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Are you looking for a meaningful role where you can make a real difference?

We are now looking for more dedicated employees who want to help shape the future of Värnamo. With us, you work with the human being in focus and create a workday that is valuable, both for you and for our citizens.

We are looking for a Municipal Secretary!

You who are genuinely interested in societal issues and want to be an important part of ensuring that local democracy functions are the right person for the assignment!

The work is varied and based on collaboration, so it is important that you have good teamwork skills and are prepared to perform both routine and more qualified tasks.

The position of Municipal Secretary is located in the Department of Office and Sustainable Development, which belongs to the Municipal Executive Office. Here, among others, municipal lawyers, office secretaries, municipal archivists, and communicators work. You work under the head of office who reports directly to the Municipal Director.

Job Responsibilities

As a Municipal Secretary, you are a key person when it comes to coordinating and administering the preparation of cases for the Municipal Executive Board and the Municipal Council. This means that you are the secretary for the Municipal Council and the Municipal Executive Board and are responsible for the planning, implementation, and follow-up of meetings.

You have an overarching responsibility to ensure quality and coordinate the case process from when a case is initiated until a decision is made. This includes, among other things, ensuring that cases are prepared and handled in a legally secure manner.

In the role of Municipal Secretary, you are consulted on all kinds of questions from elected officials and civil servants in the municipality. You function as a support to the Chairman of the Municipal Executive Board as well as the Chairman of the Municipal Council.

You also work closely with the Municipal Director and are the secretary and coordinator for the municipality's management group.

Your assignment includes being the coordinator for the municipality's board secretaries and driving the development and efficiency of board work in the municipality.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are university educated in public administration, social or political science, law, or equivalent knowledge and experience that the employer considers equivalent.

You are well acquainted with the Local Government Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and public access and secrecy legislation. You need to have good knowledge and experience of working with modern technology and working in digital case management systems.

It is meritorious if you have experience of working as a municipal or board secretary, from politically directed operations, municipal board administration, and work in the case management system Evolution.

To succeed in the role, you need to be structured, careful, and service-oriented. You have good ability to express yourself in writing and are accustomed and confident in communicating orally. You have good reading comprehension and can quickly get up to speed with different issues. To thrive in the role, we believe you are also diplomatic and can adapt your communication to the recipient.

There are many moments in the political process that are time-critical, which is why it is important that you enjoy working against deadlines.

You are accustomed to seeing challenges in handling many common tasks and processes simultaneously, and you thrive in an administrative role where you take responsibility for your task and yourself structure, prioritize, and drive processes forward.

The work requires good teamwork skills as you collaborate with many other functions, departments, and administrations.

Conditions

This employment is placed in a security class as the tasks may in part be sensitive to Sweden's security. This requires that you undergo a security check with a passed result before any employment. The process with the security check means that the recruitment procedure may take longer than is usual.

The Municipal Executive Office

Together we work to support the Municipal Executive Board in leading the municipal operations. We work with issues that concern, among other things, personnel, salaries, economy, safety and security, infrastructure, procurement, business life, Campus, sustainable development, marketing, information, and communication.

Read more about us at: Municipal Executive Office - Värnamo Municipality (#)

Salary Information

In accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, Värnamo Municipality provides information about the starting salary range for the position in the advertisement. The interval specified is based on the lowest salary and median salary within the professional category that this advertisement concerns. The median salary is the middle salary, which means that half of all employees within the professional category in Värnamo Municipality have a lower base salary than the median and half have a higher one.

You can find information about the starting salary range on our website: Salary Information - Värnamo Municipality (#).

The information about salary is guiding and not binding. Värnamo Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting, which means that the final salary is determined based on the difficulty of the assignment and the level of responsibility as well as the individual's educational background and experience. In the event of an offer of employment, this means that the salary negotiated can be both higher and lower than what is stated in the starting salary range.

You can find information about how we work with salary in Guidelines - Salary Formation on our website: Guidelines - Värnamo Municipality (#).

Värnamo Municipality, the municipality with a big heart, in the middle of Småland. We are a central part of the strong growth region characterized by the Gnosjö spirit and high employment. Here there is a spirit of constant movement and big visions for the future. We highlight both big and small successes, which strengthens pride and community for everyone who lives here. As an employee with us, you have the human being in focus and create value for both yourself and the citizens, while contributing to making Värnamo an even better place to live and grow in.

Read more about us at: Värnamo Municipality (#)