Vacant job

The County Administrative Board is the government's representative in the county and coordinates regional development efforts. We work with issues related to environmental and nature conservation, rural areas, urban planning, animal welfare, preparedness, gender equality, integration, and cultural heritage. We actively work for the development of the county and coordinate various sectors of society. In our work, we uphold legal certainty, transparency, equal treatment, and good service. The County Administrative Board of Halland County has its office in central Halmstad and we currently have about 230 employees. For more information, visit our website, www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland).

The Nature Conservation Unit currently consists of 50 employees working in various areas.

The unit's mission is to achieve environmental quality objectives and contribute to sustainable development in the county. The unit is tasked with protecting nature, managing the county's nature reserves and Natura 2000 areas, safeguarding water quality, managing large predators, and taking action for threatened species. The unit also supports other units within the County Administrative Board with nature conservation expertise.

Job Responsibilities

You will be part of the preparation secretariat, which is part of the Nature Conservation Unit's water function. The focus is on water management work according to the EU Water Framework Directive, where the goal is to achieve good ecological and chemical status in our lakes and watercourses, as well as good quantitative and chemical status in groundwater. The water function encompasses, in addition to water management; environmental monitoring, liming, wetland coordination, LONA wetlands, LOVA, actions for threatened species in water, and support in the work with the national review plan for hydropower.

The role of regional action coordinator is new and involves being supportive and unifying for local action coordination in the county with the overarching aim of creating more actions. Coordination of local actions can be driven by municipalities, water councils, non-profit organizations, or other water actors. Local action coordination supports landowners, operators, or other local actors who wish to implement voluntary physical measures.

As a regional action coordinator, you will be the spider in the web, creating engagement for actions in prioritized areas, informing and supporting local action coordination, providing guidance and concrete support for local action processes, and facilitating experience exchange. There may also be a need for administration and processing of grants for local action work and other funding.

You will also participate in the national development of watershed-specific action plans led by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and coordinate internal work with the Water Authorities' action programs. You will be the County Administrative Board's contact person for the county's water councils.

In addition to regional action coordination, you will be responsible for and develop the County Administrative Board's overall action plan for water (SÅV). The action plan serves as a basis for prioritizing actions in water in the county and is therefore an important tool in action coordination.

If necessary, other tasks within the employer's areas of activity may also become relevant.

The position may require evening and weekend work.

Qualifications

Requirements

• University degree in one of the fields of biology, environmental science, geoscience, ecology, limnology, hydrology, engineering preferably with a focus on water management, or other education deemed relevant by the employer.
• Experience in project or process management, or other forms of assignment management.
• Driver's license B.

Desirable

• Experience or in-depth knowledge of water management.
• Experience in water management work.
• Knowledge of the Environmental Code, particularly water activities.
• Experience leading dialogues and collaboration meetings.
• Good knowledge of Halland's water and regional and local conditions.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone with good collaboration skills and the ability to build good relationships both internally and externally. You have an easy time communicating in a target group-adapted manner in a simple and understandable way, both verbally and in writing.

As a person, you are enterprising, proactive, and can independently plan, prioritize, and take responsibility for your work. You can work systematically and have a good ability to see the big picture in assignments. To be successful in this position, you need to be attentive, flexible, and unpretentious.

The assignment is sometimes complex with various tasks running in parallel, with different time horizons and changing conditions. Therefore, we place great importance on you being both structured and flexible, as well as having a problem-solving analytical ability.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Other

We can offer:

• An exciting workplace with broad expertise
• An opportunity to contribute to important societal missions
• Possibility of remote work if the business allows
• Health promotion with wellness hours

We know that diversity enriches and are looking for someone who can complement our team with your skills, experience, and personality.

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this advertisement to facilitate our handling of incoming applications and to ensure the quality of our selection process. It is of utmost importance that you are careful when filling out your application as it is assessed against a fixed competence profile and against other applicants. Applications for the position are made via our recruitment system.

We have actively chosen media for advertising and kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this recruitment.

The County Administrative Board applies a six-month probationary period for this position.

This position entails an obligation to be placed in a war situation. You may be part of the County Administrative Board's crisis management and war organization.

Information on how we handle your personal data can be found at www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd).