Nature Informer at the County Administrative Board of Skåne

The County Administrative Board of Skåne is a government authority at the regional level responsible for state administration in the county. We work to ensure that national goals are implemented in the county based on regional conditions. Within our assignments, we work with advice, permits, supervision, plans, and strategies. We manage natural areas and distribute financial support. We collaborate with stakeholders throughout the county.

We have about 600 employees and offices in Malmö and Kristianstad.

Description

The County Administrative Board is seeking a nature informer for the nature conservation unit in the Department of Nature and Water.

Your workplace will be either at our office in Malmö or Kristianstad. The employment is a permanent position with a six-month probationary period. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement.

The nature conservation unit is responsible for the management and maintenance of the three national parks and approximately 300 state nature reserves. The unit also coordinates outdoor recreation assignments, conducts nature educational activities, and guides visitors at our three nature centers, located at Kullaberg, Stenshuvud, and Söderåsen. The unit's work also includes property management, which encompasses responsibility for buildings, leases, and usage rights on behalf of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

The County Administrative Board has some field staff, but most of the practical work in the state reserves is carried out by others. We often have agreements with landowners and tenants, as well as with the Skåne Landscape Foundation and individual municipalities regarding maintenance. We also receive assistance from the Swedish Forest Agency and their work teams or from contracted entrepreneurs.

We currently have several employees working with nature information and nature guidance at our three state nature centers as well as overall for the entire unit.

Job Responsibilities

The management of protected nature is carried out in accordance with the guidelines and handbooks of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The work currently involves producing signs by creating print originals, ordering and writing agreements regarding illustrations, translations, and print originals. Work in ArcGIS to create maps for various needs is included. The work also involves information and communication to our visitors regarding what applies in the protected areas, as well as what the right of public access entails. Work with web and social media is included. You will also participate in the unit's collaboration on communication and outdoor activities.

As an employee with us, you have three roles: employee, colleague, and service provider. In your role as an employee, you represent the authority, and together with your colleagues, you contribute to the overall result, and as a service provider, you create societal benefits based on your expertise.

Qualifications

The County Administrative Board strives to have employees with different characteristics, conditions, and life experiences. It is the interplay between the employees' differences and similarities that constitutes one of the County Administrative Board's success factors.

We are looking for someone who has:

• post-secondary education in information or natural sciences, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
• work experience in similar roles such as informer or communicator
• experience working with websites and social media
• ability to formulate text in a pedagogical and accessible manner,
• experience working in InDesign,
• experience working in Illustrator,
• nature conservation competence, for example through education or experience in nature conservation work,
• very good knowledge of Swedish and English,
• driver's license B.

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience in nature guidance or information work related to nature and the environment
• knowledge of the right of public access and outdoor recreation,
• experience working in ArcGIS,
• experience working in public sector.

As an employee at the County Administrative Board of Skåne, you have the ability to take initiative and actively seek responsibility for tasks. The role requires communication and information sharing both internally and externally, so it is important that you have good communication skills and can convey your message in a pedagogical manner, both verbally and in writing, in Swedish and English. You have a good sense of service and a positive attitude. As a nature informer, you need to be able to assess the appropriateness of texts and materials and adapt your work to make it accessible to the audience. The role offers a significant amount of independent work where you take initiative and responsibility for production. You will also be part of collaborative groups where you can share knowledge and experiences.

Security Classification

The County Administrative Board has an important coordinating role during societal disturbances, and therefore we have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Some of our positions are security classified and may also involve military placement at the authority, which means that a security review must be conducted before a hiring decision is made. In some cases, Swedish citizenship is required in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585).

Other

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this advertisement to facilitate our handling of incoming applications and to ensure the quality of our selection process. Please note that your application will become a public document.

In our recruitments, we have chosen to remove the personal letter and the possibility to attach files. It is therefore of utmost importance that you are careful when filling out your application as it is assessed against a fixed competency profile and against other applicants.

If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through the recruitment system. Please contact us for instructions on how to apply in such cases, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Before the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

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