Jurist/in 80 - 100%

Jurist/in 80 - 100% # The General Secretariat is the management staff of the Director of Education and includes the areas of Buildings, Educational Planning, Specialist and Legal Services, Finance and Digital, Communication, Personnel, as well as the Appeals Department. This is where the business and projects of the entire Directorate of Education are coordinated.   The Appeals Department of the General Secretariat of the Directorate of Education mainly processes appeals from various legal areas of the Directorate. To reinforce the existing team of eight people, we are looking for a jurist (80-100%) immediately or by arrangement. The position is limited to two years.  Your area of responsibility ### As a jurist in the Appeals Department, you will process appeals against decisions within the competence of the Directorate of Education. These mainly concern the following areas: entrance examinations and school career decisions in the secondary school and vocational training sector, personnel law of the cantonal employees of the public schools as well as the vocational schools and secondary schools, training grants, state grants and measures according to the Child and Youth Home Act. In this versatile and responsible function, you will independently lead appeal proceedings and draft your own decision proposals. In doing so, you will be in contact with parties and authorities as well as in exchange with your colleagues. You will also participate in the further development of the Appeals Department, particularly in the optimization of internal processes as well as in the preparation and implementation of the digitalization of administrative procedures. Your profile ### You have a university degree in law (MLaw / lic.iur.) and are interested in education policy. Thanks to your professional experience, you have very good knowledge of public law and are able to familiarize yourself with new legal areas in a short time and solve tricky legal questions. The decisions drafted by you demonstrate linguistic skill. You understand how to formulate legal texts clearly, precisely and convincingly.  You work independently, expeditiously and carefully, have good organizational skills and an interest in the digitalization of administrative procedures. Political intuition, decisiveness, resilience and a confident manner characterize you. If you also like to take on responsibility, work in a team-oriented manner and keep an overview even in demanding situations while not losing your sense of humor, you are exactly right for us.  Our offer ### We offer you an interesting and varied position with attractive employment conditions. Your place of work is located immediately near the Zürich main station. Information about the position will be gladly provided by Ewa Surdyka, Head of the Appeals Department (043 259 20 69), or Sandra van der Luijt, Head of the Personnel Department (043 259 23 04).  We look forward to your complete online application. Applications from recruitment agencies and applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy. Further information can be found on the internet at www.bi.zh.ch.