Vacant job

We are looking for an engaged CEO with high competence, strong commitment, and a focus on the community. Are you a communicative, strategic, and brave leader who is inspired by challenges and sees opportunities to develop our operations? With us, you will have the chance to make a real difference – for our residents, visitors, employees, and the community at large.

You will lead a team of dedicated employees. We offer a visible role in an organization with short decision-making paths and high engagement. We are driven by the desire to challenge, develop, and support children, youth, adults, and the elderly, contribute to an active leisure time, and create hope for the future. Everything we do is done with heart and care.

Tillberga Neighborhood Service (TGS) is an economic association that, on behalf of the city of Västerås, conducts citizen governance and community service in the district of Tillberga. We are responsible for libraries, elderly homes, open preschool, meeting places, swimming and sports halls, as well as leisure clubs and community centers. We also run Västerås's largest independent preschool, restaurant, group homes, and maintain exercise trails and parks.

Our focus is to create an attractive and sustainable environment to live and thrive in together with residents, community organizations, and partners.

Since 2000, we have managed housing governed by LSS legislation. Additionally, we have been operating an elderly home and service house with 18 places since 1993.

We have a strong focus on collaboration between our operations. In this role, you will therefore work to implement projects between people with disabilities and the elderly, as well as preschools, leisure clubs, swimming halls/sports halls, libraries, open preschools, and our meeting place.

The role of CEO

As CEO, you have the overall responsibility for operations, finance, and organization. You report to the board and translate the association's goals and long-term strategy into concrete results. You follow up on goals and report monthly to the board.

You lead and coach our managers so that both the operations and the employees develop. You have the support of an experienced and dedicated management team consisting of managers, business developers, and payroll & HR responsible, as well as about 100 engaged employees.

Your main areas of responsibility:

• Lead and develop the organization and management team
• Represent the association towards the city, civil society, members, partners, and other stakeholders
• Ensure good financial governance, budget follow-up, and operational control
• Ensure compliance with regulations and good governance (governing documents, routines, follow-up)
• Drive prioritized development and improvement initiatives in line with the association's goals and strategy

Why TGS?

Community mission with real impact – you contribute directly to quality of life and local development

Great trust and mandate from the board and clients

Overall responsibility for a unique breadth of operations where both strategy and operational presence are needed

Security and commitment – stable staff group and strong local anchoring

Your main areas of responsibility

• Lead and develop the organization and management team
• Represent the association towards the city, civil society, members, partners, and other stakeholders
• Ensure good financial governance with budget follow-up and operational control
• Ensure regulatory compliance and good governance (governing documents, routines, follow-up)
• Drive prioritized development and improvement initiatives in line with the association's goals and strategy

You have competence

• Documented experience in a leadership position, preferably as CEO or equivalent
• Experience leading complex operations with multiple tasks and stakeholders
• Good understanding of operational governance, follow-up, and finance
• Ability to work strategically as well as operationally and switch between the two
• You are well-versed in applicable laws, regulations, and directives

Personal qualities

• You are a secure, clear, and relationship-building leader with high integrity. You communicate clearly, create engagement and trust, and enjoy quickly immersing yourself in new situations. You are structured, analytical, and decisive, and you can lead the organization through change and improvement.
• You are a present leader, both physically in the operations and in communication and interaction.
• You have good IT skills.
• You have excellent knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious

• Experience from the education or healthcare sector or other publicly related operations
• Experience in association governance, membership organizations, or assignments at the municipal/regional level
• Familiarity with close collaboration with the board and external partners

Application process

The recruiting board together with HR responsible, Jessica Söderberg, 021-81 65 06, [email protected], is happy to answer questions about the position. We of course follow collective agreements with associated benefits. With us, you will have access to wellness benefits and other physical activities.

Welcome with your application to [email protected]. Mark your application with “CEO”.

The selection is ongoing. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter. In the cover letter, we would like you to motivate why you are suitable for this position.

The position may be filled before the application deadline has expired. Interviews are conducted continuously. Apply now!

Employment form: Permanent employment

Scope: Full-time 100% or by agreement

Start date: By agreement

Application deadline: 2026-02-28

We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement, thank you!

More about us

Tillberga Neighborhood has been working for the best of Tillberga since 1993 with heart and care – to manage a community where everyone can feel a sense of belonging, participation, and have an active leisure time. We work to challenge, educate, and support, contribute to an active leisure time, and break loneliness. Above all, we want to create hope for the future and work for a socially sustainable Tillberga.

With 100 employees, we run preschools, elderly homes, libraries, open preschools, neighborhood events, restaurants, youth centers, group homes, swimming pools, and sports facilities. All our operations are permeated by our work for social sustainability, volunteer involvement, and collaboration with local community organizations. All our profits are reinvested in the operations.

Tillberga Neighborhood won the award for Cooperative of the Year in Sweden in 2021. Our elderly home ranked tenth among elderly homes in Sweden in the Social Board's survey in 2019.