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Do you value proximity, growth, and creating the best conditions for everyone living and working in Huddinge municipality? We offer numerous career opportunities in a well-functioning and growing municipality with both nature and urban pulse around the corner. With us, you feel safe, involved, and proud as we make a difference every day. In Huddinge municipality, we work to create a sustainable society where nature, technology, and good service interact. Huddinge is a large municipality in Stockholm with about 6,400 employees and more than 110,000 residents.

The Social Administration is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, and care for people with disabilities. We work preventively with support, interventions, and authority actions for children, youth, families, adults, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Our mission is to increase individuals' opportunities to live under the best possible living conditions and to empower individuals to live an independent life. We are a social service that is at the forefront of prevention work and the transition to an even more accessible and knowledge-based social service.

About the position

Are you ready to step into a key role where you can influence and make a real difference? Huddinge is looking for an experienced and committed development leader to lead the municipality's important prevention work into the future. Since 2020, we have developed a coordinated prevention effort in Huddinge focused on children and youth, where safe family relationships, successful schooling, and meaningful leisure are prioritized. This is now a fixed part of the municipality's overall strategy and guiding for all administrations. As we approach 2026, we are facing an exciting time as we revise our action plans and advance this valuable work.

About the workplace

You will belong to the individual and family care department, but the assignment means that you will work with all of the municipality's administrations. You will be part of a dynamic unit actively working with target groups such as children and youth, domestic violence, dropouts, addiction issues, and social psychiatry. We work for a cohesive social service with early and preventive interventions, authority actions, outpatient interventions, and placement interventions. The operational staff includes five development leaders, two lawyers, and a unit manager.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a positive change journey with high ambitions. We offer a stimulating work environment where your skills and commitment are appreciated, and where you are given the opportunity to grow and develop in your role.

Job responsibilities

In the role of development leader, you will be one of three key persons in implementing our prevention strategies, with primary responsibility for driving successful results. The goal of the assignment is for Huddinge to work systematically and evidence-based to prevent harmful use and dependency as well as domestic violence and promote mental health. Our main priority is to increasingly strive for an accessible and knowledge-based social service. A strong focus is placed on coordination and collaboration between us as a municipality, the police, civil society, and the business community.

The assignment includes:

• Coordinating the work of planning and following up our action plans in the areas of domestic violence, mental health, and alcohol, drugs, doping, tobacco, and gambling.
• Promoting collaboration and coordination between our various administrations to ensure efficiency and evidence-based interventions.
• Collaborating with the municipality's safety and security section to ensure that the municipality's prevention and safety work is based on the best interests of Huddinge residents.
• Staying updated on the latest trends and research findings to continually strengthen and improve our prevention work.
• Coordinating and leading various working groups to ensure that we work towards common goals.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a relevant university degree and several years of experience in prevention work or public health. You have documented experience navigating a politically governed organization and have successfully driven collaboration between different administrations. You are strategically minded, structured, and a team player driven by achieving good results in collaboration with others. You are also pedagogical and communicative, able to convey your message in a way that can inspire and engage others. You are accustomed to lecturing and conducting workshops. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Apply today and become part of our dedicated team!

Why Huddinge?

To fulfill our mission, you as an employee in Huddinge municipality are our most valuable asset. Therefore, we offer a range of benefits for a sustainable work life and to facilitate your everyday life.

Benefits (https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/arbeta-i-huddinge-kommun/#Formaner)

Inquiries

Apply for the position by attaching your CV and answering a few selection questions about how you match our requirements.

If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact:

• Unit Manager Joachim Heimersson (from January 12) tel. 08 - 535 316 69 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
• Development Leader for Prevention Pia Hautamäki tel. 08 - 535 316 61 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

To manage all applications in the best way, we ask you to apply directly through our advertised positions. We do not accept spontaneous applications via email. Our recruitment system cannot handle anonymous applications or applicants with protected personal information. If you have protected personal information, please contact the contact person specified in the advertisement.

Warm welcome with your application!