Vacant job

Ljungby Municipality offers the right person an opportunity to further develop operations together with engaged and competent employees.

The role involves contributing to shaping the municipality's future together with residents, businesses, organizations, and associations. Ljungby is characterized by proximity and good conditions for collaboration across organizational boundaries, where cooperation is a key success factor.

As Municipal Manager, you are responsible for leading and developing operations in line with the municipality's Vision 2035, under the mandate of the political leadership. Together with the organization's managers and employees, you create good conditions for development and results, leading work where openness, transparency, and shared responsibility are in focus.

The role includes ensuring a group-wide approach where the entire organization, including departments and companies, collaborates to meet residents' needs and contribute to strengthening Ljungby Municipality's attractiveness as a place to live, work, and thrive.

As Municipal Manager, you are also the Administrative Director of the Municipal Executive Office and are responsible for developing its role as a clear support and coordinating function for the entire organization. The Municipal Manager is also the CEO of Ljungby Holding AB.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have relevant academic education from a university or college and experience leading complex organizations in the public sector at a senior executive level. You have experience leading other managers and are accustomed to working closely with political leadership, giving you a good understanding of the interaction between politics and the professional civil service organization.

You have good knowledge of the Local Government Act as well as other relevant laws and regulations within the public sector and municipal companies. You also have basic knowledge of public finance and good proficiency in the Swedish language.

As a leader, you are secure, clear, and stable. You combine a trust-based approach with the ability to create structure and follow up operations against set goals. You have good communication skills and create shared vision, trust, and engagement in the organization through your leadership.

You are relationship-oriented, decisive, and have the ability to handle complex issues with a clear holistic perspective.

About Ljungby Municipality

Ljungby is a Småland municipality, located in the middle of the Fairy Tale Country, offering a secure upbringing environment, a strong business life, and good schools. In addition to proximity to nature experiences, Ljungby Municipality has a very rich cultural and sports offering.

Ljungby Municipality is at the forefront in the transition to good and close care and has, together with Region Kronoberg, developed working methods using health data and AI to create a more cohesive and individualized care. The work has received national attention and was awarded the title "Welfare Inspirer of the Year".

Ljungby Municipality offers In- and Moving-in Service, meaning a number of services designed to make it easier to change living environment and move to our municipality.

• We work with continuous development so that residents, businesses, and visitors thrive here.
• Here live a little more than 28,000 people, of which approximately 16,000 in Ljungby town.
• Area: approx. 2,000 square kilometers

• 22 small localities, of which 5 service localities

Ljungby Municipality aims to:

• be the best municipality to grow up in together
• offer lifelong learning for everyone together
• create a rich life together

Through the initiative "A Municipality Free from Violence", we actively work to prevent and counteract violence in society - for a safer future.

Read more; https://www.ljungby.se (https://www.ljungby.se)

Contact & Application

In this recruitment, Ljungby Municipality has chosen to cooperate with Jefferson Wells, part of ManpowerGroup, with long experience in recruiting managers and specialists.

For questions or more information about the position, please contact recruitment consultant Magnus Hallberg via phone 040‑660 63 14 or email [email protected], or Sara Lejonblad via phone 0470‑74 55 95 or email [email protected].

You apply via the application link by August 15th. Welcome with your application!

The position is security classified and a security check will be conducted.