Welcome to the Culture, Sports, and Leisure Administration

The administration consists of six departments. Four of the administration's departments are primarily responsible for the cultural committee's own operations: Uppsala Library, Uppsala Leisure, Uppsala Art and Cultural Heritage, and Uppsala Culture School. Two departments within the administration are offices that work directly on behalf of the administration's management and handle matters for the cultural committee and the sports and leisure committee.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at Uppsala Municipality's website (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/).

We will request a criminal record extract before employment can be offered for positions that legally require it. You can read more about the areas affected on the police's website.

Do you want to use your pedagogical experience to create creative opportunities for children and young people?

We offer a developing role in an operation where aesthetic expressions become a natural and meaningful part of their leisure time.

Uppsala Culture School, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2026, is part of the Culture, Sports, and Leisure Administration in Uppsala Municipality. We provide instruction in instrumental playing, film, visual arts, dance, theater, singing, creative writing, choir, and orchestra/ensemble playing for children and young people in Uppsala aged 6 to 20 years. Uppsala Culture School conducts El Sistema activities, a free choir and orchestra school at three of the municipality's primary schools and collaborates with other primary schools on commissioned activities. We are located in central Uppsala and at about 40 locations throughout the municipality and have around 90 employees. Our educators are university-educated and teach individually and in groups depending on subject, level, and age in close dialogue with the student. Within the subject courses, we have over 3700 student places and reach an additional 1250 children and young people through free activities. We conduct around 200 performances and concerts each year. Read more about Uppsala Culture School here (https://kulturskola.uppsala.se/verksamhet/).

Your assignment

You will have management responsibility for one of the four units in Uppsala Culture School, which includes responsibility for operations, personnel, work environment, and finances. The unit encompasses subjects such as strings, percussion, dance, theater, visual arts, creative writing, and film and consists of about 25 employees. As a unit manager, you will be part of the culture school's management team and report to the department head. In dialogue with the department head, management, and employees, you will work on development issues within the culture school. The management team has undergone training as children's rights strategists. We consider it important that you want to contribute to this work.

Your overall assignment is to continue developing the culture school's operations and organization based on the political mandate and actively work with:

• the influence of the target group/students
• reaching out to new and existing target groups with the culture school's operations through, for example, marketing and social media
• supporting educators and participants in the operation to achieve good results
• ensuring that the operation is characterized by high professionalism and excellent pedagogy
• continuous improvements, efficiencies, and digitalization

The culture school's operations are largely scheduled for late afternoons/evenings as teaching occurs after school hours. Concerts, performances, and events also take place on weekends. This means that your working hours will vary.

Your background

We are looking for someone who has or has had personnel responsibility as a manager. If you also have experience in financial and operational responsibility, it is an advantage.

You have a university degree with a pedagogical/artistic focus or another post-secondary education with a pedagogical/artistic focus that the employer deems suitable for the position. You also need to have several years of experience in pedagogical work with children/youth in artistic activities. Leadership training and training as a children's rights strategist are meritorious. Additionally, we appreciate if you have experience in:

• marketing and social media
• promoting the influence of the target group/students
• leading specialists
• working within a politically governed organization
• strategic work
• pedagogical leadership in relation to employees
• administrative work in personnel, payroll, and student administrative systems

We are looking for a secure and mature leader with good self-awareness and the ability to act situationally. You distinguish between the personal and professional and build trusting relationships both internally and externally.

You are self-driven, actively participate in what happens in the operation, and drive the work forward in a structured and goal-oriented manner. You are accustomed to working administratively and see it as a natural part of the leadership role. With high energy and strong commitment, you have the ability to work focused even in periods of high tempo.

As a leader, you are visible and present and skilled at motivating and creating engagement and participation. You are decisive and action-oriented, with the ability to make well-considered decisions even under time pressure and in complex situations.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact Ella-Kari Norberg Åberg, department head, 018-727 20 77. If you have questions about the recruitment process, contact Britt Pedersen, HR specialist, phone/SMS 018-727 67 12.

Union representatives:

• Academics' Union SSR/SACO, Camilla Ahlsén Hoff, 018-727 24 34
• DIK, Erik Boman, 018-727 18 99
• Leaders, 0200-87 11 11
• Swedish Teachers, Göran Blomberg, 018-727 24 77
• Vision, Denise Fjellner, 018-727 88 36

We will request a criminal record extract before employment can be offered. In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required under the Aliens Ordinance.