Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
Senior Youth Prosecutor in Co-Leadership (Topsharing) 70%
- 21 July 2026
- 70%
- Winterthur
Job summary
Join the Youth Public Prosecutor's Office as Co-Director (70%). Lead a dynamic team in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Share leadership of a team of around 19 staff members.
- Conduct youth criminal investigations and oversee legal proceedings.
- Foster collaboration with courts and partner organizations.
Skills
- Experienced lawyer in criminal investigations and youth law.
- Strong team leadership and social competencies required.
- Excellent communication and interest in social issues.
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About the job
Senior Youth Prosecutor in Co-Leadership (Topsharing) 70%The five regional youth prosecution offices investigate and assess offences committed by young people between the ages of ten and eighteen. They conduct criminal investigations and are responsible for the enforcement of juvenile criminal law protective measures and penalties.
For the Youth Prosecution Office See / Oberland, we are seeking a personality for the establishment of a co-leadership position with immediate effect or by agreement as Senior Youth Prosecutor. You will jointly lead the office together with the current Senior Youth Prosecutor. The leadership responsibility is shared in partnership. Decisions are made in coordination and tasks are jointly designed according to competencies and operational requirements.
These tasks await you:
- Overall responsibility: Together with the co-leadership, you assume organisational, professional and personnel management of the office with around 19 employees.
- Team leadership: You jointly lead a well-coordinated team of lawyers, social workers and administrative secretaries and promote a respectful, cooperative leadership culture.
- Representation: You jointly represent the office externally and maintain collaboration and networking with courts, authorities and other partner organisations.
- Leadership and development tasks: You report to the Chief Youth Prosecutor, participate in the leadership bodies of juvenile criminal justice, and engage in cross-departmental projects and the further development of the organisation.
- Criminal investigation and enforcement: You also act as a youth prosecutor. You conduct criminal investigations against young people, represent the prosecution before the youth court, issue penalty orders, and, together with social workers, accompany the enforcement of juvenile criminal law judgments and decisions.
This is what distinguishes you:
- You are an experienced lawyer with many years of professional experience in criminal investigation and ideally have experience in juvenile criminal justice or a related field.
- You bring proven leadership experience and are keen on tandem leadership.
- You possess strong team and social skills and have the trust and willingness to make decisions in partnership and carry them together.
- You are further characterised by strong communication skills and a great interest in educational and socio-political issues.
- You are willing to regularly perform on-call and emergency duty.
We offer you:
We offer a meaningful, varied and challenging field of activity. Our employees benefit from the attractive employment conditions of the Canton of Zurich.
Application
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application. We consider gut feeling important but not sufficient. Therefore, we use an assessment as part of the application process. For further information, Roland Zurkirchen, Chief Senior Youth Prosecutor, or Juliane Meffert, Head of Human Resources, are happy to assist you at 043 258 41 70. We look forward to receiving your complete application via our online tool.
