Civil Status Officer (80 - 100 %)
Stadt Winterthur
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:09 December 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join Winterthur's Zivilstandsamt as a key personnel (80%). Enjoy a supportive environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Register civil status events and foreign nationals efficiently.
- Provide personal consultations and marriage preparations.
- Create official documents from civil status records.
Skills
- Swiss civil status certificate required; customer-oriented.
- Strong communication skills in German and other languages.
- Flexibility and digital competence are essential.
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Civil Status Officer (80 %)
The Department of Security and Environment, with its 440 employees, includes the areas of city police, protection & intervention, registration and civil status services, environmental and health protection, as well as the city magistrate's office. The Civil Status Office Winterthur, as the office seat of the Winterthur civil status district, is responsible for the civil status tasks of the 18 municipalities of the entire Winterthur district. For this demanding role as a certifying officer, we are looking for a resilient personality characterized by high initiative, solution orientation, and above all pronounced humanity, starting from May 1, 2026 or by agreement.Your Tasks
- Certification of civil status and registration of foreign nationals in the civil status register
- Certification of civil status events as well as court and administrative decisions in the electronic civil status register
- Preparation of extracts and documents from the civil status registers
- Acceptance of declarations at the counter (marriage preparations, child acknowledgments, etc.) and personal customer consultation
- Preparation and conduct of marriage preparations and weddings
Your Profile
- Completed Swiss Federal Certificate "Civil Status Officer"
- Above-average enjoyment of direct customer contact
- Flexibility, resilience, and pronounced digital competence
- Confident, competent, and customer-friendly demeanor
- Fluent German in spoken and written form; additional foreign language skills in Italian, French, and English are desirable
What We Offer
- Motivated and committed team
- An exciting field of tasks with all facets of civil status services
- Wide range of internal training for personal and professional development
- Modern infrastructure in the centrally located Superblock
- Further benefits can be found on our website
Contact
Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Fabio Palummo, Head of Department Civil Status Office, Department of Security and Environment, phone +41 52 267 57 63. Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/We look forward to your online application.
