Director for the Sustainability Department

The City Office directs, challenges, and strengthens the development capacity of the organization, the city, and the region. We are the municipal executive office and work with a holistic perspective close to the city's leadership. The City Office consists of seven different departments and has a total of about 300 employees. Our departments work in a wide range of areas, and the administration has many employees with high specialist competence. We are now looking for a director for our sustainability department.

About the Workplace

The Sustainability Department consists of two units: Safety and Preparedness and Local Development and Security. The units are led by two unit managers who report to you, and a total of around 50 employees work in the department.

The department's areas of responsibility include:

• The City of Malmö's work with preparedness, security, and safety
• The City of Malmö's strategic work with Agenda 2030
• The City of Malmö's work with national minorities, anti-discrimination, gender mainstreaming, children's rights, and public health
• The City of Malmö's support to civil society and the non-profit sector, focused efforts in local development
• City-wide methods for internal control
• Crimes against welfare

You will report directly to the city director and be part of the City Office's management team, where you are expected to take significant responsibility for the overall mission of the City Office to lead, coordinate, and oversee the entire city's operations.

Job Responsibilities

As the director and head of the sustainability department, you will be a very important part of the continued development of the City of Malmö. You have overall responsibility for the department's operations and create clarity, direction, and structure around the issues the department is responsible for, both internally and externally. A proactive approach is required to create the right conditions and favorable collaboration on these issues, including through several partnerships at both national and international levels. You work to achieve goals and results and, together with your department, strengthen these areas in the city's operations.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in qualified management roles and experience working in a politically governed organization, preferably within municipal operations. You are accustomed to acting at a strategic level, skilled at navigating complex contexts, and are an experienced change leader. You have previously held management positions where you have successfully led through other managers, with a strong ability to create direction and clarity, well balanced with responsiveness and humility. As a manager, you are stable, development- and results-oriented, with the ability to develop organizations where processes and a holistic perspective are in focus. Your skill in adapting your communication to the situation and target audience creates conditions for successful collaborations, both internally within the city and externally. You have an academic education in a relevant field and are proficient in Swedish and English, both spoken and written. The City of Malmö's organization has high competence and a professional approach. At the same time, the organization is characterized by a closeness where it is natural for us to help each other and where employees feel a high level of involvement and great pride in their work.

Do you want to become one of us and be a key person for the continued development of the City of Malmö?

Then we would love to get in touch with you.

Application

Welcome with your application for a future where you make a difference!

We have chosen to collaborate with Source in this recruitment. For questions about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact Source consultants Hanna Looström at 070 937 40 16 hanna.loostrom@source-executive.se or Bianca Gideback at bianca.gideback@source-executive.se 070 811 03 64.

Information about the Position

Employment type: Permanent position
Scope: Full-time
Number of positions: 1
Start date: By agreement

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Please note that we in the City of Malmö have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.

The City of Malmö strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to our ability as an employer to meet the needs of Malmö residents.

The City of Malmö's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we develop an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

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