For a Living Kiruna

One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we often say. We are the caregivers holding grandma's hand and the teacher helping little brother read his first words. We are the childcare worker helping someone grow every day and the social worker doing what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant providing freedom and the librarian bringing literature close. We are the home support staff driving to the villages in snowstorms like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of competencies, thousands of people, and generations of experience that together secure, care for, inspire, teach, save lives, think innovatively, move cities, support each other, and take care of people. With pride and care. From mountains to city. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, humanity, and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what matters?

The Leisure Unit

The Leisure Unit is part of the leisure and service department within the municipal management of Kiruna municipality. We are responsible for the operation of all the municipality's leisure and sports facilities and have an important societal mission where the public interest is significant.

In our daily work, we meet the citizens of Kiruna of all ages and contribute to a meaningful and active leisure time. The swimming and leisure activities encompass a total of about 40 employees, of which around 20 work within the leisure unit.

We are in an exciting and developing phase where both our organization and our facilities are undergoing change. Together with engaged and competent employees, we work to develop the operations and make a real difference for the residents of Kiruna.

We are now looking for an operational unit manager for the operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the unit manager for the Leisure Unit, you are organizationally subordinate to the department head for leisure, service, and AME/integration within the municipal management. You have personnel responsibility for about 20 employees and are responsible for leading, coordinating, and developing the leisure unit's operations.

You lead the operational activities with the support of a well-established and engaged supervisory organization at our larger facilities. A central part of your assignment is to create good conditions for the employees through the right resources, clear goals, and present leadership.

Several of our operations are important meeting places for the residents of Kiruna and also constitute a significant resource for a growing tourism industry. The role therefore requires an outgoing and responsive working method, where you collaborate with both citizens, associations, and businesses.

As a unit manager, you are part of the department's management group and are expected to contribute both to the development of your own unit and to the department's joint work. The focus is on quality development, more efficient working methods, and long-term operational development in an organization with a broad societal mission.

Kiruna municipality is a politically governed organization, where political decisions set the framework for operations. In the role of unit manager, you have an important function in ensuring that the municipal management has relevant, correct, and well-founded information before decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with post-secondary education in a relevant field for the position, or other education and/or work experience that the employer deems equivalent. Documented leadership training is an advantage.

You have previous experience working as a manager or leader and are accustomed to personnel and budget responsibility. It is advantageous if you have experience in workplace safety and/or security issues as well as work within the public sector, politically governed operations, and/or collaboration with the association sector.

The position has a clear focus on operational management of the leisure operations. This requires good customer service, professional hospitality, and a strong sense of service.

Excellent knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement. In the role of expert in the operational area, you will be an important support to the management in the department's assignments, including by preparing and presenting service documents and decision materials to the municipal management.

You work in a way that creates engagement and contributes to the development of others. You are service-oriented and have the ability to handle both long-term and short-term strategic issues.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities. To succeed in the role, we see that you are confident in your leadership, have the ability to lead, drive, and develop operations, as well as develop and motivate your employees. You enjoy working independently, are flexible, solution-oriented, and creative. Personal suitability is highly valued.

We apply a fixed-term management agreement in combination with a permanent employment within the municipality.

OTHER

To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the guiding principles.

We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, ensuring that you as an employee achieve a good balance between work and leisure.

We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the opportunity to salary exchange for days off.

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming employees from different backgrounds and working to ensure our workplaces are accessible to all. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is advantageous if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.

Kiruna municipality has made a medieval for this recruitment and therefore requests no contact with advertisement sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.