Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire career. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to best utilize your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

About the workplace

In Uddevalla, there are five administrations, one of which is social services, consisting of elderly care, individual and family care, support for people with disabilities, health care, and support services.

We are now looking for a deputy head of administration who, in addition to being a support function for the head of administration, leads the administrative department. As a deputy head of administration, you will be part of the management team.

The department's mission is to support, relieve, and drive cross-administrative issues to improve quality and relieve other departments in common matters. The department includes staffing units, IT units, economic units, committee secretariats, local planning, and overarching support functions such as operational strategists, MAS, and SAS.

Uddevalla municipality actively works to increase digitization, and in the area of social services, we are one of the leading municipalities in the country regarding digital solutions. In your role, you will ensure that we continue to maintain a leading position in these matters together with these operations. We place great value on engagement, humility, and a holistic perspective.

Job responsibilities

As a deputy head of administration, you report directly to the head of administration. If necessary, you will also step into the role of head of administration, which may include representation, contact with the media, etc.

In your daily work, you will provide management support to the head of administration and be responsible for initiating, preparing, and driving complex issues for political decisions in the social committee and municipal council, as well as internal forums.

Together with managers and employees, you will lead and develop the administrative department's tasks and ensure that the political and cross-administrative goals become a reality.

Managers and overarching functions within the department report to you on matters concerning their respective areas of operation. You will work with these functions and department heads for quality development and resource optimization.

You will organize, lead, and coordinate the administration's strategic work related to quality development, which will be a prioritized area.

Who are we looking for

• You have a holistic view and the ability to identify and analyze areas for improvement to simplify and streamline processes to coordinate and utilize resources.
• You are driven and motivated by change work and enjoy maintaining a high pace. You adapt easily to changing circumstances.
• You are goal- and result-oriented, initiating, planning, and independently driving the core assignments of the organization, targeted tasks, and processes for increased goal fulfillment in the short and long term.
• Your leadership style is clear and communicative while encouraging employee participation, motivation, and creativity, and developing a culture and working method based on the municipality's values: openness, respect, and professionalism.
• You are structured, clear, and confident in yourself, driven by achieving goals together.
• You stay updated through environmental monitoring and find new solutions to old problems.
• You are stable, have a high degree of self-awareness, and are a good role model for others. You easily collaborate internally and externally.

Great importance will be placed on personal qualities.

Qualifications

• You have relevant academic education, such as a social worker or nurse.
• You have several years of experience in the field of social services and very good knowledge of the core mission, legislation, processes, and economy of social services.
• You are an experienced leader with several years of experience leading other managers.
• You have good knowledge and experience working with quality work in the field of social services.
• Approved security clearance according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) for employment.
• You have very good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing.
• As travel is required in the position, a driver's license is a requirement.

Other

Interviews will be conducted on April 14 and April 22.

Tests may occur in this recruitment process.

For positions requiring a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare for a protected professional title, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment will be conducted for certain professional groups before employment can be considered.

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions involving direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for activities within LSS, care and support, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

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If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

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