Uddevalla – a place for life

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 provides you with 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 make the best use of 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 being with us!

The mission of the Culture and Leisure Administration

The mission of the Culture and Leisure Administration is to promote a rich culture, leisure, and outdoor life for and together with the residents of Uddevalla and visitors, in order to strengthen democracy, public health, and the municipality's attractiveness.

We create conditions for a meaningful leisure time for everyone, without performance requirements. Our activities are influenced by our contemporary society and environment, which places high demands on the continuous development of our operations to meet the needs and wishes of our target groups.

About the workplace

You will work in a team in one of the administration's two units. Together, the units support the organization, primarily our managers. The units focus on strategic development issues, budget and planning processes, crisis management, committee administration, case management, governance and leadership, local supply, etc.

We now want to complement the team with additional expertise, preferably with experience in process management focusing on co-creation and organizational development with a focus on association and civil society issues.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is driven, engaged, and passionate about organizational development. The position is partially focused on association and civil society issues, and you will work on planning, implementing, and providing support in co-creation processes and dialogues. Therefore, we see it as relevant that you have experience and knowledge of the conditions of civil society and/or co-creation process management.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• have competence and experience in process and/or project management
• have good knowledge and understanding of the conditions of civil society
• are self-driven and enjoy working in a team
• have experience working in a politically governed organization
• have good analytical skills and a strategic perspective

Job responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage issues related to associations and the civil society
• Lead and conduct investigations within the culture and leisure sector
• Consult and support development work in our operations and management group
• Contribute with your colleagues to develop new working methods, processes, and methods for continuous development in our organization and operations
• Manage and analyze data to ensure the quality of our operations
• Monitor the external environment

Qualifications

You should have an academic degree in a relevant field for the position. You should have experience in qualified investigation and/or development work.

It is an advantage if you have experience working in a politically governed organization. It is also an advantage if you have experience from the association sector.

Other

We want you to provide examples and describe your experience in your application regarding how you have worked with civil society issues and driven development work.

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions where the work involves direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for operations within LSS, care and nursing, 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 delaying the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application is saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document once we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position may be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, do 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 who have permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.