City Secretary Trainee, Civil Servant in Career Group 1.2 / for 2027

The two-year training programme at the Solingen city administration combines two-month classroom blocks at the Institute for Municipal Administration in Düsseldorf-Bilk with practical placements in various city departments, including the citizens' office, vehicle registration office, social services, human resources and organisation, tax services, and finance.

Dealing with customers; making administrative business decisions; applying legal provisions from various areas of law; reviewing and processing applications in accordance with applicable regulations.

Intermediate secondary school qualification or equivalent, alternatively a lower secondary school qualification with a relevant completed vocational qualification or completed training under public law; German, EU, Icelandic, Norwegian, Liechtenstein or Swiss citizenship; no older than 40 at the start of training; a clean criminal record; interest in office and administrative work, legal regulations and administrative business management; analytical thinking, service orientation, teamwork, and social and intercultural competence.

Secure civil service position; varied duties; combination of theory and practice through project work; flexible working hours depending on the assignment; secure training position with very good prospects of permanent employment; development and continuing education opportunities; professional training programme; exam preparation and modern learning methods; IT equipment for training; trainee civil service pay of EUR 1,619.78 under the North Rhine-Westphalia State Salary Act.