Lawyer
- 13 October 2026
- 80%
- Temporary
- German (Intermediate)
- Zürich
About the job
Secondary and Vocational Education Office
Lawyer 80%
COMPETENT AND CONNECTED THINKING
The Secondary and Vocational Education Office is the competence and
service centre for vocational education, grammar schools, higher
vocational education and further education in the canton of Zurich. We support and
accompany the secondary schools, vocational schools, providers of
pre-vocational years and training companies.
The legal department is located in the MBA staff and ensures the legal expertise and advisory competence within the office. We are looking for a lawyer (80%) from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement. The position is limited until 31 January 2028.
Your area of responsibility
In this varied and responsible role, you are the central legal contact person for the office management as well as the departments of the MBA. You provide competent advice in exciting legal areas such as secondary school, vocational education, procurement, IT and data protection law and thus make an important contribution to the further development of education. In addition, you actively participate in legislative projects, draft orders and statements in appeal proceedings and prepare decision-making bases for the government council, the education council and the director of education. Reviewing and drafting contracts is also part of your varied range of tasks.
Your profile
You are a committed and experienced lawyer (MLaw or lic. iur.) with proven knowledge in general administrative law. Ideally, you also bring know-how in IT and data protection law and are interested in legal issues related to digitalisation in the education sector. Thanks to your quick grasp, you quickly penetrate even complex matters and recognise the crucial legal core issues. You work in a structured, independent and highly careful manner – and keep an overview even in demanding situations. As a solution-oriented personality, you convince with linguistic precision, a confident manner and pronounced negotiation skills. You communicate clearly, appropriately for the target audience and effectively contribute your expertise.
Our offer
Are you interested in working in the service of education and youth? We offer you a challenging, varied and independent activity in a motivated and collegial team, contemporary employment conditions (including home office) as well as a workplace close to Zurich main station.
Are you interested?
Are you motivated to engage in a growing and changing organisation? Then we look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application. Marija Jenny, Head of Legal (+41 43 259 78 31) will be happy to answer your questions.
Applications from employment agencies as well as applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy.
Additional information can be found on the internet at www.zh.ch/mba .
