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Team Leader 90%
- 13 May 2026
- 90%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich as a Teamleiter/in 90%! This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Lead a team of nine in the department of Erschliessung.
- Plan and manage complex archival projects.
- Ensure quality of both analog and digital archives.
Skills
- Degree in history and training in archival science required.
- Strong communication skills and leadership experience.
- Knowledge in public administration and Zurich's history is a plus.
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About the job
Team Leader 90%The State Archive of the Canton of Zurich, with its archival holdings spanning 1150 years, is the central archive of the Canton of Zurich and its historical legal predecessors. It preserves original documents of the Cantonal Council, the government, the cantonal central and district administrations, as well as the cantonal courts, notaries, and independently public-law institutions, making them accessible to the public.
The Processing Department is seeking a Team Leader 90% for Team 2 starting 1 January 2027.
Your tasks
- Professional and personnel management of a team currently consisting of nine employees
- Planning and management of processing projects
- Processing of complex analogue and digital holdings
- Quality assurance of processed holdings
- Participation in the optimisation of processing procedures as well as in the further development of processing standards according to modern archival science and business management principles
Requirements
- Completed studies in history as well as training in archival and information science and/or several years of professional experience
- Experience in leading employees with different educational backgrounds
- Very good written and oral communication skills, quick comprehension, solution-oriented and resilient
- Open-minded and proactive, independent and efficient working style, enjoyment of teamwork
- Knowledge of public administration and Zurich's regional history is an advantage
Our offer
We offer a varied activity in a larger department with three teams, a unique environment of historical sources, and opportunities for further training. Salary and employment conditions are based on cantonal regulations.
Your application
Are you interested? We look forward to receiving your online application by 17 May 2026.
For further information, please contact Dr Bettina Tögel, Head of Department, Tel. +41 43 258 50 40, bettina.toegel@ji.zh.ch and Monika Rhyner, Deputy Head of Department, Tel. +41 43 258 50 41, monika.rhyner@ji.zh.ch.
