Vacant job

Öckerö municipality has about 13,000 inhabitants and as an employer, it has around 1,100 employees. Together, we live and work in a municipality consisting of ten inhabited islands.

Öckerö municipality's vision is to be a vibrant archipelago municipality; with sustainable development, proximity to the big city, and at the same time a local community with closeness to each other. Öckerö municipality has good results in areas such as business climate and as a residential location. Good job opportunities in both the municipality and the business sector, a rich leisure life, safety, and good results in operations contribute to making Öckerö municipality a great place to live and reside.

About the job

Do you want to help strengthen the brand of our unique archipelago municipality? We are now looking for a communicator focused on brand work who wants to contribute to the development of our communication.

Öckerö municipality is in an exciting development phase where a new center and about a thousand new homes are being invested in over the next ten years. We work and live by our vision that Öckerö should be a vibrant archipelago municipality with people at its center.

We are also in an exciting phase within communication, where we are starting to implement our new brand strategy. To strengthen and develop the communication work throughout the municipality, we now need to expand our team.

Job Description

As a communicator focused on the brand, you will work to develop and drive the municipality's brand strategy. You will work in the municipality's communication function and lead efforts to strengthen our brand together with our communication process leader. You will also support and contribute to the overall communication work in Öckerö municipality. There is also a communication process group in the municipality where representatives from the administrations participate. Together, we work on all parts of the communication process in Öckerö municipality.

You need to be able to work both strategically and operationally. In this role, you will have a central task in developing, establishing, and managing a new web platform linked to our place brand. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the launch of the brand – from content production and technical coordination to communication efforts that create engagement and dissemination. Part of the assignment also involves planning and driving digital marketing.

You will work to anchor our platform and our brand messages – internally in the municipality and externally in dialogue with businesses and other local actors.

Your Background

We are looking for someone with a university degree in media and communication studies or journalism. You should be accustomed to working with both strategic and operational communication.

As a person, you are engaged and enjoy building relationships and working closely with operations. You have the ability to create structure even in a busy everyday life, as we often handle multiple communication efforts simultaneously.

You are unpretentious and see the value in collaboration, while also being self-driven and capable of advancing your own issues. You are solution-oriented and possess both integrity and openness. We view these as qualities that make you a reliable and appreciated partner.

We value a good collaborative climate and therefore place great importance on your personal qualities.

Qualifications:

• Relevant university degree with a focus on communication or journalism
• Several years of experience in qualified communication work
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing
• Experience with publishing on the web and in social media
• Ability to work independently and drive your own assignments

Meritorious:

• Experience working with brand development
• Experience in digital marketing
• Experience with Adobe CC, MS Office, and CMS tools

We Offer

Öckerö municipality is the workplace for you who want to contribute to a sustainable society and an easier everyday life for our residents, entrepreneurs, and visitors. We are looking for someone who is engaged and wants to be involved in constantly improving and developing our municipality. Participation, innovation, good leadership, and collaboration are our guiding principles. We want to be an organization where we provide each other with the conditions to do our best. We offer a position in an organization and operation that is under development and in an exciting phase and look forward to having you on board.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Sara Nyrén, communication process leader at 031-978802 or Maria Höglund Niklasson, head of legal, HR, communication at 031-976468.

Application deadline: April 30.

We will begin the selection process continuously during the application period.