Do you want to help create the best conditions for equitable education?

At the Swedish National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools, SPSM, we work to ensure that all children, students, and adult learners with disabilities achieve their educational goals. We operate our own special schools in various locations across Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools nationwide to collaboratively create learning environments that are developmental and accessible. Additionally, we distribute government grants and develop teaching materials. Together, we remove obstacles!

We hope that you, as an applicant, with your background and skills, can contribute to increasing our diversity.

We are committed to making everyone's equal value a reality. Together, we use collaboration and expertise to solve tasks. Developing leadership and increasing diversity are some of the items currently on our agenda. Together, we contribute to sustainability in society economically, socially, and environmentally. You can read more about what we offer at www.spsm.se/ledigajobb (http://www.spsm.se/ledigajobb)

About the role

As the head of support, you have overall responsibility for the Special Schools operational area’s support unit and its functions. You have operational, budget, personnel, and work environment responsibility for your employees in the unit. You lead a cross-functional team that supports the operational area’s management in matters such as administrative support, operational management, finance, HR, communication, and process management. You are part of a team with three other heads of support. The role of unit manager for support means that you work closely with the operational area manager and the operational area’s management team. We are now starting up four new support units where you will have the opportunity to build a completely new unit in collaboration with other heads of support.

Your role is both strategic and operational. In addition to leading and developing the support unit, you will also work on tasks related to enhancing the agency's ability to manage and follow up on operations effectively and purposefully.

You play a key role in ensuring that the unit's employees work cross-functionally and follow the routines, processes, and working methods that the agency decides. You also collaborate with other managers within the organization to ensure uniformity and coordination.

The role of unit manager for support is not static but will change according to the needs of the operations. You will have a key role in contributing to the agency's ongoing transformation journey in building working methods and culture to succeed with our important societal missions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The role is part of the operational area’s management team
• Lead, develop, and coordinate the unit's work and employees.
• Be responsible for leading and developing work on governance and follow-up within the operational area.
• Work operationally with issues related to the development of processes, routines, and working methods for effective governance.
• Ensure compliance with the agency's guidelines, policies, and decision-making processes within the operational area.
• Participate in development projects related to governance, follow-up, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with other support units, the agency's management team, central support functions, and other operational areas to create uniformity and synergy effects.
• Follow up and report the operational area's compliance with routines and guidelines to management.
• You have operational, budget, personnel, and work environment responsibility for your employees in the unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant academic education, for example in public administration, economics, leadership, or another equivalent field.
• Documented managerial experience in leading and developing professional functions at a strategic level, for example in the role of finance manager, administrative manager, or equivalent.
• Experience in leading and developing teams.
• Experience in operational management, follow-up, and process development.
• Documented experience of overall responsibility for comprehensive work with financial management, operational development, operational management, and follow-up within a government agency or other public sector.
• Experience in developing and implementing working methods, routines, and processes at a strategic level.
• Ability to express yourself well in spoken or sign language in Swedish and in writing.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience from working within or as support to school operations.

Personal qualities

You are a confident and clear leader who creates engagement and motivation among your employees. You have a strategic overview and the ability to translate overarching goals into concrete results. You are structured and solution-oriented with a strong ability to prioritize and drive work forward. You have good collaboration skills and enjoy working cross-functionally to create common solutions. You are communicative and can handle both strategic and operational issues in a pedagogical manner. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

OTHER

What we offer

We offer a key role in an organization that works with socially important issues. With us, you will have the opportunity to combine leadership with operational work in a development-oriented and collaborative environment.

The position is located in either Malmö, Örebro, or Stockholm. The advertisement will be published in all locations.

A six-month probationary period applies.

A criminal record extract must be presented before employment.

In the event of a societal crisis, you may be directed to work between the agency’s operational areas based on your placement location.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance this time.