Vacant job

Job Responsibilities

We are now looking for a unit manager for the IT, secretariat, and internal administrative support unit belonging to the governance and support department.

The unit includes strategic and operational IT, the administration's secretariat function including archives, committee secretaries, and registrars, security, fire protection, and property issues, as well as internal administrative support. The area of responsibility in the role may be adjusted to some extent. Other units in the department are HR and communication, as well as preparation and analysis. You will lead various professions and create conditions for them to perform their work. As the head of the unit, you will often stand behind the group, but when necessary, you need to step forward.

You will be part of a management team consisting of all support functions within the administration. As the unit manager for labor market and adult education, you need to be a clear employer representative who recognizes the importance of and works to ensure that both internal and external communication functions effectively.

In your role, together with other unit managers and department heads within the support functions, you will actively work to develop the administration's management and support processes. A large part of your job involves listening to the needs of the operations and working closely with both your own unit and the department's employees, as well as the administration as a whole, to achieve the set goals and results for labor market and adult education. You will have personnel, budget, and operational responsibility.

You, together with the employees in the unit, will carry out the unit's assignments and support other operations within the administration with your combined expertise, while smoothly supporting the ongoing development within the administration as a whole.

Qualifications

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree (180 credits or equivalent) in a relevant field as assessed by the employer, and documented managerial experience where personnel, budget, operational responsibility, and systematic work environment management have been involved. You need to have experience leading various professions, primarily within IT.

You should have experience in information security work and digitization, as well as experience working in a politically governed organization. Additionally, we see that you have previous work experience in developing and ensuring working methods, with experience in developing support function roles being meritorious. It is a requirement that you are fluent in both written and spoken Swedish and English. We consider it an advantage if you have experience with process-oriented working methods and experience in collaboration, partnership cooperation, and responsibility for systematic work environment.

You should have a good overview of your area of responsibility and take into account different perspectives to stay updated on the external environment, in order to create and maintain relevant networks.

You need to be collaborative, listening, and showing interest while understanding the common mission and working to make it as good as possible. Together with your management team, you will develop plans and goals, which you will work towards and follow up with the support of your department head. At the same time, we see that you are independent and have the ability to make your own decisions within the framework of your assignment, taking responsibility for your tasks and driving the work forward.

As a person, you need to be structured, planning, organizing, and prioritizing work effectively. You need to keep in mind that your work affects other people within the organization, both employees and managers. In your role, you contribute to a good work environment and work towards a cohesion that creates a team spirit within the administration.

Other

A background check may be conducted during the recruitment process.

The labor market and adult education offer a workplace in continuous development. We work for a health-promoting and good work environment and offer flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and cycling benefits. For us, diversity is seen as a strength in our common mission. We recruit based on a competency-based recruitment process to ensure a fair and equitable recruitment.

For your interview, you need to bring your passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EEA. This is to ensure your identity and confirm that you have the right to work in Sweden.

Would you like to know more about us? Please visit our page on LinkedIn. LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/arbetsmarknad-och-vuxenutbildning-g%C3%B6teborgs-stad/)

For this recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and therefore kindly decline further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

About Us

In Gothenburg, everyone should be able to grow. Freely and independently. This requires more people to gain skills that match the labor market's needs. And thereby jobs, self-sufficiency, and the opportunity to contribute to society. Regardless of how the journey looks, everyone should have a place in our city. That is why the administration for labor market and adult education exists.

We see every person's potential and open pathways forward. By coordinating Gothenburg City's labor market initiatives and ensuring municipal adult education, we set direction and serve as a hub for collaboration. Together with engaged entrepreneurs, academia, international companies, civil society, and other parts of the city, we work with combined strength towards common goals. This is how we strengthen people and one of Sweden's largest labor markets. We open opportunities every day.

Now we are looking for you who want to make a difference!