Head of Department Labour Market Supervision AMA 80 - 100 %

Start of position:

1 March 2027 or by arrangement

Work location:

Bern

50% Remote Work

In leading the Bern Labour Market Supervision, you will provide orientation to three dedicated teams, develop processes and instruments further with them, and represent the Canton of Bern towards its partners. Permits for foreign workers, wage controls, undeclared work, posted workers: behind every dossier is about fair working conditions and fair competition between companies.

Your tasks

• Leadership of three team leaders, controlling priorities, resources, and the tasks of the department
• Ensuring legally compliant and efficient enforcement: decisions, appeal proceedings, and criminal complaints
• Further developing organization, processes, and instruments, supporting personnel recruitment, succession planning, and knowledge transfer
• Collaborating with SECO, SEM, social partners, and service contractors
• Creating decision-making bases and applications for the department management

Your profile

• You are a generalist with specialist knowledge that is useful in this area
• At least five years of professional experience, including several years in a management position, in administration, supervision, or enforcement
• Proven experience in managing change processes as well as in the further development of organizations and processes
• Further training in the field of management or leadership; sound legal knowledge or the willingness to undergo corresponding further training
• French and German: very good oral and written language skills; English is an advantage

We offer you

• A key position in the commitment to fair working conditions and an integral Bern economy
• Real scope for action to shape the processes and the digitalization of a changing department
• An office on Laupenstrasse, only a few minutes' walk from Bern station

Contact

Curious? Your contact for questions: Rachel Lavanchy, Designated Head of Working Conditions, Telephone +41 78 765 70 99, info.awi@be.ch

Amt für Wirtschaft

The Amt für Wirtschaft promotes, advises, supports, and monitors. Within its Department of Working Conditions, the Labour Market Supervision is the contact point for reports on posted employees, suspected cases of undeclared work, and complaints regarding wage undercutting -- and ensures that the same rules apply to everyone.

https://www.weu.be.ch/de/start/ueber-uns/die-organisation/amt-fuer-wirtschaft.html