Legal Advisor at 80%

The Service de l'emploi (SEMP) is looking for a

Legal Advisor at 80%
SEMP297

In collaboration with political, economic, and social actors, the SEMP ensures the balanced development of the labor market; it is composed of two offices:

L'office du marché du travail (OMAT)
L'office des relations et des conditions de travail (ORCT)
Your missions
Do you wish to put your legal expertise at the service of public employment policies?
Reporting directly to the management of the SEMP, you play a key role by providing your legal expertise for all the service's missions on varied and complex files.
You advise and support the management on legal issues related to the service's missions and contribute to the achievement of its strategic objectives. This involves the analysis of complex issues, the drafting of reports, and the preparation of files submitted to management.
From drafting administrative decisions to monitoring the resulting procedures, you ensure the smooth running of the process. You also coordinate the service's positions in consultation procedures.
Finally, you ensure the monitoring of dismissals reported to the service and support the management in handling sensitive files by proposing legally sound and pragmatic solutions.
A transversal and stimulating position, at the crossroads of law, public decision-making, and the realities of the labor market.

Your profile
Holding a university degree in law or an equivalent title, you have several years of experience in a support or advisory function.
You master federal and cantonal legal provisions regarding employment and are able to analyze complex situations to propose adapted legal solutions. Furthermore, you actively participate in the deployment of employment missions and policies, which allows you to have a strategic and operational vision of the issues in the field.
Possessing excellent analytical, synthesis, and writing skills, you demonstrate rigor, organization, and a good sense of priorities.
You are a reliable, solution-oriented interlocutor who enjoys teamwork and demonstrates initiative, proactivity, and flexibility.

Place of work: La Chaux-de-Fonds
Application deadline: 8 November 2026
Salary: Class 10
Start of activity: 1 December 2026 or to be agreed

Additional information
Mme Olha Sereda, deputy head of service, tel. 032 889 68 16

👉 Working for the canton
Diversity is a fundamental value that we cultivate with conviction, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person, regardless of their origin, gender, or background, feels fully integrated and valued.

We offer you for this position

• Integration into a dynamic, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team.
• A stimulating work culture, promoting exchange and open to project development.
• Concrete thematic issues at the heart of citizens' lives.