Job Advertisement: Support Manager at the Swedish Board of Agriculture

The Swedish Board of Agriculture exists to promote increased and sustainable food production and good animal welfare throughout Sweden. We contribute to a vibrant rural community. Approximately 1850 people work with us. The headquarters is located in Jönköping, but we also have significant regional operations.

We actively work to ensure our employees are sustainable and enjoy their jobs! We invest long-term in our employees and want them to develop together with us! We offer a good working environment with generous benefits including up to 35 vacation days, wellness grants, and wellness time. In many of our positions, we offer flexible working hours, the opportunity to work remotely, and to work part of the time from home.

Read more about what it’s like to work at the Swedish Board of Agriculture on our website: www.jordbruksverket.se/jobbahososs (http://www.jordbruksverket.se/jobbahososs)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with agricultural and fisheries policy is one of the Swedish Board of Agriculture's most important missions. To meet future needs effectively, we have a governance model that includes prioritization, planning, follow-up, and management of development work with EU support and national support for which the Swedish Board of Agriculture is responsible. The Development Management Unit is responsible for coordinated governance together with the relevant departments. In addition to the unit manager, the unit consists of a coordinator and five support managers. We are now looking for two new colleagues.

As a support manager, you have overall responsibility for the implementation of new or changes to existing support, that is, capabilities from application to processing, payment, and reporting. You will have one or more cross-functional teams with combined expertise from different parts of the organization to assist you. You have significant responsibility for planning and prioritizing the daily work for the cross-functional teams. Together, you will develop solutions that show what needs to be developed, such as changes in the design of support, regulations, IT systems, and routines, as well as consequences for operations and customers. You will work closely with managers from different parts of the organization who are responsible for deliveries based on their areas of responsibility. Other important points of contact include ongoing investigations, system development, audit coordination, and work on future reforms of agricultural and fisheries policy. A crucial part of your assignment is also follow-up.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who thrives in a role where there are demands to meet set goals, enjoys a varied job with many points of contact, and wants to contribute to developing the Swedish Board of Agriculture together with others. To succeed in this role, you need to be structured, results-oriented, and have clear and unpretentious communication. The work involves leading and collaborating with many to achieve the long-term goal, which is why it is important that you have good collaboration skills.

There are several challenges in the role, such as seeing the big picture and working iteratively where conditions can change rapidly. This requires you to be flexible and enjoy working on many different things simultaneously.

You have experience leading others and have worked as a project manager, team leader, or manager. You are accustomed to working with processes, development and change work, or project management. You have a relevant university degree.

It is an advantage if you have a good understanding of working with EU funds, such as the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. If you have specific knowledge of support and support development, that is also a plus, as is knowledge of IT development.

We warmly welcome your application!

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The place of employment is Jönköping with the possibility of working part of the time remotely.

For us, it is important that all skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity. We normally apply a 6-month probationary period.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we do not wish to be contacted by advertisement sellers or recruitment companies.