Scientific Employee
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:05 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the diverse community of Graubünden, Switzerland's largest canton. Experience a vibrant work environment and contribute to meaningful projects.
Tasks
- Lead projects on social and family policy issues.
- Focus on child and youth welfare, protection, and participation.
- Engage in various interesting and responsible tasks.
Skills
- Degree in social, political, or educational sciences required.
- Strong communication and project management skills needed.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively essential.
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Together for Graubünden
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 together 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 together with us.
Scientific Employee
Social Office | 80% | Chur
The Department of Families, Children, and Youth is responsible for family and youth issues as well as foster care. It is responsible for planning, approval, financing, and supervision of services in the areas of supplementary childcare and children’s and youth homes. Furthermore, it holds professional responsibility in the areas of child and youth promotion as well as quality assurance for services requiring approval. Additionally, it coordinates the cantonal program for child and youth policy.
We are looking for a scientific employee for the cantonal social office starting November 1, 2025, or by arrangement.
Your area of responsibility
- Project responsibility for conceptual tasks related to social and family policy issues
- Main focus on child and youth policy topics in the areas of protection, promotion, and participation in the canton of Graubünden
- Other diverse, interesting, and responsible tasks
What we expect from you
- Degree in social sciences, political science, educational sciences, or an equivalent qualification
- Interest in social issues, quality assurance, and financing of social services
- Experience in project management as well as organizational and negotiation skills
- Strong communication, conceptual, and editorial skills
- Independent, goal-oriented, and responsible working style as well as reliability and competence
- Networked thinking, interdisciplinary understanding of tasks, and teamwork skills
- Knowledge of cantonal official languages is desired
We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, Beat Hatz, Head of the Department of Family, Children, and Youth, Tel. 081 257 26 97, will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: September 19, 2025
