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No workday is the same at Växjö Municipality. Sometimes we take care of the small things and sometimes the really big ones. Regardless, it means a workday that truly matters. We are over 7,000 employees working together to create a good day, every day.

With us, you have the opportunity to make a difference while growing and developing. There is a wide range of professions and career opportunities, all of which contribute to building and creating our future Växjö. Do you want to share our workday?

Work for a good day. Every day.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Department of Work and Welfare is on an exciting journey with a focus on the transition to future social services. To strengthen our work towards a more knowledge-based and sustainable social service, our support functions are also being developed. The Development Unit at the Department for Support and Development is therefore in an important phase of change. To enable close and sustainable leadership, the unit is being divided into two new units: the Development Unit and Digitalization and Development. The work to shape responsibilities, assignments, and employee groups is ongoing, and we are now looking for two unit managers who want to lead this development forward.

As the unit manager for the Development Unit, you will lead a group of business developers, administrative secretaries, and caseworkers. Together, you will drive strategic and operational support and develop a structure for prioritization, resources, and follow-up. The unit is responsible for, among other things, planning and decision support, analysis and follow-up, needs and change work, quality work, committee administration, local supply, security, and crisis preparedness. The assignment also involves driving development needs in close collaboration with the operations and other stakeholders.

As the unit manager for Digitalization and Development, you will lead a group of business developers and system administrators. You will establish and develop the new unit responsible for digitalization, innovation and AI, IT coordination, system administration, and information security. You will lead the daily work and drive both strategic and operational processes forward. An important part of the assignment is to strengthen data-driven business development to improve planning, management, and resource use. Together, and in close collaboration with others, you will develop and further develop digital solutions. The assignment also involves driving development needs in dialogue with various stakeholders.

As a unit manager, you have operational, financial, personnel, and work environment responsibilities.

We offer you:

• a stimulating and developing role where you have great opportunity to influence, shape, and further develop working methods, processes, and collaboration
• professional development and support in your leadership role
• close cooperation with colleagues and employees

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• relevant higher education
• experience in leadership
• experience in developing operations - through digitalization, needs and/or change work
• ability to coordinate, plan, and follow up development and support initiatives

We would also like you to have:

• work experience in the respective area
• knowledge of the social services' mission
• good understanding of municipal operations and/or experience of working in a politically governed organization

You value high quality in both your own and the group's work. You create structure and order and see digitalization as a natural tool for developing operations and making a real difference for citizens.

You build and nurture relationships, collaborate easily with others, and combine a strategic perspective with an operational commitment to change and improvement work. As a leader, you are clear and inclusive and create engagement, security, and participation in the group.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

OTHER

The Department of Work and Welfare is responsible for, among other things, individual and family care, labor market and employment, adult education, integration and refugee reception, family law, support for people with disabilities, and budget and debt counseling.

In this recruitment, we ask you to attach or fill in your CV. The personal letter is replaced by a number of questions that you answer in connection with your application.

As part of the selection process, we use personality and problem-solving tests. Tests are sent via email after the application deadline to candidates who meet the job's requirements. The results are then weighed together with the application documents in the selection of candidates who are invited for an interview.

Initial interviews are scheduled for March 4 and 6. Final interviews are scheduled for March 16.

Employees of Växjö Municipality should reflect the diversity present in the municipality. We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, and ethnicity.

As a permanent employee, you will generally be placed in our organization in case of war.