Vacant job

As part of Region Gotland, the Social Services Administration is responsible for social services, elderly care, and care for people with disabilities across Gotland. Our approximately 1,800 employees work together to create an efficient operation with the users at the center.

We are now looking for an Administration Communicator who wants to become a valuable part of the Social Services Administration. This is a 6-month fixed-term position with good opportunities for extension.

You will be based in the administrative unit of the Social Services Administration, where you will have 14 competent colleagues who work cross-administrationally and independently in their respective roles. We support each other when needed and have a strong sense of community.

Your Responsibilities

We are looking for you who want to continue driving the strategic and operational development of communications with us. Our goal is to stay at the forefront of communication, and we are looking for someone who can communicate through many different channels and find ways to reach out with messages to various groups in society.

You will be responsible for both external and internal communication, which may include web publishing, social media posting, as well as the production of texts, video material, and image management.

You will have an active role as a communicator in the administration's management group and contribute to the impact of communication from a strategic perspective. You will also act as support for media contacts within the administration and provide press support in connection with the Social Committee meetings. Environmental scanning is also part of the role.

The responsibilities include coaching, training, and advising managers and employees on communication matters, as well as identifying needs and taking initiative for communicative measures.

You will be responsible for contacts with communication agencies and produce communication material for campaigns, advertisements, and ongoing information efforts.

The role also involves representing the Social Services Administration in various networks. In the long term, it may become relevant to work as a standby communicator and to participate in staff work as a communication resource during crises.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have an academic degree in media and communication science or another post-secondary education that can be considered equivalent. You have good stylistic ability and very good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish. A B-class driver's license is required.

You have several years of experience in communication work and are accustomed to working both strategically and operationally. You are skilled at formulating, packaging, and communicating messages in different channels and are a proficient user of digital tools. You have good knowledge of digital development and see how new methods and channels can be used to develop and streamline communication activities.

We are looking for you who have a genuine interest in societal issues and want to contribute to the development of future social services. As a person, you are structured, responsible, and proactive. You are an engaged, initiative-taking, and confident communicator who builds good relationships and collaborates easily with people. You are solution-oriented, take great responsibility for your assignments, and work independently to drive processes forward, while contributing creativity and innovative thinking to develop the operations.

Selection for interviews takes place continuously during the application period, so do not wait with your application.

Why choose Region Gotland?

We are the largest employer on the island – 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 offers 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? Read more about life on the island at www.gotland.com/flytta-hit (https://www.gotland.com/flytta-hit).

We value our employees and are proud of our benefits. Read more at www.gotland.se/formaner (https://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 competence-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 prevent discrimination.

We are keen on safety and quality in our recruitment, so you may be subject to checks prior to employment. If this is relevant, you will receive more information from the recruiter. ID documents and a certificate of good conduct must always be presented.

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