Legal Officer

13 May 2026
100%
Permanent position
Chur

About the job

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 with us.

Legal Officer

Social Welfare Office | 40% | Chur

The legal service of the cantonal Social Welfare Office of Graubünden performs legislative, law enforcement, legal supervision and legal care tasks. It supports and advises the office management and its specialist departments, the social services and other externally interested parties. It is responsible for tasks in the areas of social assistance law, international adoptions and victim support.

We are looking for a legal officer for the legal service from 1 September 2026 or by arrangement.

Your area of responsibility

You support and advise the social services and municipalities on social assistance law issues.
You advise and clarify legal questions arising in connection with the management of the cantonal Social Welfare Office.
You manage the liaison office of the Intercantonal Agreement for Social Institutions (IVSE).

What we expect from you

You have a university degree in law.
You are interested in diverse and exciting tasks in the field of social assistance law.
You work independently, responsibly and constructively.
You are resilient, a team player and able to grasp complex issues.
You have good verbal skills, preferably in two official languages.
Good communication, negotiation skills and good IT knowledge are desired.
You can operate in a challenging environment and are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration.

We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.

If you have any questions, lic. iur. Jacqueline Giger Cahannes, Head of Legal Service, will be happy to assist you at telephone number 081 257 26 62.

Application deadline: 29 May 2026