We are looking for you to lead our forest management into the future

Are you a forest engineer or equivalent and looking for a versatile and developing managerial position that utilizes both your forestry knowledge and leadership skills? Then the position of diocesan forest manager and unit manager for property management at the Diocese of Härnösand is for you.

Here, together with the unit's specialists, you will drive development work related to one of the church's major contemporary issues, while also contributing to strengthening the financial situation of the diocese's parishes and pastorates.

As a diocesan forest manager, your governance comes from the democratically appointed property board with which you work closely. You are responsible for property management and its development within the frameworks set by the property board, and you have operational and budgetary responsibility. As a unit manager, you report directly to the diocesan director, contribute to the management group of the diocesan office, and have personnel responsibility for the employees in your unit.

The unit currently consists of seven employees with different roles within property management: forest ranger, assistant diocesan forest manager, certification officer, and economist. Several employees are located at various local offices within the diocese.

As a diocesan forest manager and unit manager, you will be responsible for:

• the unit's operations, planning, and budget
• conducting employee and salary discussions and everything else that comes with your personnel responsibility
• developing the unit's operations together with elected representatives and employees
• creating conditions for the office's employees to carry out their tasks together with the management group of the office
• collaborating internally at the office, in the diocesan organization, with other dioceses, and with the Church of Sweden nationally
• engaging in external dialogue with authorities, municipalities, suppliers, forest owners, tenants, and the media

Qualifications and personal abilities

The church's property management is under discussion from perspectives such as climate, ecological diversity, and reindeer husbandry. Therefore, our new diocesan forest manager needs to navigate among partly new requirements and new governance. We are looking for someone who is a forest engineer or equivalent, with solid experience in forest management and forestry production. You are well aware of the transitional period that forestry is currently in, while being driven by business acumen and having a good economic understanding. You are an experienced leader with a track record of leading senior employees. You are communicative with good linguistic skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, and you have good collaborative abilities. You are structured, analytical, have a holistic view, and good decision-making skills. It is advantageous if you are accustomed to working in a politically governed organization and have experience from board work.

Requirements

• Relevant university education such as a forest engineering degree or equivalent
• Solid experience in forest management and forestry production
• Experience in property law and forestry accounting
• Negotiation experience
• Extensive managerial experience
• Driver's license (B)
• Member of the Church of Sweden

Meritorious

• Experience from board work and working in politically governed organizations
• Experience in developing leadership (UL) or equivalent leadership training
• Experience in leading specialists
• Experience in remote leadership
• Experience and knowledge of energy issues and wildlife management

We also want you to identify with the core values of the diocesan office:

• Integrity – We are objective, factual, and consistent
• Engagement – We are interested, curious, and supportive
• Learning – We are open, developing, and responsible

Recruitment process

We will invite for interviews on April 24, April 28, and April 29 in the first round of interviews, and on May 2, 6, and 7 in the second round. We therefore ask you to set aside time for interviews on-site in Härnösand during these times in case you proceed in the recruitment process. If you become one of our final candidates, you will also be invited for an in-depth interview on May 12, 13, 14, or 15.

Working hours/job location

The position is a permanent full-time employment with placement at the diocesan office in Härnösand. The main working hours are Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00. Travel may occur in the position, sometimes requiring overnight stays. Start date according to agreement. The position entails unregulated working hours. Individual salary setting applies.

The Diocese of Härnösand offers

We offer you a pleasant environment centrally located in Härnösand. We care about your professional development and encourage various forms of competence development. As an employee of the Church of Sweden, you receive occupational pension. We also offer benefits such as an annual wellness allowance, one hour of wellness per week, and access to occupational health services.

Contact persons

More information about the position can be obtained from Hans Åsling, chair of the property board, tel: 070-521 78 80, hans.asling@svenskakyrkan.se; Anneli Hällgren, diocesan director, tel: 0611- 254 49, email: anneli.hallgren@svenskakyrkan.se.

How to apply

In your application, you will answer a number of questions related to the position and upload your CV and personal letter.

In this recruitment, we kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment support.

About the Diocese of Härnösand and property management

The Diocese of Härnösand is part of the Church of Sweden with the mission to promote and supervise parish life. The diocese comprises 100 parishes in the regions of Jämtland, Härjedalen, Medelpad, and Ångermanland. The diocesan organization, with its office in Härnösand, has about 50 employees with a variety of professional competencies.

The land managed by the Church of Sweden is collectively referred to as clergy salary assets, making the Church of Sweden one of Sweden's largest landowners. For the Diocese of Härnösand, this primarily involves forestry, but also agriculture and asset management. The clergy salary assets are a separate legal entity that owns itself and operates in a foundation-like form. The assets include approximately 94,500 hectares of land, of which about 70,300 hectares are productive forest land. The clergy salary assets should contribute to the economic conditions for the church's preaching. They should be placed in an acceptable manner and managed as efficiently as possible to provide the best possible sustainable total return. The management should be conducted in an ethically defensible manner in accordance with the church's fundamental values.