Welcome to Sundsvall Municipality!

Sundsvall Municipality is one of Northern Sweden's largest employers with around 8,000 employees and over 300 professions. Together, we fulfill one of the most important missions in society – to create benefit and value for residents, businesses, and future generations. Regardless of the activity, we work towards the same goal: to be a great place to live, work, and thrive.

We are currently in an exciting phase of development. We are a pioneer in digital development and artificial intelligence, leading the work to create smart solutions for the future public sector.

Sundsvall plays a central role in the green transition in Northern Sweden. We are convinced that the right places for this transition are here. As a municipality, we are preparing to grow by preparing land, creating new educational opportunities, marketing the municipality, and welcoming new residents from around the world.

Build the future with us!

Take the chance to apply for the Trainee Sundsvallsregionen program.

Here you will have the opportunity to work in your field of study, build networks for the future, and gain both personal and professional development. As a trainee, you will have a defined role but also the opportunity to see the breadth of professions, assignments, and career paths within the public sector. This is a great opportunity for you who are at the beginning of your career. Additionally, you will work to contribute to society by creating high-quality welfare.

About the Trainee Program

For nine months, you will work approximately 80 percent with your employer on the tasks included in the trainee position. In your work, you will have the support of an experienced mentor. The remaining time, you will participate with other trainees in a development program. The program provides you with knowledge about how municipalities, regions, and government agencies are organized, as well as deepening your understanding of areas that are cornerstones of the organizations, such as sustainability, economics, crisis management, and community building.

During four weeks, you will have what is called a broadening period. This means you will be a trainee in one of the other organizations included in the program to gain broader insight. At the end of the program, we will assess the conditions of the organization and your interest in continued employment.

The following employers are part of the Trainee Sundsvallsregionen: Sundsvall Municipality, Hudiksvall Municipality, Härnösand Municipality, Timrå Municipality, Ånge Municipality, Nordanstig Municipality, and SPV (the state pension agency). You can find more information at https://traineesundsvallsregionen.se/ (https://traineesundsvallsregionen.se/)

Your New Workplace

You will be part of an engaged and competent team that is passionate about community service and development. The work takes place in an inspiring and creative environment where we together develop the library's operations.

In preparation for the development of Sundsvall Municipality's new library plan, which is to be adopted before 2028, we want to deepen our understanding of how residents experience our services and our service. As a business developer, you will play a central role in this work by planning and conducting surveys, analyzing results, and contributing with materials that strengthen the library's continued development based on citizens' needs and perspectives. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the team at the Culture Magazine library and local libraries.

Job Responsibilities

As a trainee in business development focusing on evaluation and citizen dialogue at Sundsvall City Library, you will work with:

• Conducting quantitative and qualitative customer surveys and contributing with UX methods and proposals for new working methods.
• Analyzing survey results and generating insights to improve our service.
• Collaborating with library staff and actively contributing to the development of the operations.

Qualifications

You have a degree in a field that the employer deems relevant for the assignment. At the time of application, your academic degree should be no more than three years old, and you should be able to present your diploma. You are fluent in Swedish, both spoken and written.

For us, the most important thing is that you have a genuine interest in the described tasks and a commitment to social issues, as well as a desire to work with us to create the welfare of the future.

Personal Qualities

You are self-driven and take responsibility for planning, structuring, and driving your work forward. You are flexible and can adapt to changing conditions without losing focus or quality. You build good relationships, are attentive, and clear in your communication. Furthermore, you thrive in collaboration and contribute to an open and developing work climate by sharing knowledge and valuing others' perspectives. Great emphasis is placed on personal qualities.

About the Recruitment Process

As a first step in the recruitment process, we use Hubert.ai to conduct a structured and fair interview. After your application, you will receive an email with a link to a digital interview that takes about 20 minutes. Please note that it may take a day before the link arrives.

Based on the responses, a number of candidates will proceed to a personality test, the results of which will form the basis for the continued selection.

Good to Know

Are you interested in reading more about Sundsvall? Visit www.sundsvall.se (http://www.sundsvall.se) or if you are interested in what it would be like to live and work in Sundsvall, you can read more on.

We strive for a drug-free work environment, and drug testing may occur upon hiring of personnel. We apply smoke-free working hours.

In Sundsvall Municipality, we embrace diversity and welcome employees from various backgrounds. We value the benefits that gender balance and diversity bring to our operations and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to all.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and facilitate good communication with our applicants, we ask you to apply for the position through the link in this advertisement.

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