Group Manager for National Support

Do you want to take the next step as a leader and be the bridge between knowledge and support funds while helping to develop new working methods? Then this may be the job you are looking for!

At Tillväxtverket, we work for competitive companies and sustainable development throughout Sweden. We offer knowledge, networks, and investment opportunities. This provides direct benefits to companies and also creates conditions for businesses, municipalities, and regions to meet future challenges. Tillväxtverket is a national authority with regional presence in nine locations.

The National Development Support unit is responsible for support funds in national government assignments and contributes to quality and efficiency to create the greatest possible benefit for the authority's target groups.

About the position

As the group manager for national support, you will be responsible for support that is not EU funds together with your employees. The group manager has personnel responsibility for employees, including employee and salary discussions. The group manager is responsible for the operational work, planning, and development of the group. The group manager participates in dialogue with clients about new assignments if the assignments involve funds that are to reach one of the authority's target groups. The group manager is responsible for developing working methods and tools together with other units within the authority.

Your workplace will be at one of the following offices: Arjeplog, Luleå, Östersund, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, or Örebro.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A degree from a university or college, preferably in a social science-related field.
• Experience in leading others.
• Several years of experience working with projects and programs in the areas of regional and local development, business development, and/or cohesion policy.
• Experience from public administration.

The following are merits:

• Leadership training
• Experience in developing operations and working methods.
• Experience in cross-organizational collaboration.

As a person, we are looking for someone who is results-oriented, has an easy time collaborating, possesses excellent communication skills, and has a high level of personal maturity to set boundaries when necessary.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

We expect you to live up to our employee and manager policy, which expresses the expectations we have for all employees.

We assume that you share our values, which are the state’s core values. These values unite all state employees, regardless of activity and profession. The core values aim to create an administration that is efficient, legally secure, and free from corruption and abuse of power.

Employment form and application deadline

The position is a permanent employment. We apply a 6-month probationary period.

The application deadline is March 11.

More information and contact

For more information about the tasks, you are welcome to contact unit manager Annika Rosing, phone 08-681 92 92. Questions about the recruitment process will be answered by HR partner Sara Påhlsson [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) phone 08-681 94 62.

Union representatives

ST: contact person, Robert Berggren, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Saco: contact person, Susanna Lindbom, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Both can be reached by phone via the switchboard number 08-681 91 00.

We work based on competence, and the recruitment process will include selection questions, possible tests, interviews, and reference checks.

If you have protected personal data, we ask you to contact the HR partner in this recruitment.

We are centrally located in modern premises where you can choose your workspace based on your tasks. Tillväxtverket strives for a working method where digital and technical solutions facilitate daily work. Here you can read about the employment conditions and benefits we offer.

Tillväxtverket aims to harness the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity bring to the organization. We strive for a work environment where every employee is given the opportunity to balance professional and private life.

Welcome with your application to create your and Sweden's future!

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