Innovator for Norrköping's Innovation Lab

Are you driven by creating solutions to complex problems? Do you want to work to develop Norrköping Municipality through innovation? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

Who are we?

We at Norrköping's Innovation Lab are now looking for a colleague who wants to work with us to promote idea generation, idea development, and implementation of innovative solutions that benefit the municipality's residents and society as a whole. We are a small but dedicated department with an innovation manager and two employees, and we now want to strengthen our team with one more person.

The Innovation Lab belongs to the Growth and Development Office, which is one of Norrköping Municipality's seven offices, and has the mission to accelerate the municipality's growth and development work and promote an enhanced quality of life for Norrköping's residents. This is done by connecting attractiveness work, cultural experiences, business, communication, digitalization, innovation power, and service and response issues.

Through collaboration with municipal companies and other actors in Norrköping, the office creates benefits and welfare for residents, businesses, associations, civil society, and visitors. The work of the Growth and Development Office is based on the needs and wishes of residents, businesses, associations, civil society, and visitors.

Here you can read more about the Innovation Lab: Norrköping's Innovation Lab (https://www.norrkoping.se/innovationslabb)

Your tasks

As an innovator, you strive to be a leading force for change and development to ensure that Norrköping is ready to meet future challenges through innovation. You do this by closely collaborating with the municipality's operations, where you understand their needs for innovation work and take strategic initiatives to strengthen innovation capacity and meet future challenges sustainably.

To succeed in the role, you continuously work with development processes, scan the environment, spot trends, and brainstorm new ideas. You then process these ideas by refining, grouping, testing, and evaluating them. Furthermore, you present the ideas in a visually accessible way, tailored to the audience.

Norrköping's Innovation Lab is a relatively new department, and we are constantly working to develop ourselves and our operations. In this role, you are expected to contribute to the development and shape both our common mission and your role.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a higher education in a relevant field, such as innovation, design, technology, community development, business development, or another higher education that the employer deems equivalent.

You have experience in driving innovation processes and development initiatives, preferably in complex organizations or the public sector.

You have experience and are skilled at clarifying ideas through visual representations, such as models, sketches, diagrams, or storyboards. Furthermore, you have experience leading workshops, presentations, and creative meetings.

As a person, you are attentive and have an easy time building relationships and creating trust with those you meet. You see collaboration as the key to succeeding in your mission but can set boundaries when the work requires it. Furthermore, you have a good ability to communicate clearly and engagingly.

You have the ability to think strategically and translate that into concrete work. You easily absorb complex information, analyze it, identify the cause of any problems, and suggest several practical solutions. You consider the best interests of the entire operation and/or organization in your work.

Moreover, you are creative and have an easy time coming up with new perspectives, ideas, and ways of thinking.

Welcome with your application!

Information about the position

Number of vacancies: 1
Employment form: Permanent full-time position
Start date: By agreement
Working hours: Day
Possibility of remote work: Yes, partially when the operation allows
Application deadline: February 2
Contact: Innovation Manager Niklas Gambe, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or Recruitment Specialist Ellen Harryzon, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Other information: We have chosen to remove the personal letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. This makes it easier to make an objective assessment of your competence. You submit your CV as usual.

THE FEELING OF CONTRIBUTING. THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE

There is a lot happening in Norrköping. More and more companies are choosing to establish themselves here, and we are growing daily with new residents. Working in Norrköping Municipality means that you are part of creating welfare. Our 11,000 employees contribute and make a difference every day. We offer a creative and dynamic workplace for curious and open-minded people who want more than just a job. Together we create the future of Norrköping.

We are looking for you who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, age, ethnic background, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or disability.

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