Chef/in des Gendarmeriekreises Oberwallis — Canton du Valais

Full description

Head of the Upper Valais Gendarmerie District at the Cantonal Police in Brig

Your tasks

• To lead the Gendarmerie District of Upper Valais in the areas of public security, as well as criminal police tasks, the fight against crime, citizen-oriented policing and road traffic To coordinate activities with the other gendarmerie districts and sections as well as with the criminal investigation department and partner organisations To manage the personnel, administrative and financial interests of the Gendarmerie District To plan and lead preventive and repressive measures To carry out larger operations and security service operations To ensure the quality of the work in the service of the population as well as compliance with the legal basis, internal directives and the objectives set by the command To ensure the completion of orders from the cantonal, national and international authorities To participate in cantonal and intercantonal working commissions To be deployed as a command standby

Your profile

• Completed police training (FLG II completed) Completed or willing to complete the CAS CEP Several years of leadership experience in a police corps, in particular in the planning and management of larger operations and interventions Very good knowledge of the processes, activities and organisation of the gendarmerie and the Valais cantonal police in general Experience and expertise in the field of criminal investigation as well as public security and security service (working as a cadre in the security service) Strong social and communication skills as well as skill in dealing with conflicts Interest in professional development Flexibility, independence and high level of commitment Ability to cooperate and work in a staff
• Adaptability, high resilience and very good stress resistance Analytical and networked thinking skills as well as stylistically confident written expression
• German mother tongue or perfect bilingualism

Start of work

1. January 2027

Information

Information on the position: Cantonal Police, Chief of Gendarmerie (027 606 56 02 / [email protected]) Online application desired: www.vs.ch/jobs or please send your application to: Human Resources Management Department, Place St-Théodule 15, 1951 Sion Deadline: 23. October.2026 / Reference number: 102143 Sion, 9. October 2026 Département des finances et de l'énergie