Strategist for the Quality and Follow-up Unit

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Preschool Administration is a young administration with extensive collective knowledge and competence that builds the future. Tens of thousands of children attend preschools in Stockholm. Their everyday lives and their future are our mission. We strive for the best possible preschool experience and therefore maintain contact with all those who operate preschools in Stockholm's eleven districts – whether they are municipal or privately operated.

We have nearly 80 employees working in many different areas of expertise such as supervision and licensing, law, economics, and development in all areas of preschool. We offer a workplace with great commitment and good opportunities to influence your work. Our office is located on Kaplansbacken in Kungsholmen.

The Department for City-wide Development is growing, and we are now looking for two strategists for the Quality and Follow-up Unit.

Welcome to us

The Department for City-wide Development is responsible for leading and coordinating city-wide and systematic quality work based on the city’s budget documents and identified development needs. The department supports the quality work of the district administrations to create increased equity in education and teaching in the city's preschools. We consist of two units, the Quality and Follow-up Unit and the Research and Development Unit, as well as department-wide resources in the form of administrators, strategists, and lawyers who support the department as a whole. Our responsibility includes both operational development and competence development. The Quality and Follow-up Unit currently consists of four employees and has a strong focus on developing and following up on the city-wide systematic quality work. Within the department, we are also responsible for networks and forums for development that are based on close cooperation with both district administrations, professional administrations, and external actors. The Preschool Administration has three additional departments;

• Authority Department
• Department for Economics and Governance
• Department for Management Support and IT

At the Preschool Administration, we collaborate between departments to ensure that our work provides the best possible service and development to all preschools in Stockholm.

We offer

A workplace where you have the opportunity to help develop a department that will be at the forefront of preschool development. Together, we take responsibility for well-executed work and delivering results. You will contribute your expertise and experience based on assigned tasks within the framework of the unit.

In addition, a large network within the City of Stockholm, good professional development opportunities, flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and the possibility of vacation exchange are also offered.

Read more about our benefits here: https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/ (https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/)

With us, you will contribute to a preschool where children's right to an equitable education is always in focus.

Your role

Together with other colleagues within the unit, department, and the administration as a whole, you will work strategically with preschool quality issues. This means being responsible for and conducting investigations and follow-ups assigned both based on the municipal council's budget and identified areas for development.

The assignment requires very close collaboration and exchange between the units in the department as their respective assignments are closely interconnected. The assignment also requires close cooperation with district administrations and other professional administrations through working groups, reference groups, and operational dialogues that you either lead or actively participate in.

The assignment also includes staying well-informed about research and development in the preschool area and having contact and collaboration with external actors such as the region or other municipalities.

The tasks include, in addition to the above-mentioned general assignments, a particular focus on, in collaboration with district administrations, driving and coordinating issues related to quality and follow-up.

Your competence and experience

We are now looking for you who have:

• relevant university degree, for example in pedagogy or social sciences
• solid experience in leading projects, qualified investigations, and operational development at an overarching administrative level or equivalent
• several years of current experience in driving and developing systematic quality work
• good ability to express yourself well in Swedish in both speech and writing.

For this position, it is advantageous if you have:

• experience in a similar strategic role in a politically governed organization
• experience in preparing matters for committees such as service statements, memos, or reports.

You are development-oriented and self-driven. You have a good ability to collaborate and to plan strategically, both short- and long-term with a focus on goals and results. You are resilient, meaning you are stable and remain motivated and effective even in the face of setbacks or obstacles until results are achieved and have strategies for recovery. You have good communication skills, which means you are clear, adapt to the recipient and situation, and are comfortable speaking in front of a group.

In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on the above-mentioned competencies, personal suitability, and commitment to the position.

Do you recognize yourself in the above description? Does this sound challenging and exciting? Then we want to know more about you, welcome with your application!

Other

We recruit without a personal letter to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences requested for this role. In assessing your application, we will base it on your CV and a number of questions you will need to answer when applying for the position. Applications must be in Swedish. The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at ensuring each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.