Project Manager for Review of Kristianstad Municipality's Organization

Kristianstad Municipality has over 7,000 employees who make a difference in people's everyday lives, every day. Here you will find employees who are passionate about welfare and want to turn ideas into reality. Kristianstad Municipality offers several different career paths so that you can develop throughout your working life.

Do you have good knowledge of Kristianstad Municipality? We offer an exciting assignment as a project manager to review Kristianstad Municipality's organization!

You will work closely with the municipal director and be responsible for analyzing and proposing improvements to the municipality's structure and operations.

We are looking for someone who has good knowledge of Kristianstad Municipality. Your holistic view is what gives you the ability to draw good conclusions for the best of Kristianstad, and you are both creative and courageous.

Welcome with your application!

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a project manager, you will be responsible for conducting a review of the organizational structure of Kristianstad Municipality. The assignment will highlight both strategic, tactical, and operational levels based on facts and evidence, governing documents, interviews, environmental monitoring, and analysis. The assignment also includes developing a communication and timeline plan.

The review may lead to proposals for changes in the organization and administrative structure. If a decision is made to change the organization, the assignment may also include proposing a general implementation plan and coordinating the implementation work.

The work will be reported regularly to the steering group, which consists of group leaders from all political parties, and regular information to the municipal council. Information should also be communicated continuously to the parties involved and in accordance with the cooperation agreement with trade unions.

The assignment must be completed and reported by February 2026. If the results indicate a need to change the committee organization, the decision must be made by the municipal council in May 2026.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your holistic view is what gives you the ability to draw good conclusions for the best of Kristianstad, and to succeed in the role, you need to be both creative and courageous. The assignment requires both strategic, analytical, and long-term ability as well as initiative and knowledge of how to implement a strategy in reality to achieve the intended effects.

You have a relevant university degree that the employer deems suitable for the area, such as political science, behavioral science, social sciences, or another higher education. You also need experience and/or knowledge in organizational theory or organizational structure/reviews. We want you to have documented experience of independent work as a project manager or similar with your own responsibility.

It is advantageous if you have:

• project management training
• leadership experience where overall governance and follow-up from a higher level has been included
• experience and familiarity with leading through others
• experience leading specialists outside your own area of expertise
• good ability to lead employees through change with visible results in the organization
• experience or theoretical knowledge of collaboration processes
• experience or understanding of working in a politically governed organization.

Of course, you handle IT tools like the Office suite as a natural part of your daily work. You are good at communicating with employees, managers, politicians, businesses, associations, and the media. You communicate well both verbally and in writing, which means you can write clearly, concisely, and well-structured. You easily adapt your texts based on the assignment and target audience. We want you to be an experienced presenter and able to adjust the content according to the audience's information and feedback needs.

OTHER

The Municipal Management Office leads, coordinates, follows up, and develops the municipality's activities from a holistic perspective. Here you will find activities such as finance, HR, IT, citizen center, and strategic issues, as well as all common services with cleaning, meal, and transport operations in the administration. The work of the Municipal Management Office should contribute to a positive development for all who live, work, run businesses, study, or visit our municipality. The Municipal Council provides the framework and directives.

In Kristianstad Municipality, we apply full-time for everyone, which means that all employees with permanent employment have the right to full-time, and part-time is an option. We also apply smoke-free working hours.

If you have protected personal information, please submit your application by mail marked with the title and reference number or leave your application at Rådhus Skåne. If you have questions, you can reach us via the citizen center at 044-13 50 00.

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