Vacant job

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the municipality's development, with more residents, more housing, and a larger range of services. We are always looking for new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.

Do you want to be part of a wonderful team working to improve the IT processes of the Technical Office and support the departments in their digitalization efforts? Do you have knowledge of project management and experience in leading change within IT? Then this might be the job for you!

Your new job

In your new job, you will belong to the Staff at the Technical Office, a central support function within the administration that provides support to both departments and the technical board.

Here, you will find expertise in finance, HR, communication, work environment, environmental and safety issues, board administration, IT, and procurement.

In your role as IT Coordinator/Project Manager, you will work with two colleagues to promote development within IT and digitalization by being a technical expert as well as a project manager for improvement projects, upgrades, and the introduction of new IT support. You will be responsible for improvements and efficiencies by continuously monitoring the external environment and being interested in the latest developments in your field, and then communicating this knowledge to the departments. You will have significant responsibility and the opportunity to shape working methods that truly make a difference.

The role involves many contacts internally within the organization and externally with suppliers, and is suitable for you who thrive in social contexts and understand the importance of building long-term and good relationships. You will be the bridge between the municipality's central Digitalization Department and the Technical Office's operations.

Your tasks

• Lead development projects – primarily within various digitalization projects
• Subject specialist - for some of the Technical Office's central IT support
• Coordinate IT governance - keep together and coordinate work towards municipality-wide guidelines as well as laws and requirements within the IT field
• Provide advice and support on IT issues – monitor the external environment and learn new things, assist employees within the Technical Office with small and large IT-related questions, hardware, telephony, AI, GDPR, cybersecurity, etc.
• Conduct training and workshops - lead internal forums and networks

Your qualifications

Personal abilities

You should be able to work independently and take responsibility. At the same time, it is important that you have good collaboration skills, are service-oriented, and can build good relationships. The work requires flexibility and decisiveness. You dare to lead, make decisions, take initiatives, and drive projects forward responsibly. Being a good communicator and educator who can convey messages clearly and understandably is important, both in writing and verbally.

Requirements

• Education with an IT focus at the university level, or several years of work experience in the field that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Experience in project management
• Broad technical knowledge and work experience in the IT field
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

Meritorious

• Experience in change management
• Experience working with IT security and information security
• Experience leading workshops and networks
• Experience from the public sector or larger organizations
• Competence in the following areas:
• AI
• Data protection/GDPR/NIS
• Automation and e-services and digitalization of workflows
• Requirements specification
• Business development
• Process mapping
• Microsoft 365
• PM3

We offer you

With us, you will find a fun and varied job where you can develop together with engaged colleagues from various professional fields. We offer good opportunities for skills development, knowledge exchange, and collaboration. As an employee, you will receive secure employment conditions, wellness benefits, and the possibility of remote work.

At Jönköping Municipality, you get more than just a job – you become part of something bigger.

Good to know

The recruitment concerns a permanent position at 100% with a start date according to agreement.

We review applications continuously and interviews are planned for after the application period ends, week 5.

To facilitate the recruitment, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades to your application. Consider two references if you are called for an interview.

The position is classified in a security class, which means a requirement for an approved security clearance with a background check before employment.

Together, we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. With us, you get more than a job. Welcome to apply for the position of IT Coordinator/Project Manager!

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In preparation for the recruitment work, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.