Legal Officer

About the job

Legal Officer

Office for Primary Education and Sport | 60-80 % | Chur

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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 days of sunshine 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 Office for Primary Education and Sport (AVS) belongs to the Department of Education, Culture and Environmental Protection of the Canton of Graubünden.

The Services and Finance Department is responsible for the central administrative, legal and financial tasks of the Office for Primary Education and Sport. It supports the various areas of the office with legal and organisational issues, processes official documents and matters, and ensures internal procedures as well as cooperation with cantonal authorities and external partners.

We are looking for a Legal Officer for 60-80 % from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement.

Your area of responsibility

• You bear the main responsibility for the legal matters of the office and are the central contact person for legal questions internally and externally.
• You advise the office management and employees on legal matters and support them in the legal assessment of projects and assignments.
• You support the office management in general and specific staff tasks as well as in the preparation of statements and the processing of enquiries and assignments from the department.
• You independently handle legislative projects and accompany them from conception to implementation.

What we expect from you

• You have a completed university degree in law.
• Ideally, you have professional experience in administrative law and/or public administration.
• You have good knowledge of the administrative law of the Canton of Graubünden or are willing to acquire this knowledge thoroughly.
• You are interested in political and social issues and understand how to assess legal contexts in a broader context.
• You are characterised by analytical and networked thinking, a quick grasp of matters, as well as a structured and independent way of working.
• You have very good written and oral communication skills and can convey complex legal matters clearly and appropriately for the target audience.
• You work solution-oriented, reliably and responsibly and convince with a confident and trustworthy manner.
• Good knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage.

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks' holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Office for Primary Education and Sport
Quaderstrasse 17
7000 Chur

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Marco Sutter, Head of Human Resources, by telephone at 081 257 20 27 or by email at marco.sutter@avs.gr.ch .

Application deadline: 08.11.2026

For technical questions, please contact Marc Stauffer, Head of Services and Finance Department / Deputy Head of Office, telephone 081 257 30 50, marc.stauffer@avs.gr.ch.

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