Project Manager for Training Initiatives at the Competence Center for Disabilities and Social Psychiatry

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Social Administration of the City of Stockholm has an overarching and coordinating role for social services' individual and family care and disability area. Here, we create good conditions to meet residents in need of social services support. In close collaboration with the district administrations, we contribute to a modern, digital, legally secure, equal, and knowledge-based social service, and we have a strong focus on development. Within the administration, a wide range of support measures are offered to the city's residents, and the offerings change based on the needs of Stockholmers and the wishes of the district administrations. The work often takes place in close cooperation with other authorities, civil society, and the business community. The Social Administration is also responsible for the city's serving and tobacco permits and conducts supervision.

Welcome to us

We are now looking for a project manager for training initiatives at the Competence Center for Disabilities and Social Psychiatry!

With us, you will be part of the area of expertise in disabilities and social psychiatry, which includes about 40 employees and four managers.

Within the unit, we are 17 employees and one manager, and in the workgroup you belong to, three project managers, one administrator, and one group leader work closely together.

We are responsible for ensuring that the right competencies are developed based on the needs of the operations and current requirements. The work includes coordinating external trainers as well as conducting training in-house and managing and further developing our pedagogical framework.

We offer

• a development-oriented workplace focused on quality and continuous improvement
• access to high competence and experienced colleagues in disabilities and social psychiatry
• flexible hours and summer and winter working hours
• welfare benefits and the possibility of vacation exchange
• a central workplace in Stockholm.

Your role

Your tasks include:

• training employees in the disability area based on our pedagogical framework
• leading and processing networks and groups of professionals
• moderating and organizing seminars where you plan, implement, and follow up
• responsibility for practical planning before training initiatives and providing support and guidance to participants
• ensuring that the right target group is reached and that the training content meets the needs of the operations
• following up and quality assuring the implementation, content, and results of the training
• planning and conducting basic training in the pedagogical framework with varying formats and structures
• initiating training initiatives in the district administrations and conducting associated seminars
• following up with managers and operations to support implementation and ensure that knowledge is applied in practice
• communicating and training in an established model, with a requirement to have good knowledge and confidence in the method.

Your competence and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• a university degree that the employer deems relevant, such as a degree in social work or education in behavioral sciences or pedagogy
• several years of experience in the field of disabilities and/or social psychiatry
• documented pedagogical competence and experience in leading training initiatives
• experience in training workgroups in the disability area
• good knowledge of professional interaction in the area, including knowledge of communicative support
• experience in developing training materials and educational formats
• good digital competence and experience working with digital tools in educational contexts
• good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you have:

• worked with the systems Indesign and/or Adobe
• created your own training or been involved in developing a new training from scratch
• a good administrative ability and experience in independently handling administrative tasks.

In the recruitment process, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

To fit in this role, you are a self-driven and structured project manager who enjoys taking responsibility from start to finish. You have a development-oriented approach and are driven by improving processes and creating long-term value. As a person, you are communicative and clear, with the ability to engage different target groups and build trust in your collaborations. With your pedagogical insight, you can explain complex contexts in a simple and inspiring way, and you actively contribute to both the team's and the organization's development.

Other

To strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences required for this role, you do not need to attach a personal letter. In assessing your application, we will only base it on your CV and a number of questions you will answer when applying for the position. We ask that you respond concretely and succinctly to the questions, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV.

We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic background, religion or belief, disability, and age. The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.