Welcome to work with us at the County Administrative Board of Dalarna!

We collaborate with various actors in the county and work towards the vision “Together for the future of Dalarna”. We are an important link between the county and the government, parliament, and central authorities. We address issues related to the environment, nature, climate, community planning, social sustainability, preparedness, and much more. Our activities benefit the entire society. We now want your help to make the County Administrative Board even better.

With us, there are good opportunities to combine private life with work life through flexible working methods and several appreciated benefits such as remote work up to 49.9%, long vacations, 28, 31, or 35 days depending on age, and salary exchange. Read more about our activities and benefits at Work with us, County Administrative Board of Dalarna (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/dalarna/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss.html).

Description

The County Administrative Board of Dalarna is looking for a manager for the Wildlife Unit, which is one of four units in the Department of Nature Conservation.

The unit consists of 12 employees including the manager, of which about half work as nature monitors in the field and half as administrative officers. The unit is responsible for administering the management of elk and red deer populations, leading the regional management of large predators including inventory, in some cases granting permits for protective hunting, deciding on grants for damage prevention measures, compensating for damage caused by wildlife and large birds, and informing about wildlife and hunting legislation. The Wildlife Unit also has close cooperation with the county's Wildlife Management Delegation, which makes decisions on overarching and strategic issues for the county's wildlife management.

Responsibilities

As the unit manager, you are responsible for planning and leading the work, prioritizing and ensuring the quality of the unit's processes, and you are the manager of the unit's employees. You are responsible for budget and resource allocation, both financially and personally, and have a responsibility for the work environment. Furthermore, you are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the operations and ensuring that the unit works in accordance with the state value base and that the County Administrative Board's governing documents are followed.

As the manager of the Wildlife Unit, you will find yourself in public debates, as well as often in the media, representing the authority's role and mission. Your immediate supervisor is the department head Anna Carlsson.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Academic degree from a university or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position.
• Experience as a manager and/or leader with personnel responsibility.
• Experience working strategically and process-oriented with operational planning, monitoring, and development as well as with employees' work environment.
• Good communicator with a positive attitude and good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Driver's license B.
• Swedish citizenship, as the position is security classified.

Meritorious

• Education in wildlife/ecology/population ecology.
• Experience as a manager and/or leader with personnel responsibility within a government agency.
• Experience in authority exercise, e.g., processing and/or wildlife management.
• Good knowledge of the regulations governing hunting and wildlife management.
• Experience working with issues related to large predators.
• Experience collaborating with various interest groups.
• Experience leading remotely.

Personal qualities

• You are a good leader.
• You are a structured administrator.
• You are attentive, empathetic, and open to other people, their differences, work environment, and competence.
• You are focused on collaboration.

Conditions

Interviews are tentatively scheduled to begin during week 10, 2026. The County Administrative Board applies a probationary employment.

The County Administrative Board of Dalarna works to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and to provide equal opportunities for all. We welcome inquiries from those interested in the job, but we decline offers from those selling advertising and recruitment services.

The County Administrative Board of Dalarna has an important coordinating role during societal disturbances, and thus all employees are included in the crisis and war organization. Some of our positions are security classified, which means that a security check will be conducted before employment.

We can offer relocation services through recruitment guides in Dalarna.