Deputy Unit Manager for the Zoology Unit

The Swedish Museum of Natural History is a government agency with a mission from the government to promote knowledge, research, and interest in our world. The agency is a prominent research institution and Sweden's largest museum. For more than 200 years, the museum has collected objects and data and conducted research on life on Earth. The collections contain more than 11 million plants, animals, fungi, environmental samples, minerals, and fossils. All research and knowledge are shared in exhibitions, Cosmonova, and in activities at the museum and digitally.

We are now looking for a deputy unit manager for the zoology unit who will play a key role in leading and developing our operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a deputy unit manager, you will perform overall management tasks together with, and by delegation from, the unit manager. Your responsibilities include leading parts of the collection activities, being responsible for parts of the unit's staff, budget, and work environment, as well as planning, leading, and following up on the unit's work based on the agency's mission, vision, strategic plan, and goals.

You will be a role model, inspire and motivate colleagues, and work towards a positive work environment. Your tasks also include participating in recruitment, introduction, instruction, evaluation, and development of staff, as well as managing any conflicts. Furthermore, you will represent the employer and implement the agency's priorities within the unit's areas of operation, coordinate parts of the unit's assignments from authorities and other clients, and promote increased collaboration within the research and collections department and between the agency's other departments.

The work also involves participating in other activities within the agency. The position includes acting as a deputy for the unit manager and is part of the museum's management forum. Project management across all areas of operation within the unit may also be included.

You will also work on enriching and developing the collections and collection activities, as well as taking care of the collections and developing guest researcher services and donation work.

The position may also involve research within the taxonomic groups prioritized by the unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

Formal Competencies:

Requirements:

• PhD in systematic zoology or equivalent.
• Management experience or equivalent leadership experience.
• Extensive experience and good knowledge of collection activities at a natural history museum.
• Knowledge of and understanding of recent zoological research, natural science collections, and their significance.
• Good scientific production in taxonomy, morphology, and systematics.
• Good knowledge of English and a Scandinavian language, both spoken and written. If Scandinavian is not the mother tongue, it is expected that Swedish will be learned within 6 months.

Meritorious:

• Experience in business development and management, budget, and financial follow-up.
• Experience in collaboration with employees and managers.
• Experience in outreach activities.
• Training in management and leadership.
• Knowledge of and understanding of biological research, natural science collections, and their significance.
• Extensive experience in leading working groups within research and collection activities.
• Experience in systematic work environment management.
• Knowledge of Swedish public administration.

Personal Competencies:

We are looking for a structured person who plans, organizes, and prioritizes their work effectively and builds structures that others can work from. You have good collaboration skills and identify and develop relationships, acknowledge others' opinions and competencies, and give them space in the group in a way that benefits the whole. You share your knowledge. You are brave, delegate tasks and mandates to carry them out, create transparency and clear roles, act respectfully and quickly in conflict situations, and are able to make uncomfortable decisions. You can give and receive uncomfortable feedback.

OTHER

Our goal is to show the way to increased knowledge and action through research and public activities, so that together we can contribute to a sustainable and bright future. Our long-term ambition is for the employees of the Swedish Museum of Natural History to reflect the diversity that exists in Sweden. We welcome all applicants regardless of gender, background, origin, and functional variation.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore ask not to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.