Business Developer at the Education Administration in Växjö Municipality

We are now looking for you who, together with us, want to make a difference for those we serve! Växjö Municipality is Kronoberg's largest employer, working every day, year-round, for our residents, businesses, and visitors. Together, we create a sustainable tomorrow and an attractive municipality to live, work, and thrive in – today and in the future. This means a job where we challenge ourselves to think innovatively, learn, and develop together. Do you want to be part of a large context where you can truly make a difference? Welcome to us at Växjö Municipality!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for someone with interest and competence to work as a business developer at the education administration in Växjö Municipality. The position is new and located in the Analysis & Development unit. The unit's main mission is to contribute to effective governance and management of operations through follow-up, development, and support, as well as increased quality and equity for children and students.

The main focus of the position is to provide support in the development of adapted school forms in primary and secondary education. This includes supporting managers in organizing for effective and successful school development. In this role, you will strategically and operationally drive and support development work, as well as analysis and follow-up work, to improve the set goals and results. You will work towards an education that is cohesive throughout the schooling, in a 1-20 year perspective. You will provide support at the unit level, operational form level, and governing level, as well as collaborate with other relevant professionals in the development.

The job responsibilities mainly include:

• Contributing support in the compilation, follow-up, and analysis of results throughout the governance chain
• Supporting the development of systematic quality work at multiple levels
• Acting as support in operational planning
• Planning, implementing, and following up on competence development and development initiatives
• Providing material for management days, quality dialogues, and analysis days
• Supporting the development of networks for different professional groups and functions
• Contributing material for internal budgets and interim and annual reports
• Investigating issues from operations and committees and preparing decision-making materials.
• Monitoring the environment for transformation into business development
• Providing support to units reviewed by external authorities

You will be part of various cross-professional groups working with the administration's quality management system and its components such as strategic direction, systematic quality work, and budget processes. Development and implementation work as well as projects are driven from a process-oriented perspective.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• a degree in pedagogy, or something the employer assesses as equivalent, with experience in roles within adapted school forms
• worked as a lead teacher, or in a principal role or another role with development assignments
• experience in systematic quality work and change work
• good knowledge of legislation and governing documents related to the school's mission

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience with a process-oriented working method, process management/development, or service design
• experience in organizational development
• experience in compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative results

To fit the job, we believe you are structured, have high social skills, enjoy collaborating, are communicative, and can express yourself well in speech and writing. You are solution-focused, have the ability to take action and engage, and can independently drive your work. Furthermore, you can switch between different issues and have a good ability to prioritize, plan, and organize your work effectively. You can lead, implement, and follow up on development assignments. The role includes creating a trusting and respectful dialogue with employees in different parts of the organization.

You should have the ability to see how initiatives should be implemented from a governance perspective, where the units are part of a larger whole. You need to have very good knowledge of systematic quality work and how this can be translated from theory to practice at different levels. Working from curricula and current research should be a natural part of your working method. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

OTHER

Employees of Växjö Municipality should reflect the diversity present in the municipality. We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, and ethnicity.

As a permanent employee, you will generally be assigned a position in our organization.

Ongoing interviews may occur, so please send your application as soon as possible.

Applications are only accepted via the Public Jobs recruitment tool (www.offentligajobb.se).

Please bring educational certificates and any professional licenses to the interview. To be considered for employment, you must show two extracts from the criminal record before being hired. You can order extracts from the criminal record at polisen.se (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/) and you should use both the one called Work in School or Preschool (442.5) and Control of Own Information in the Criminal Record (442.3).

For internal candidates, another start date may be relevant. For more information, see the Decision regarding the timing of unit changes when recruiting internal candidates within the education administration on the intranet.

To staffing and recruitment companies or to you as a seller: We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional advertisements.