Vacant job

The County Administrative Board is the government's representative in the county and coordinates regional development work. We work with issues related to environmental and nature conservation, rural areas, community planning, animal welfare, preparedness, gender equality, integration, and cultural heritage. We actively work for the development of the county and coordinate various sectors of society. In our work, we uphold legal certainty, transparency, equal treatment, and good service. The County Administrative Board in Halland County has its office in central Halmstad and we currently have about 230 employees. For more information, visit our website, www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland).

Halland is an expanding county with extensive animal husbandry of various kinds, where the County Administrative Board is the regional expert authority in areas such as animal welfare, disease control, feed, and food.

We are looking for one or more animal welfare officers, with the position(s) placed in the Veterinary Unit where we have about 20 employees. A large part of the unit's activities involves animal welfare inspections.

Job Responsibilities

We offer a stimulating and varied job where you will mainly work with animal welfare inspections on farm animals. Within animal welfare inspections, you will work with routine inspections, complaint inspections, and follow-ups of previously identified deficiencies. You will normally conduct inspections on farms as the sole case officer. You are responsible for the entire case management process, including inspections, preparing inspection reports, registration, orders, and any other decisions. You may also perform inspections related to feed and food in primary production, inspections of companion animals, respond to public inquiries, and receive reports on the unit's contact phone for animal welfare. You will be part of a workgroup and have close collaboration with about 13 people.

Other areas of work within the unit may also become relevant, so you need to have an interest and willingness to develop in other areas of the unit's operations.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with an academic education relevant to the work, such as an animal science agronomist with a focus on farm animals, a land surveyor with a focus on animal production, or other education and experience deemed suitable by the employer. We prefer that you have experience with livestock by having worked on a farm, been an advisor, worked as an animal welfare inspector, or similar. This position requires good computer skills and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office. The job involves travel, and therefore a B driver's license is required.

We place great importance on your personal abilities and your ability to contribute to a good work environment. You need to have personal maturity, be self-assured, and be able to distinguish between personal matters and official duties. It is also important that you are service-oriented and accommodating while being a strong person who can set the necessary demands to achieve good animal husbandry within the framework of the legislation. We value empathetic abilities and the ability to understand someone else's perspective. You are self-driven and can coordinate your work independently. You take responsibility for your tasks, plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively. Meeting deadlines is a given, as is a flexible working approach where reworking does not pose a hindrance. We also appreciate your interest in driving development and actively working on efficiency.

Other

We can offer:

• An exciting workplace with broad expertise
• An opportunity to contribute to important societal missions
• Possibility for remote work if the operations allow
• Health promotion with wellness hours

We know that diversity enriches and are looking for someone who can complement our team with your skills, experience, and personality.

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this ad to facilitate our handling of incoming applications and to ensure the quality of our selection process. It is very important that you are meticulous when filling out your application as it will be assessed against a set competency profile and against other applicants. Applications for the position should be made through our recruitment system.

We have actively chosen media for advertising and kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this recruitment.

The County Administrative Board applies a six-month probationary period for this employment.

The position may be placed in a security class, and in that case, we will conduct a security review with a background check according to the provisions of the Security Protection Act before the position is filled.

You will be part of the County Administrative Board's crisis management and war organization.

Information on how we handle your personal data can be found at www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/dataskydd).