Vacant job

Considering the agriculture sector in Västerbotten, increased competitiveness, and a strengthened food production, we are looking for you who want to contribute as a case worker and coordinator for projects and investment support within agriculture.

Our work environment is characterized by helpfulness, and our conditions are family-friendly. Our shared task is to create public benefit. As a state employee at the County Administrative Board, we offer special benefits regarding health care, parental leave, pension, and more. Read more here (#).

Responsibilities

The County Administrative Board of Västerbotten is responsible for implementing the Strategic Plan for Sweden's Common Agricultural Policy 2023–2027 in the county. As a case worker and coordinator here, you will play a key role in achieving the goals of increased competitiveness, improved environment, and a strengthened food production.

The projects and investment support we process are part of the Common Agricultural Policy, whose overarching goal is to provide better opportunities to handle the challenges faced by the food sector and rural areas, such as climate change, threatened biodiversity, as well as business profitability and competitiveness.

The work is varied and combines qualified case processing with strategic coordination, or solely case processing. You will work with support schemes ranging from investments in, for example, livestock housing and environmental improvements in agriculture and food processing, to project support for competence and cooperation measures for competitiveness, animal welfare, environment, climate, food, and tourism.

Common tasks for the case worker role:

• Responsible for processing applications for project and investment support according to current regulations.
• Make assessments and analyses to ensure that investments are feasible, create profitability, and contribute to political goals.
• Participate in information activities and contribute to development work within the field.

Common tasks for the coordinator role:

• Responsible for coordinating efforts in specific areas, such as investment support for agriculture, food processing companies, and environmental investments.
• Plan for the county's project funds for competence and cooperation measures, conduct calls for proposals, and maintain continuous dialogue with the industry and its actors.
• Collaborate with other county administrative boards, both in the north and nationally, to develop, streamline, and simplify our work.
• Actively participate in developing and improving internal routines and working methods to make case processing more efficient and legally secure.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• An academic degree in agronomy, economics, law, natural sciences, or another direction deemed relevant by the employer.
• Good knowledge of and interest in agriculture and food issues.
• Experience in processing EU support.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish.
• Experience in coordinating and delegating work to other employees.

We consider it meritorious if you also have:

• Experience in processing within the Strategic Plan for projects and investment support.
• Experience in coordination within the Strategic Plan for projects and investment support.
• Construction technical knowledge for livestock housing and technical equipment for agriculture.
• Economic knowledge, such as monitoring measures, assessing tenders and budgets in received applications, and fund distribution.
• Familiarity with the conditions and challenges of agriculture in northern Sweden.

To succeed in the role, you are structured, clear, and able to work independently based on existing routines and regulations. You are receptive, have good teamwork skills, and actively contribute to the team's results. You are service-oriented, helpful, and have a good attitude towards customers. Since we work in a changing environment, we value flexibility and a positive attitude towards development. You are accustomed to working with various administrative systems and are not afraid of new technology.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Conditions

We are looking for a case worker with coordination responsibilities as well as a dedicated case worker, provided the conditions allow. Please state which role(s) you are interested in in your application.

The position is a permanent employment, and probationary employment will apply.

About the County Administrative Board of Västerbotten

The County Administrative Board of Västerbotten is a knowledge-based authority. Through a holistic perspective with a commitment to collaboration and the individual citizen, we make sustainable development possible throughout the county. We start from Västerbotten and take our cue from everything that happens, both within and outside the county's borders. For us, it is just as natural to collaborate with public actors such as other state authorities, regions, and municipalities as it is with business and civil society.

The County Administrative Board is a regional crisis management and total defense authority. In the event of a societal crisis or heightened readiness, you may therefore be assigned tasks other than those you are normally employed for. Permanent employees of the authority are part of the County Administrative Board's crisis and war organization and will, in most cases, be war-placed at the authority.

About 300 employees work here in around 80 different professional roles. Our specialist competencies cover a wide range of areas that are important building blocks for our society to function for all citizens and for ecological, economic, and social development. We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's minority languages and therefore value your knowledge of Sami, Meänkieli, Finnish, Romani Chib, and Yiddish.

About the application

When you submit your application, it becomes a public document. Here you can read more about how we handle your personal data. If you have protected information, contact us, and we will help you proceed with a safe and secure application process. Contact details for us can be found here (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vasterbotten/om-oss/kontakta-oss.html).

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