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Do you want to help create safe, inclusive, and developmental meeting places for children and young people? Are you an engaged leader who thrives in change and is driven by developing both people and operations? Then this might be the assignment for you.

As Unit Manager for Open Leisure Activities, you play a central role in leading, developing, and ensuring the quality of activities that contribute to the health, well-being, and hope for the future of children and young people. You are responsible for the open leisure activities, which include youth clubs, youth centers, and other leisure initiatives for children and young people.

You have full responsibility for operations, economy, work environment, and personnel, with personnel responsibility for approximately 20 employees. The role involves close collaboration with the operations manager, management group, other departments, and external partners.

The mission of the activities is to offer safe and welcoming environments where all young people feel seen, included, and respected. Through an active and promoting approach, the activities contribute to strengthening young people's personal development, interests, and opportunities to achieve their goals.

The operational area is in a comprehensive development and change phase. All open leisure activities have been procured, and operational transitions will be carried out during the assignment period.

This means you will have an important role in:

• Leading and handling personnel-related issues connected to the operational transitions

• Ensuring a safe, transparent, and well-functioning collaboration process

• Supporting employees through the change process

• Maintaining a stable operation with high quality throughout the transition period

• Contributing to long-term development and future operational structure

• Lead, plan, and follow up on operations based on goals, results, and quality

• Responsible for budget, economy, and operational planning

• Have full personnel and work environment responsibility for approximately 20 employees

• Drive development and change work

• Ensure good collaboration with internal and external actors

• Work strategically based on governing documents, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and municipal goals

• Create conditions for an operation that promotes participation, safety, and inclusion for children and young people

We are looking for you who are a secure, present, and relationship-building leader. You create engagement through participation and clarity, while also having the ability to make well-founded decisions even in complex and changing situations.

You are accustomed to leading people through change and have a genuine interest in issues concerning the living conditions of children and young people. Through your trust-based leadership, you build strong relationships and create a culture characterized by respect, collaboration, and development.

• Relevant university education or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways

• Documented experience of managerial or leadership assignments

• Experience of personnel responsibility, budget work, operational planning, and result follow-up

• Experience of working with children and young people

• Experience of working in multicultural environments and with an intercultural approach

• Very good knowledge of and interest in societal issues, youth policy, norm criticism, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and related areas

• Experience of working in a politically governed organization

• Experience of leading operations and employees through change processes

A meaningful and developmental assignment where you get the opportunity to make a real difference for children and young people. You become part of an operation with high ambitions, engaged employees, and a clear societal mission.

The work is performed primarily on-site in the operation. Remote work may occur after agreement with the operations manager.

Do you want to help lead the development of future leisure activities for children and young people? Then we look forward to hearing from you. The selection process is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline has passed.

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