Head of the prison service

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Prison service (SPNE)
Head of the prison service
SPNE134
Prison service (SPNE)
The SPNE implements cantonal prison policy and ensures the execution of detention and criminal sanctions pronounced by the judicial authorities.
It brings together four entities: the service management, two detention establishments, and an office for the execution of sanctions and probation.
Your missions
Reporting to the head of the Department of Security, Digitalization and Culture (DSDC), you hold a key position in the development and implementation of the cantonal prison strategy and contribute to reflections and actions at the intercantonal and national levels.
At the head of the SPNE, you lead the entire service on administrative, human and financial levels. You unite the different entities around common objectives and ensure the implementation of the missions for the execution of criminal sanctions of adults, in compliance with federal, cantonal and intercantonal legal provisions, with the objectives of public safety and the protection of the community.
Finally, you guarantee appropriate supervision for defendants and convicted persons, from a perspective of risk reduction and socio-professional reintegration.
Your profile
Holder of a university master's degree or training deemed equivalent, you have at least five years of experience in positions of responsibility. Your career demonstrates a real ease in evolving in contexts with multiple stakes.
Your expertise in the judicial field and more particularly in matters of the execution of criminal sanctions, is accompanied by a marked interest in the psychosocial issues specific to the prison environment.
Your solid managerial skills and your ability to unite, combined with a strategic vision and an analytical mind, constitute valuable assets for leading the service and large-scale projects.
Your interpersonal skills and your ability to negotiate complete this profile. Knowledge of German would also be appreciated.
We offer you
A motivating and meaningful challenge in the service of public security.
A rewarding mission at the heart of major societal issues.
Flexibility in the management of your responsibilities.
Information
M. Christian Müller, secretary general of the DSDC, tel.
Working for the State
Applications from women are strongly encouraged for senior positions.
Application deadline: 21 September 2026
Salary: Class 16
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