New district captain Christian Pehof takes over in Baden!

New district captain Christian Pehof takes over in Baden!

Baden, Österreich - Mag. Christian Pehofer was appointed the new district captain of Baden. This decision was made at the NÖ State Government meeting and comes into force with immediate effect. Pehofer follows Mag. Verena Sonnleitner, who has been the function of the State Office Director deputy since March 2023. The handover of the office is in a significant context, since Sonnleitner, who has been a district chief in Baden since April 2018, has had a successful term.

Christian Pehofer, born in 1980, studied law at the University of Linz. He started his professional career in the state service in 2004 as a construction technician in the State Road Planning department. In the following years he took various important positions, including as a specialist area head of the investment right to the district administration Waidhofen/Thaya and as head of the security and order in Krems. Before his current appointment, Pehofer was deputy deputy in Scheibbs and St. Pölten and took over the management of the district administration Gmünd on March 1, 2023

The transition in the Baden district administration

The handover of the office is officially held on April 4, 2018 when Verena Sonnleitner will be presented as the new district chief. At this point, she took over the position of Heinz Zimper, who worked as a district captain in Baden for 17 years. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner paid respect to Zimper and praised his contribution to the development of the region. Over 90 % of the citizens are satisfied with the administration in Lower Austria, which illustrates the central role of the district administration.

Zimper, who entered the Lower Austrian state service in 1980 and held numerous important positions, described his time as a district captain as human and solution -oriented. The challenges that had to be mastered during his tenure included, among other things, flood disasters and the refugee crisis. Verena Sonnleitner, who was born in 1971 and also studied law, returned with her appointment to the place of her schooling.

Current job advertisements in Lower Austria

With the new appointment of Pehofer, a transition phase is initiated in the Baden district administration, while further important places have to be filled. According to information from the platform for job offers in Lower Austria, several specialists are currently being sought to strengthen the administration and service in the country. These include:

• official doctors
• elementary educators and elementary educators
• specialists for social work
• social worker in the Lower Austria social pedagogical care centers
• street attendants
• apprentices in the apprenticeship of road maintenance specialist

These requests extend across several districts, including Baden, Scheibbs, St. Pölten and others, and illustrate the continuing need for qualified specialists in the region.

The new term under Christian Pehofer promises to continue the positive developments in the Baden district administration and at the same time to accept the challenges of the future. The administration remains a central part of success in Lower Austria.

For more information on the current job advertisements, please visit Applications.noel.gv.at . Details on the handover of the office and the role of Verena Sonnleitner can be found in the article by Lower Austrian Land , as well as for the appointment of Christian Pehofer in the report of OTS .