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 Department provides essential services to the population in social action, public health, early childhood care, 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 Service de l'état civil 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 service offering in response to the evolution of the needs and expectations of the population; \- Supervising all service staff (about forty people); \- Managing the operating budget of the directorate; \- Ensuring the coherence of legal decisions in complex files; \- Guaranteeing the probative force of public registers; \- Representing the directorate to 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 an equivalent training; the bar exam is a serious asset. The federal certificate of civil status officer can be obtained during employment; \- Proven 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 to ensure the continuity and coherence of services and projects; \- Keen sense of priorities, excellent organization and great reliability in execution; \- Interpersonal ease, networking skills, sense of representation and excellent public speaking ability. We offer you \- A role with high responsibility, at the heart of major societal issues; \- A committed, multidisciplinary and collaborative work environment; \- An essential public service mission, guaranteeing legal security and support for citizens during key moments of their existence. Conditions and registration procedure Registration deadline: Start of duties: Function 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 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 employment Employees of the Ville de Genève must be domiciled in the authorized domiciliation zone and hold a valid work permit or authorization. More information on the working conditions of the Ville de Genève: jpida485ee1jm jpit0729jm jpiy26jm