Strategic Communicator for Malmö City

Do you want to work strategically with press, crisis communication, and development work in an organization that makes a concrete difference for the residents of Malmö every day? Together with experienced colleagues, we are looking for a strategic communicator who wants to strengthen our ability to handle complex issues and contribute to sustainable communication in the service administration.

Job Responsibilities

As a strategic communicator, you will play a central role in developing and coordinating the administration's communication work within press, crisis, and larger development and change projects. You will work closely with colleagues in the communications department, management, and leaders in the organization and be part of a team where we support each other.

Your responsibilities include:

Press and Media

• Work operationally and proactively with press work together with a colleague.
• Participate in press preparedness and contribute to planning, monitoring, and executing media initiatives.
• Support managers and experts in media contacts, message formulation, and preparations.

Crisis Communication

• Develop the work with crisis communication by creating and updating plans, routines, checklists, and support materials.
• Plan and conduct crisis exercises and provide communication support in critical situations together with others in the crisis organization.
• Strengthen the administration's preparedness through training and advice to managers and key personnel.

Strategic Development Work

• Be the communication responsible for larger development and change projects within the administration.
• Contribute with analysis, target vision, messaging, and channel strategy in complex assignments.
• Provide communication support to one of the administration's management groups and help develop communication structures and working methods.
• If necessary, work operationally in communication initiatives together with colleagues in the department.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree, at least 180 credits, in communication, social sciences, journalism, or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in press work and media management.
• Experience working with crisis communication, preparedness, or crisis organization – through plans, exercises, and critical situations.
• Experience leading or coordinating larger communication initiatives or development projects.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.
• Good knowledge of Office 365.

Meritorious:

• Experience in communication in the public sector.
• Experience working in or close to management groups.
• Experience in communication related to IT or information security, data protection, or technically oriented activities.
• Experience communicating during IT incidents, disruptions, or other events affecting digital services.

Who are you?

You are confident in your professional role, curious about developing working methods, and enjoy collaborating. You thrive in a role where both planned assignments and event-driven situations occur, and where you sometimes need to quickly reprioritize. You have good strategic ability and a holistic perspective. Just like us, you think it is important to have fun at work.

The person we are looking for must, of course, fit into our values.

Creativity

We appreciate your own initiatives and that you are proactive in turning ideas into action. We are happy to try new approaches and learn from what works – and what does not.

Respect

You will be part of a team where we are honest with each other, help each other, and support each other. You must enjoy the variety of working both independently and together with colleagues.

Engagement

You enjoy helping others and have fun along the way. You are unpretentious and thrive in a fast-paced environment where you sometimes need to switch quickly from planned to unforeseen.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

About the Workplace

In the communications department, our primary mission is to help managers and employees communicate the right things, at the right time, to the right target group, in the right channel. We create relevant content for our colleagues in our internal channels and in our external channels where we address the residents of Malmö!

Who are we?

We are a creative, open group of nine people where humor plays a big role. Everyone has some form of expertise, and together we complement each other. We trust that you will get the job done – therefore, you are also offered the opportunity for remote work. This is a fun and varied job, and we think it is important to have structure. We have a clear meeting structure and are happy to share our expertise, for example, in our joint “workshops” and learning sessions. Developing ourselves and the group is important.

The service administration is divided into five departments and offers everything from transport services to IT and responding to Malmö residents in the city's contact center. We maintain streets, parks, and beaches, manage Malmö city's buildings, and ensure that school students receive nutritious food. Together, we are a smart service partner to the city.

Malmö city's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in. Differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe.

Read more about Malmö city as an employer: malmo.se/jobb (https://malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the Position

Employment form: Permanent position
Scope: Full-time
Number of positions: 1
Start date: By agreement

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Please note that we in Malmö city have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.

Malmö city strives for employees to reflect the diversity that exists among the population. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of Malmö residents.