Clerk Biodiversity and Landscape Quality

Publication date:11 December 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Chur

Job summary

Join the diverse team in Graubünden for a unique opportunity.

Tasks

Assist in the implementation of direct payments in agriculture.
Provide guidance to agricultural businesses and contractors.
Support internal processes in biodiversity and landscape quality.

Skills

Agricultural training or relevant degree in environmental fields required.
Strong teamwork and communication skills essential.
Proficient in IT, especially GIS and data management.

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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.

Clerk Biodiversity and Landscape Quality

Office for Agriculture and Geoinformation | 70% | Chur

The Office for Agriculture and Geoinformation is a department of the Department of Economic Affairs and Social Affairs. It includes the four divisions Agricultural Measures, Structural Improvements, Surveying, and the GIS Competence Center.

The Agricultural Measures division is responsible for the implementation of agricultural legislation based on the federal agricultural policy.

In the area of Land/Ecology, you will perform tasks in the fields of biodiversity and landscape quality, support the further development of landscape quality and networking projects, and serve as a contact person for questions from agricultural businesses and external contractors.
We offer you a varied and responsible position in the cantonal administration. You will work in a competent and motivated team where a service- and goal-oriented corporate culture with short decision-making paths is cultivated.

We are looking for a motivated clerk for biodiversity and landscape quality (70%) for the Land/Ecology area in the Agricultural Measures division starting April 1, 2026, or by agreement.

Your area of responsibility

Participation in the implementation of direct payments to agriculture in the areas of biodiversity and landscape quality
Providing information in response to questions from agricultural businesses
Data entry as well as management of management contracts and billing of direct payments for agricultural and summering operations
Support of daily tasks in the department, including technical tasks such as the use of GIS (ArcGIS)
Support in the professional training and supervision of external contractors
Support in the further development of internal processes in the areas of biodiversity and landscape quality, including their technical implementation

What we expect from you

Basic agricultural training with advanced specialist training (Agrotechnician FH) or completed training as a commercial clerk EFZ with an agricultural background or completed studies at a university of applied sciences in agronomy, environment, or similar fields
Interest in the topics of biodiversity, networking, and landscape quality in the context of agriculture
Strong team and communication skills and customer orientation
Very good IT skills, basic flair for technical tasks (e.g., GIS, data preparation)
Independence, accuracy, initiative, and organizational talent
Reliability and high commitment
Confident German language skills in spoken and written form; knowledge of other cantonal languages is an advantage

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

For questions, Matthias Engesser, Head of Land/Ecology, matthias.engesser@alg.gr.ch , phone: +41 81 257 23 99, is happy to assist you.

Application deadline: January 9, 2026