Do You Want to Contribute to Our Future Håbo, a Municipality for Life?

Håbo Municipality is part of Sweden's most important growth regions, right in the heart of Mälardalen with Stockholm around the corner.

Together, we continue to build on the good and sustainable society by taking advantage of growth and building an attractive, sustainable, and modern municipality.

About the Workplace

Håbo Municipality is an attractive place to live, work, and thrive. We have six departments and over 1,700 employees. To meet growth, the municipality's operations need to collaborate and together create the best conditions for good welfare and service towards all our residents and businesses.

The Secretariat Department is part of the municipal management administration and works on behalf of the municipal board. The administration is part of the municipal board with associated functions such as secretariat, finance, HR, payroll, communication and growth, procurement, and security and preparedness. The unit Contact Center and Internal Services is organized under the secretariat.

Your Responsibilities

As the head of the secretariat department, we offer you a developing and exciting job. You will be involved in, and have the opportunity to develop several administrative processes in the municipality. As the head of the secretariat, you will be responsible for operations, work environment, budget, and personnel for the department, which includes investigators, municipal lawyers, municipal secretaries, registrars, ombudsmen for the elderly and disabled, archivists, and unit managers for the Contact Center and Internal Services.

You also have a very important development responsibility for the function's main processes such as board administration, legal matters, operational systems, investigative work, public access and confidentiality, and general elections.

Continuing the development of new work processes based on the municipality's ambitions regarding digitalization and improved service is a current focus area.

As the head of the secretariat, your immediate supervisor is the municipal director, and you are part of the management group led by the municipal director. In this role, you will participate in both the municipal board and the municipal council.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• a university degree with a focus on law, public administration, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
• several years of experience in the operational area and experience working with the management of central processes in a politically governed municipal operation.
• very good knowledge of the Local Government Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.

We are looking for someone who

As a person, you are clear, communicative, and development-oriented with a very good ability to express yourself both verbally and in writing. You are a flexible and responsible manager who values a good working climate. You find it easy to plan, organize, and prioritize work effectively. You are good at building and developing relationships with employees, colleagues, and politically and union-elected representatives. As a leader, you are a role model, show care, and inspire and motivate your employees. You are clear in your leadership style and have a coaching approach. You lead with trust, delegate with confidence, and create engagement by showing direction and meaning. You value collaboration and contribute to a culture where we work together for the municipality's and residents' best interests. Your ambition is to continue developing your leadership both individually and together with others.

The position is classified in a security class, which means that a security review with a background check will be conducted according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) before employment. Employment is contingent upon a successful security review. The position requires Swedish citizenship.

In the recruitment process, we place great emphasis on personal qualities. As part of the recruitment process, tests and work samples will be applied.

Håbo Municipality offers the opportunity for remote work.

About Håbo Municipality

Håbo Municipality is surrounded by Lake Mälaren with proximity to both vibrant countryside and city life. The central town of Bålsta is located between Stockholm, Uppsala, Enköping, and Västerås. In Håbo, you can live, work, and thrive. You can also commute in almost all directions and quickly reach four cities within less than an hour by bus, train, or commuter train. The area's rich and varied natural and cultural history provides good opportunities for outdoor life and leisure.

Here, you also find proximity in everyday life, with short distances between colleagues, operations, and decisions. As part of Håbo Municipality, you contribute to an important societal mission and create value for the residents of Håbo every day. We are about 1,700 employees who together drive the municipality's operations forward. We are building a workplace where trust, collaboration, and learning are at the center.

With us, you will be involved and grow in a work environment that promotes both development and job satisfaction.