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The County Administrative Board is a driving force for a sustainable society. We work together with authorities, municipalities, businesses, and other actors with a focus on Västra Götaland County and its 1.7 million inhabitants. The County Administrative Board has a broad range of operations and plays a very important role in several areas of society. This includes, not least, the highly current challenges of regional growth, implementing the green transition, developing civil defence, and nurturing democracy.

The County Administrative Board is a regional state authority with approximately 1,000 friendly and competent employees. We have operations in several locations in Västra Götaland, as well as elsewhere in Sweden, as we are responsible for the IT operations for all county administrative boards.

Job Description

On the Rural Development Department, we work for a vibrant countryside with good food production and sound food handling. We work with environmental goals in focus and strive to preserve and develop rural businesses from a social, ecological, and economic perspective. The department consists of approximately 150 employees who will eventually be located in Borås, Mariestad, Vänersborg, and Gothenburg. The department has three units, divided into functions.

The Rural Support function handles, among other things, a large number of grants within the Strategic Plan and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme. This ranges from start-up grants for livestock housing, processing, and fishing. We work flexibly to meet the inflow of cases and solve our assignments in the best possible way. The case handling group consists of approximately 15 employees located in four places.

We are now recruiting a payment case handler for payments within the Strategic Plan and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme.

The main tasks of the position are to, together with colleagues, be responsible for:

• Efficient investigation and handling of the entire application process for payments of all types of grants within the Strategic Plan and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme.
• Providing information to ensure good goal achievement.
• Continuous competence development to ensure that correct/up-to-date knowledge exists to handle the above-mentioned tasks.
• Development work related to working methods and operations in collaboration with others.

We are always developing our operations, so you need to be open to the possibility that your tasks may change over time according to operational needs.

Location: Gothenburg or Mariestad

Travel is included in the position. We try to use buses and trains as much as possible when traveling. We offer the possibility of remote work for part of the working time, provided it works for the operations.

Qualifications

Requirements

• University education in economics.
• Experience of, interest in, and ability to work digitally and understand the benefits of a digital working method.
• Knowledge of the Office package.
• Category B driver's license.

Merits

• Education in agriculture.
• Experience of working in agriculture.
• Experience of handling payments of project and/or business/investment grants in the Rural Development Programme or the Strategic Plan.

Personal Qualities

To succeed in the role of payment case handler, you need to enjoy meeting people, building good relationships, and establishing trust with those you meet. You are self-reliant and solve problems on your own and in collaboration with others. You need to thrive working both in groups and independently.

You have the ability to see the bigger picture and keep focus on the goals we are set to achieve, adapting your work accordingly. You find ways to move forward in your work, even if you are venturing into unknown territory. You also see what needs to be done and take initiative to handle needs or problems that arise. You do this with care for the time and resources available to us through efficient management. You have an understanding of the responsibility that comes with working as a state civil servant.

Your judgment is good, and you have a good ability to make appropriate assessments and make your own decisions regarding handling, but you also know when it is time to escalate an issue up the organization.

The changed needs of the operations require you to have a flexible approach. This means you need to be prepared to handle several different measures and learn new things as assignments or inflow change.

Developing working methods, both digitally and practically, is part of the job, and it is important that you are comfortable with this.

We place great importance on personal suitability and consider it obvious that you contribute to a good work climate. As an employee of the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland, you must also live up to the State Values - Statskontoret.

We believe in equal opportunities for all, and one of our main assignments is to work for diversity and a staff composition at the County Administrative Board that reflects the county's population. So, last but not least, we hope that you, with your background and competence, can contribute to increasing our diversity.

We welcome your application!

Good to know

Read more about us on our website "Work with us". Here you will find information about our benefits. We are also on LinkedIn.

The County Administrative Board is a preparedness authority and has a specifically designated responsibility during crisis and war/high alert.

The employment may begin with a 6-month probationary period.

We have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies.

Your application becomes a public document when you apply for positions with us. Therefore, it is important that you with protected personal data do not register via our recruitment system. You who have protected personal data post your application to the HR unit, County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland, 403 40 Gothenburg. Do not include any sensitive information in your application, but provide some form of contact information so that we can contact you if you are suitable for the position. For questions, contact the recruiting manager listed in the advertisement.