Vacant job

We are looking for a driven Unit Manager who wants to lead our unique operations within Region Gotland. At our unit, county council, municipal, and public transport authority tasks are combined, offering a fantastic opportunity to work with a holistic perspective and influence the development of the entire island of Gotland.

Your Responsibilities

As Unit Manager, you will have strategic and operational leadership responsibility for the unit, including accountability for personnel, economy, and working environment. You will lead and develop a competent team of eight employees, conduct performance and salary reviews, plan competence development, and create a pleasant workplace where employees thrive and operations function well. You report to the Department Manager and are part of the department's management group, where you actively contribute to the department's continued development.

The role also involves close cooperation with political leadership, where public transport is an important area of development for the governing politics. You will have the opportunity to influence the overarching societal planning process, from sustainability programs and master planning to acute operational issues. The unit is responsible for both general and special public transport, including medical travel, transport service, and school buses, meaning your expertise is needed at all stages of planning and implementation.

An important part of the role is procurement and follow-up of agreements with contractors who perform both general and special public transport. This entails responsibility for contract controls and ensuring the quality and compliance of agreements.

Who are you?

We are looking for you with a university education, equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree, in economics, societal planning, or a corresponding field, or other education that, in combination with experience, can be assessed as equivalent. You have experience in managerial and leadership roles, and it is an advantage if you have experience from the public transport sector and/or have worked in a politically governed organization, as well as experience in leading process development and quality work.

As a person, you possess strong personal maturity that provides a stable foundation for both strategic and operational decisions. You have well-developed social skills and easily create a trust-based collaborative climate, while your communication is clear and purposeful. Good financial awareness means responsible budget and cost management, while strategic ability makes it possible to set long-term goals and identify risks and opportunities. Finally, you have a holistic view that sees the entire operation as a cooperating whole, which is crucial for developing sustainable and attractive public transport on Gotland.

We welcome your application!

Why choose Region Gotland?

We are the island's largest employer – with over 200 different professions and 7,000 employees in Sweden's only combined region and municipality. Together, we are developing a sustainable, safe, and prosperous Gotland for everyone who lives on and visits the island.

Gotland has a rich cultural life, magnificent nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to call Gotland their home, year-round. Are you not one of us yet, but curious to become one? Read more about life on the island at www.gotland.com/flytta-hit (http://www.gotland.com/flytta-hit).

We value our employees and are proud of our benefits. Please read more at www.gotland.se/formaner (http://www.gotland.se/formaner).

On the Instagram account @viarregiongotland, you can follow our employees and see the breadth of our various operations.

How we recruit

We work according to a competency-based recruitment method and therefore place great emphasis on personal suitability in accordance with the competencies described in the advertisement. In this way, we also actively work to counter discrimination.

We are keen on safety and quality in our recruitments, and you may therefore be subject to checks prior to employment. If relevant, you will receive more information from the recruiter. ID documents and personal certificates must always be presented.

The position will be filled provided it does not need to be offered to employees with preferential rights.