Head of the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health and Cantonal Veterinarian

About the job

Head of the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health and Cantonal Veterinarian

Office for Food Safety and Animal Health | 80-100 % | Chur

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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 days of sunshine 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.

The Office for Food Safety and Animal Health is a department within the Department of Economic Affairs and Social Affairs. It ensures protection against animal epidemics, enforcement of animal welfare, and control of primary animal production in the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus. To protect against unsafe and deceptive foodstuffs and consumer goods, it also monitors the manufacturing and distribution chains of the affected businesses.

We are looking for a head for the Office for Food Safety and Animal Health (with simultaneous function as Cantonal Veterinarian) from 1 July 2027 or by agreement.

Your area of responsibility

• Management of the office with around 80 employees
• Organisational, personnel and financial responsibility for the office
• Ensuring efficient enforcement of the laws within the office’s remit in the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus
• Needs-based internal and external communication
• Performing the function of Cantonal Veterinarian for the cantons of Graubünden and Glarus
• Professional responsibility for the enforcement of animal epidemic and animal welfare legislation as well as medicinal products and food legislation in the area of primary animal production and slaughter in Graubünden and Glarus
• Participation in various national and cantonal committees

What we expect from you

• Strong leadership skills and several years of professional experience in a similar position
• Federal diploma as an official veterinarian
• Familiarity with the economic, rural and political conditions in Graubünden
• Innovative, entrepreneurial, service- and solution-oriented thinking and acting
• Decisiveness and assertiveness
• High social competence as well as flexibility, resilience and discretion
• Strong communication skills and confident command of German
• Good knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Office for Food Safety and Animal Health
Ringstrasse 10
7001 Chur For questions, please contact Government Councillor Marcus Caduff, 081 257 23 01 or Secretary General Bruno Maranta, 081 257 23 11.

Application deadline: 13 September 2026 We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you. Apply online Print LinkedIn Instagram Facebook