Project Manager for Climate Adaptation in Skaraborg

Climate change demands new, smart solutions. Through a unique collaboration between the Skaraborg Municipal Association and the 15 member municipalities, we are now launching a three-year project to strengthen the sub-region's climate adaptation. The goal is to reduce vulnerability, share knowledge, and develop a systematic, research-based approach that prepares our municipalities for the future.

As an employee in the project, you will be formally employed by Skövde Municipality – a large and stable employer that invests in innovation, participation, and engaged leadership. Here, you become part of a team that delivers value every day, while enjoying favorable pension conditions, wellness allowances, and a wide range of activities. However, your daily work will take place on a regional stage, with the Skaraborg Municipal Association acting as the unifying force to coordinate, streamline, and drive development forward.

The project is divided into four work packages plus project management. Each work package is led by a sub-project manager responsible for the activities within their respective package. The Project Manager also acts as a sub-project manager in one of the work packages. Read more about the project under "Other".

The position is based at Skövde Municipality and at the Skaraborg Municipal Association. This is a form of competence collaboration used for, among other things, project management between the municipal association and a member municipality. Your closest colleagues within the municipality work with strategy and planning within the Community Planning sector. The sector reports to the Municipal Executive Board in Skövde. Your closest colleagues within the project are the three sub-project managers from other municipalities, as well as the municipal association's staff and other project participants.

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Responsibilities

The responsibilities include:

• Leading the project based on set goals and expected results in collaboration with colleagues in the municipalities and at the municipal association.
• Being operational in selected parts of the project regarding documentation and reporting.
• Supervising employees included in the project group, coordinated with the regular line manager.
• Collaborating with leading officials equivalent to department heads/unit managers in dialogue with the political structure in each municipality.
• Representing the project to the funder, reporting progress continuously, and ensuring the project complies with funding conditions.
• Coordinating the project's external relations, informing and anchoring the project with political decision-makers, steering groups, relevant networks, and collaboration partners.
• Coordinating the project towards Skövde Municipality, acting as a contact person, and ensuring that the municipality's efforts and participants are synchronized with the project plan.
• Serving as the Project Manager for the project as a whole and Sub-Project Manager for Skövde. In the role of Sub-Project Manager, the focus is on what is described as Work Package 2 in the project under "Other".

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Have a relevant academic degree, for example in environmental science, sustainable urban development, or equivalent work experience assessed by the employer.
• Have experience leading large projects.
• Have very good communication skills.
• Are structured and accustomed to successfully coordinating work processes.
• Can handle complex contexts requiring good analytical and communication skills.
• Are comfortable moving between a strategic and an operational role.
• Have the ability to meet different contexts and functions and create trusting relationships.
• Understand work in politically governed operations.
• Have a B driver's license or other means to move flexibly throughout Skaraborg.

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, start: Preliminary start October/November 2026 upon agreement.

Equal and equitable operations are very important to us. We see different backgrounds and affiliations as an asset. Our workplaces should also be free from discriminatory structures.

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