Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that provides you with great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire working life. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will thrive with us!

About the workplace

Do you want a key role in the development of social services for Children and Youth while making a real difference for children, youth, and their families? The Children and Youth department in Uddevalla municipality is now looking for an engaged and driven business developer who wants to lead our transformation journey in connection with the new social services act.

With us, the entire social services mission for children and youth is gathered – from preventive work to authority exercise and service delivery. This gives you a unique opportunity to work strategically, long-term, and close to operations in an organization that truly wants to develop.

You will work closely with the department's management team. You will become part of a network of business developers where the focus is on analyzing quality and results for our users, translating knowledge into practice, and driving development based on the needs of the operations. Your work will largely be done in close collaboration with the business developer within the adult support department.

With us, you will receive:

• A meaningful role where you truly make a difference
• The opportunity to influence and shape the future of social services
• Close collaboration with engaged managers and colleagues
• An organization that invests in quality, development, and sustainability

Job responsibilities

As a business developer, you are a qualified support to both managers and employees. You combine strategic thinking with a practical approach and contribute to ensuring that development actually happens. In the role, you will among other things:

• Lead and drive process and business development, investigations, and improvement work
• Work with quality monitoring, analysis, and goal fulfillment
• Monitor the external environment and ensure that the department works in line with new legislation, research, and national guidelines
• Support managers and operations in both operational and strategic matters
• Coordinate and implement development projects
• Prepare and present cases to the social welfare board, including service writings and statements
• Contribute to a legally secure working method and ensure that digital solutions are used where they create benefits

Who are we looking for

We are looking for someone who thrives in a developing role where collaboration, analysis, and change management are central. You are confident in your skills, have an easy time building trust, and motivating others. You are:

• Analytical, structured, and solution-focused
• Communicative, clear, and attentive
• Independent but enjoy working with others
• Engaged, curious, and willing to think outside the box
• Used to working from a scientific basis and proven experience

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for someone who wants to actively contribute to the department's continued development.

Qualifications

• Degree in social work or another higher education that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Several years of relevant experience in authority exercise within Children and Youth
• Experience working as a business developer, project manager, strategist – or previous manager/team leader within social services.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Several years of experience from the department's areas of operation

Other

Interviews are conducted continuously – therefore do not wait to submit your application. A probationary period may be applied.

For positions where a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare on protected professional title is required, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can be considered.

Criminal record checks are conducted for all positions within the social services administration. For positions within HVB operations, an extract from the HVB home is requested. For positions aimed at children with disabilities, extracts for children with disabilities and a check of personal data are requested. For other positions within the social services administration, an extract for checking personal data is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope in connection with the check.

Criminal record - request extract www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for operations within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Keep in mind that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delaying the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application is saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document when we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone who wants to.

If you have a protected identity, do not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the ad.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those who have permanent residency. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains compiled information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, skills development, and pension.

Collective agreement information (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job ads.