Vacant job

Do you want to become part of Region Jämtland Härjedalen?

Here, you contribute to the development and growth of the entire county and work to offer the best possible service, care, and support for everyone who lives in or visits the region. We offer a work environment characterized by collaboration, participation, and engagement, where both breadth and specialized expertise are valued. Here, you have the opportunity to develop in your role, whether you are new to the profession or have extensive experience.

The position is located within the Unit for Social Development in the area of Sustainable Growth at Region Jämtland Härjedalen. Sustainable Growth, together with Culture and Education and Public Transport, forms the administrative area of Regional Development. Regional Development has the task of coordinating and streamlining regional development work and strengthening social, economic, and environmental sustainability. This is achieved by leveraging the county's opportunities and promoting development in areas such as business, competence supply, culture, infrastructure, and issues concerning a sustainable and attractive living environment.

Job Responsibilities

Do you want an important role in developing Jämtland County? Do you have a strong desire to use your skills and knowledge to make a difference? Do you want to work both strategically and operationally together with colleagues and other actors in the county who enjoy working together and learning from each other? In your role as a Development Strategist within Region JH, we are looking for a person with a broad profile who has in-depth expertise and experience in one of the following areas: digitalization, innovation, land, forestry and water, sustainable energy, and experiences (our defined strength areas within smart specialization). You may also have a background as a political advisor and be well-versed in regional, national, and EU politics.

Through collaboration with actors within business, academia, and the public sector, you contribute to finding solutions to current and future challenges in our Region. You will work closely with your colleagues in a broad role, including but not limited to:

• Coordinate and facilitate the regional actor network with actors within smart specialization.
• Collaborate with regional actors.
• Participate in and represent the region in relevant networks and forums at regional, national, and international levels.
• Contribute to the preparation of decision support materials, strategies, and official responses.
• Provide strategic statements for applications for 1:1 funds.
• Serve as administrative support to politics and management.

Qualifications

• University or college degree relevant to the position's focus and scope.
• Ability to moderate and facilitate: Good experience and comfort in leading and coordinating, moderating, and facilitating development processes, projects, or networks.
• Very good command of Swedish in both speech and writing. A prerequisite is that you can express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and create written documentation suitable for public environments.
• Broad knowledge in areas central to social development and sustainable growth.
• Experience in strategic development work encompassing many perspectives and experience in handling different actors from various target groups.
• Experience working with European Union funds or other external funding sources.
• Experience working in a politically governed organization.
• Relationship building: Good ability to create and maintain relationships.

Employment Terms

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.

At Region Jämtland Härjedalen, our work is permeated by our core values: we create value for those we serve, act with drive, and strive to always be perceived as reliable. Here, you have the opportunity to work in an organization where these values shape daily life and where your work truly makes a difference.

As an employee, you have access to a wide range of benefits through our benefits portal. We care about your health and offer a wellness allowance or wellness hours. At Östersund Hospital, you can also train for free at the Zefyren gym and participate in leader-led sessions.

We will review applications in August after the summer holidays. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis. We look forward to receiving your application!

We have an established recruitment process and therefore kindly but firmly decline contact with advertising salespeople or other sellers of recruitment services.