Head of the Civil Status Service at 90-100%

The Département de la cohésion sociale et de la solidarité (DCSS) aims to Head of the Civil Status Service at 90-100% The Département de la cohésion sociale et de la solidarité (DCSS) aims to develop social cohesion and strengthen solidarity at a local level, in order to improve the well-being of the population. Composed of six services, the Département provides essential services to the population in social action, public health, early childhood reception, as well as support for the elderly and people with disabilities. The management of the DCSS is looking for its future Head of the Civil Status Service at 90-100% Your mission and your responsibilities Your expertise at the service of the population Reporting to the Directrice du DCSS, your main mission is to lead the Civil Status Service and to ensure the proper delivery of its services (births, marriages, deaths, and naturalizations). In this capacity, your responsibilities consist of: \- Advising the Magistrate in defining public policy regarding civil status; \- Defining priority objectives and adapting the range of services in response to the evolving needs and expectations of the population; \- Supervising all service personnel (approximately forty people); \- Managing the management's operating budget; \- Ensuring the consistency of legal decisions in complex files; \- Guaranteeing the probative value of public registers; \- Representing the management before cantonal and federal authorities, ensuring the link with the media and strategic partners. Your profile Your background and your skills \- Holder of a Bachelor's or a Master's in civil law or private international law, or training deemed equivalent; the lawyer's patent constitutes a serious asset. The federal patent for civil status officer can be obtained during employment; \- Confirmed experience in a management function, including the steering of services, team management, as well as project management; \- Ability to negotiate, unite, and steer large-scale transformations; \- Rigor and foresight allowing for the continuity and consistency of services and projects; \- Sharp sense of priorities, excellent organization, and high reliability in execution; \- Interpersonal ease, networking skills, sense of representation, and excellent public speaking skills. We offer you \- A role with high responsibility, at the heart of major societal issues; \- A committed, multidisciplinary, and collaborative working environment; \- An essential public service mission, guaranteeing legal certainty and support for citizens during the key moments of their existence. Conditions and registration procedure Registration deadline: Start date: Job classification: under evaluation Application dossier The application dossier must contain the following elements: motivation letter; detailed curriculum vitae or, failing that, completed "Demande d'emploi" form (to be downloaded from our website); copies of diplomas and work certificates; recent photo (passport format). In its desire to fight unemployment, the city encourages applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi. Follow-up of applications In Ville de Genève, the recruitment process is decentralized. This means that each service or department is responsible for following up on applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to candidates. Conditions of engagement Employees of the Ville de Genève must be domiciled in the authorized domicile zone and hold a valid work permit or authorization. More information on the working conditions of the Ville de Genève: jpida485ee1jm jpit0729jm jpiy26jm