Sanctions and Probation Execution Officer (CDD) at 80%

The Prison Service (SPNE) – Office of Sanctions and Probation Execution (OESP) is looking for a

Sanctions and Probation Execution Officer (CDD) at 80%
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The OESP performs the tasks devolved by the penal code to the execution authority and the probation authority. It prepares and makes administrative decisions relating to the application of penal sanctions pronounced against adults. It ensures the monitoring and control of the application of decisions from a perspective of risk and resource management, prevention of the commission of new offenses, and support for social (re)integration.

Your missions
As part of your function, you participate in the implementation of penal sanctions and probation measures pronounced against adults, in accordance with legal provisions. You ensure the execution of criminal judgments by ensuring the analysis and management of information relating to convicted persons, from a perspective of monitoring, management, and risk prevention. You plan the execution of sanctions as well as their monitoring, while coordinating interventions and the network of partners involved. In this framework, you conduct hearings and interviews, and write reports, evaluations, and administrative or judicial decisions necessary for the proper conduct of files.
This position is planned within the framework of a fixed-term contract for a maximum duration until 31 December 2027.

Your profile
Holder of a master's degree useful to the function or a HES bachelor's degree completed by training related to it, you benefit from a few years of experience in the penal, socio-educational, or management of difficult personalities field. Your abilities in analysis, synthesis, negotiation, and mediation are recognized and accompanied by a great capacity for adaptation and resistance to stress. Furthermore, your interpersonal skills allow you to represent the authority with clarity and professionalism, even in sensitive contexts or with diverse interlocutors. Knowledge of foreign languages constitutes an asset.

Prerequisites:
domiciliation in Switzerland;
clean criminal record and extract from the debt collection register.
You will be sworn in.

Workplace: La Chaux-de-Fonds
Application deadline: 8 November 2026
Salary: Class 9
Start of activity: To be agreed

Additional information
Mme Lorena Andreazza, deputy head of office a.i., tel. 032 889 77 03

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Diversity is a fundamental value that we cultivate with conviction and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person, regardless of their origin, gender, or background, feels fully integrated and valued.

We offer you for this position

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to telework.
• Training opportunities allowing you to develop your skills.