Head of Civil Protection Department (a)

Working for the Canton of Luzern means helping to shape the future - that of the canton, its inhabitants and, not least, your own. More than 7,000 employees in 200 different professions contribute daily to the excellent quality of life in our canton.

The Canton of Luzern is responsible for managing special and extraordinary situations, insofar as responsibility does not lie with the municipalities. The Civil Protection Department ensures the tasks assigned to the canton in this area. Furthermore, it runs the office of the Cantonal Command Staff. In cooperation with the Confederation, the canton and the municipalities, it coordinates the necessary measures for the benefit of the population. The central location is in the Ausbildungszentrum Sempach. Organizationally, it is assigned to the Dienststelle Militär, Zivilschutz und Justizvollzug.

The "a" in the job title stands for "alle" (all). The Canton of Luzern stands for diversity and variety.

Head of Civil Protection Department (a) #

80% - 100% | Sempach | Entry per 01.02.2027 or by arrangement | Home office possible ##

No emergency affects only one area. In the Canton of Luzern, you are responsible for the preparation for all situations long before a crisis occurs, and you think about people, supply and infrastructure together. A task with a direct impact on the security of the Luzern population.

Your tasks

• You lead the Civil Protection Department (future Crisis Prevention) with three employees as well as the office of the Cantonal Command Staff KFS.
• Together with the Chef Lage KFS/LuPol, you continuously assess the civil protection relevant situation (BEREL) and communicate your findings in situation reports to the SC KFS and the department management clearly and in a manner appropriate to the addressee.
• You maintain the danger catalogue (KATAPLAN) and continuously develop it further as a basis for the risk-based prevention planning of the canton.
• Independently and together with partners as well as third parties, you develop concepts for managing crises and emergencies and lead or monitor their implementation.
• For LAFIS, the economic national supply as well as the protection of critical infrastructures, you are the contact person and thus the interface to the Confederation, municipalities and operators.
• You ensure the training and further education of the KFS members and the heads of civil protection of the municipalities, as well as the introduction of crisis and emergency concepts at partners and in the municipalities.

Your profile

• You have a university degree at Master's level or an equivalent qualification in the technical, legal or business administration field, supplemented by demanding additional training as well as many years of practical experience.
• You bring proven leadership experience in emergency and crisis management from an operational organization of civil protection (police, fire brigade, civil protection) or the army, ideally at officer rank.
• You lead your team with foresight, independence and reliability: you provide orientation and take responsibility, integratively and with strong teamwork skills.
• You are trained and experienced in staff work as well as in project and concept work, preferably in disaster and crisis prevention.
• You know the civil protection network system, its organizations at federal and cantonal levels as well as the army very well and understand the interests of politics and administration.
• Recognizing and analyzing complex problems and developing effective solutions characterizes you as a decisive, dynamic and integral personality.

Justiz- und Sicherheitsdepartement
Dienststelle Militär, Zivilschutz und Justizvollzug
Gregor Bättig
Leiter Dienststelle

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