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Do you have experience as a school leader, have you driven change and development work within the school system, and have you worked in state administration? Do you have strong strategic skills and can you easily adapt to new conditions? We are now looking for a manager for the Unit for Leadership and Professional Development for a fixed-term position of approximately one year. Join us and contribute to the future of schools!

About the Job

You will be the manager of the Unit for Leadership and Professional Development, which is responsible for training and school development initiatives concerning school leaders and managers at various levels. The unit's mandate includes, among other things, responsibility for the state official training for principals, education for school managers, continuing education for principals, as well as development support regarding systematic quality work and various types of change and development work. The unit also works to support the school system in preparedness and crime prevention efforts.

You lead the unit's employees and are responsible for personnel, operations, budget, and results. Together with your employees and with the support of the Swedish National Agency for Education's processes, you develop the operations so that the unit's mandate is carried out purposefully and efficiently, and you regularly monitor the results of the unit's work. The unit consists of approximately 25 employees with different competencies within the areas for which the unit is responsible.

The unit belongs to the Division for School Development, and you are part of the division's management group, working closely with your managerial colleagues. In your role, you are responsible for contributing to both the division and the agency as a whole reaching their goals. The duties also include representing the Swedish National Agency for Education externally and in the media.

Being a leader at the Swedish National Agency for Education means leading with a holistic perspective, in partnership, and in relation to the outside world. You create conditions for development and engagement, and set clear frameworks and expectations for your employees. You are a carrier of the Agency's culture, values, and decisions.

You work in our modern and spacious office at Solna Business Park. You may also have the opportunity to work up to 50 percent remotely.

About You

To do a good job and thrive with us, you need to stand for and live up to the state values and our core values for employment: role model, trust, responsibility, collaboration, and development. Read more at www.skolverket.se/jobb (http://www.skolverket.se/jobb).

Requirements for this job

• academic degree with a focus that the Swedish National Agency for Education considers relevant
• several years of current managerial experience, including responsibility for personnel, operations, and budget
• experience working as a school leader
• current experience working with issues in one or more of the following areas: crime prevention issues within the school system, pedagogical segregation, exclusion, and/or socio-economic challenges
• experience leading change and development work within the school sector
• good knowledge of the chain of command within the school system
• experience from working in state administration
• very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have good knowledge of authority exercise and experience working with state investigations. It is also meritorious if you have experience working with cross-authority collaboration.

As a person, you need to

• have strong strategic skills and see how issues are connected and can enrich each other
• have very good collaboration skills and the ability to build good relationships
• be flexible and able to adapt to new conditions
• demonstrate and spread engagement, be proactive in your work, and dare to be proactive in leading development and focusing on results
• have good judgment and a trust-based leadership style.

Important to know

The last day for applications is June 10. The position is a fixed-term contract of approximately 1 year, but no longer than until the permanent unit manager returns.

When you register your application, you will answer a few questions instead of attaching a cover letter. Please review the application form and prepare your answers before applying.

The Swedish National Agency for Education works to ensure that all children and students receive a good and equitable education in a safe environment. We support the Swedish preschool, school, and adult education (komvux) in various ways. As an employee at the Swedish National Agency for Education, you contribute to creating good conditions for children's and students' development and learning. Get to know us better by visiting our website www.skolverket.se/jobb (http://www.skolverket.se/jobb). Our mission – the future of schools.