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Kungälv Municipality is a place where we create value together in people's daily lives. Our vision shows the direction forward, and our keywords – courage, respect, and co-creation – guide us in how we work every day. A good workplace culture and support for your personal development are important to us. Your contribution counts!

Description

Do you want to work strategically with environmental and sustainability issues and contribute to a sustainable Kungälv?

Kungälv Municipality is now seeking a qualified and engaged Environmental Strategist for the Project and Environmental Management unit within the Community Planning sector. The role is central to the municipality's work for long-term sustainable community development.

The position has a clear strategic focus and involves working broadly with environmental and sustainability matters related to the municipality's projects, plans, and investments. You will work in close collaboration with the unit's operational managers, ecologists, environmental and water coordinators, but will have a more strategic responsibility and drive cross-administrative processes.

In this role, you will be a qualified support to project managers and directors, and drive cross-administrative projects and processes to ensure a good environment and achieve more sustainable community development.

We offer significant opportunities for influence in your daily work. This is a socially important and developmental role where you contribute to a robust whole for a sustainable Kungälv. You will be part of a qualified and inclusive group within Project and Environmental Management. We offer secure employment conditions, a good balance between work and leisure, and opportunities for competence development.

Responsibilities

The role includes, among other things:

• Working strategically with environmental and sustainability issues in the municipality's planning and project activities.
• Being an expert support and advisor to project managers, unit directors, and other functions within the municipality.
• Ensuring that environmental aspects are integrated early and systematically into the municipality's projects and other operations.
• Coordinating and complementing the work together with operational managers, climate officers, water coordinators, and ecologists.
• Acting as the client for consultancy services, including preparing task descriptions, setting requirements, and follow-up.
• Reviewing and quality-assuring investigations, analyses, and materials from consultants.
• Contributing to the development of the municipality's governing documents and routines within the area.
• Holding dialogue with authorities, developers, and other external actors as the municipality's expert representative.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• An academic degree in environmental science, ecology, climate, sustainable development, or another relevant field.
• Several years of experience working with climate and/or environmental issues, preferably in strategic contexts.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation, policy instruments, and national goals within the environmental and climate sector.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish, and good ability to understand and express yourself in English.
• Category B driver's license.

Meritorious

• Experience in a client role and in reviewing and following up on consultancy assignments.
• Experience working in or close to the public sector.
• Competence and experience in working with contaminated sites.

Personal Qualities

We place great emphasis on personal suitability. To succeed in the role, we see that you are:

• Strategic.
• Analytical.
• A good listener.
• Capable of seeing the big picture and connections.
• Confident in your expertise and clear in your advisory role.
• Communicative and pedagogical in dialogue with different professions.
• Collaborative and accustomed to working cross-functionally.
• Structured and professional in your role as a client and reviewer.

Other Information

• Applications are only accepted digitally via kungalv.varbi.com
• Grades/certificates are provided upon request or during a potential interview.
• Appointment is subject to the position not needing to be taken by existing staff due to surplus or other reasons.
• The selection process takes place continuously during the application period.
• We use digital tools, and you may need to use electronic identification in your work.
• Before any potential employment, we require a valid ID card showing citizenship and a valid work permit to be presented.
• Probationary employment may be applied according to collective agreements.
• Background checks are conducted for positions where this is required by law.
• If you have protected personal data, you MUST NOT apply via the system but contact the recruitment manager for handling of your application.
• We kindly but firmly decline all direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.
• Kungälv Municipality has procured agreements.
• Testing may occur in the recruitment process.