Do you want to help make Gävle even better with us?

In Gävle municipality, we work together with dedication to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a trustworthy workplace where you can develop in your work and grow as a person. Welcome with your application!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Welfare Gävle operates both in-house and through external providers. As a Contract Coordinator, you will be a central contact point and responsible for coordinating questions and matters between external providers and Welfare Gävle.

You will have a varied role with many points of contact, where you contribute to development, quality, and effective agreements that make a difference for Gävle's residents. The role involves influencing, driving improvements, and supporting change initiatives while developing your skills in procurement and contract management.

Your tasks include:

• Coordinating and managing inquiries from external providers
• Ensuring internal collaboration towards external providers
• Evaluating applications according to the Freedom of Choice Act (LOV)
• Managing contracts and participating in procurements
• Ongoing administration and record-keeping
• Introduction and training of new external providers
• Participating in follow-ups of external providers and internal/external meetings
• Administering digital systems and tools

QUALIFICATIONS

In the role of Contract Coordinator, you will work in a varied position with many points of contact, both internally and externally. You can influence how our agreements and services develop over time. With us, you will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills in procurement, contract management, and legislation while driving improvements and supporting change initiatives.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A high school diploma from the social sciences, natural sciences, or economics program, or a post-secondary/university education in, for example, social work or behavioral science, or another education that the employer deems relevant for the position
• Experience in record-keeping and administrative processing
• Education and/or several years of experience working with legislation related to: The Public Procurement Act (LOU) and/or the Freedom of Choice Act (LOV)

It is an advantage if you have experience with any procurement system, preferably from Kommers. Additionally, if you have good computer skills and can use SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook, it is desirable. Experience in healthcare and social services, such as home care, is also an advantage.

To succeed in this role, you are:

• A confident person who has the ability to create and maintain good relationships both internally and externally
• You are good at collaborating with people in different contexts and find it easy to get along with individuals at various levels
• Unpretentious and have good collaborative skills with a focus on the common goal
• Have a good ability to present and communicate information, including presentations, lectures, and training
• Can communicate clearly, confidently, and credibly, adapted to the audience and situation
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to see opportunities in changes
• Have a coaching and attentive approach that creates trust and supports the development of others

We offer a work environment where your expertise is valued, your engagement makes a difference, and where you contribute daily to creating safety and quality for Gävle's residents. We place great importance on personal suitability.

You are important to us! As an employee of Gävle municipality, you have:

• Generous vacation terms, and as a new employee, you also have the right to paid vacation during your first year of employment
• Compensation for wellness and exercise when you have been employed for more than three months
• Several different insurances through our collective agreements, including sickness insurance and occupational injury insurance.

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To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Gävle municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via Visma Recruit, not via email or paper format.

Gävle municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area. Therefore, if you also speak Finnish in addition to our other competency requirements, it can be an asset.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Gävle municipality has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.