Definition and implementation of the preliminary election procedures
- Coordination and organisation of the election office involving administrative staff and other election helpers
- Ensuring the proper conduct on election and voting weekends
- Determination of results as well as follow-up and publication of results in cooperation with the communications department
- Support within the Department of Politics and Presidential Affairs as well as taking on holiday cover
- Participation in projects and taking on additional tasks as required
Your profile
- Commercial training (EFZ) or equivalent qualification
- Several years of professional experience in an administrative role with high responsibility, ideally experience in public administration
- Very good organisational skills as well as a structured and precise way of working
- High service orientation and enjoyment in contact with different stakeholders
- Good IT user skills
- Confident written expression in German
- Independent, responsible and team-oriented personality
- Willingness to work weekends during election and voting dates, usually four times a year
You can expect
- attractive employment conditions and diverse fringe benefits
- a varied, demanding and meaningful activity
- a field of work in the political environment and exciting collaboration with the various specialist offices within the administration
- scope for design and the opportunity to actively co-develop processes and projects
- a committed and motivated team
- a workplace in the Bülach town hall and the possibility to work part of the hours from home
Interested?
If you have any questions, Philippe Bertino, Head of Politics, is happy to assist you at 044 863 11 83 or philippe.bertino@buelach.ch.
We look forward to receiving your application, which we kindly ask you to submit via our application tool.
If you have any questions, Philippe Bertino, Head of Politics, is happy to assist you at 044 863 11 83 or philippe.bertino@buelach.ch.
We look forward to receiving your application, which we kindly ask you to submit via our application tool.
