e-ID Head of Section

Bern (and home office) | 80-100% |

The contribution you can make

• Direct the Section from a technical, organizational, financial, and personnel perspective
• Manage and develop the trust infrastructure for electronic identity
• Evaluate the needs of politics, administration, economy, and society as well as guarantee their implementation
• Elaborate legal bases and implementing provisions regarding electronic identity
• Provide advice to administrative units on issues related to electronic identity as well as represent the interests of the Section in committees and commissions
• Analyze innovations and technological developments as well as elaborate solutions that meet new needs

What distinguishes you

• University degree in law, business informatics, business administration, or equivalent training
• Several years of management experience and experience in program management
• Knowledge of public law as well as familiarity regarding digital technologies and their use
• Ability to analyze complex issues and develop feasible solutions
• Negotiation skills and the ability to navigate securely in the political and institutional sector
• Good active knowledge of two official languages and good knowledge of English

In summary

In this function, you will contribute to developing the Swiss e-ID and its trust infrastructure. You will combine law, technology, and politics, evaluate new needs, and guarantee secure and sustainable management of the infrastructure.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Experiencing diversity The realization of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and to consider different viewpoints.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our employees on the topic of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

The Federal Office of Justice is the competence center of the Confederation in matters of law. It elaborates legislative projects in the sectors of public, administrative, private, and criminal law. It offers advice for all legislative activities of the Confederation and also operates on an international scale. It manages dossiers in a multilingual environment.

The e-ID section is responsible for the major e-ID project and the development of the trust infrastructure, as well as its operation and perfection.

Complementary information

Questions about the workplace

Serge Guignard
Deputy Director and Head of the Central Services Management Unit
+41 58 465 82 67