Town Clerk

Introduction Adliswil is an attractive, dynamic, and internationally influenced city in the greater Zurich area. As a link between politics and administration, the Town Clerk plays a central role in the professional, forward-looking, and impact-oriented leadership of the city. For this demanding key position, we are looking for an upright, politically savvy, institutionally secure, and strategically thinking leadership personality starting February 1, 2027, or by arrangement. Town Clerk 100 % Tasks As Town Clerk, you support and advise the City Council in the performance of its leadership and government duties. You see yourself as a strategic sparring partner and the central coordination point for the City Council and contribute significantly to a forward-looking and effective leadership of the city. In political and administrative day-to-day business, you work closely and trustfully with the City President. Your essential tasks include: * You advise the City Council and the City President on strategic, organizational, and institutional issues, ensure professional planning, legally and procedurally flawless preparation as well as follow-up of government business, and support the consistent implementation of decisions. * You bear the overarching responsibility for the internal and external communication of the city and ensure a professional flow of information and good cooperation between the City Council, administration, and parliament. * You lead the City Chancery as well as the communication and human resources departments and contribute to their continuous development, particularly in positioning the city administration as an attractive employer. * You bear the overarching responsibility for the implementation of the location and economic development strategy and coordinate the corresponding activities with the administration, economy, and other partners. * You lead and accompany strategic projects and change processes and promote a modern, efficient, and service-oriented city administration. * You ensure the proper, efficient, and reliable organization and execution of votes and elections. Profile As a politically sensitive personality with strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, you grasp complex issues quickly and bring them down to the points relevant to decision-making. In doing so, you combine high quality standards with pragmatism and implementation strength. You address risks and options for action openly, respect political decisions, and ensure their loyal and professional implementation. For this, you particularly bring: * a university degree, preferably in law, economics, political science, or administrative science; * several years of leadership and management experience, ideally at the interface between strategic leadership, politics, and administration; * sound knowledge of public law and a good understanding of the political system and institutional processes in the Canton of Zurich; * proven project management experience; * strategic and conceptual strength as well as the ability to structure, prioritize, and drive complex business matters; * proficient German as well as solid English skills in speaking and writing. Offer You take on a central function at the interface of politics, administration, economy, and the public and receive the opportunity to directly help shape the further development of the city of Adliswil. The field of influence in this regard covers all areas of the public community - from financial issues to social topics, in urban development and education, but also security and infrastructure. An extremely versatile and responsible activity awaits you with scope for design, short decision-making paths, and close exchange with the City President, the entire City Council, and the executives of the administration. We offer you contemporary employment conditions, a modern workplace infrastructure, and a dedicated and professional working environment in a collegial team. Contact / Application Deadline If you would like to know more about this exciting task, the City President, Dr. Markus Bürgi, will be happy to answer your questions. Please contact via Head of HR, Gregor Matter, . We look forward to receiving your application by November 1, 2026, at the latest: [Stellenangebot Stadtschreiber/in bei Stadt Adliswil.](< >) j4id10428059jm j4it1041jm j4iy26jm