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Do you want to work with rental issues in a socially important operation? The Property Department in Uppsala Municipality is now looking for a Contract Manager for the Contracts and Analysis unit. Here you will have an important role in the work with the municipality's housing and premises supply, where you support the operations with contract management, negotiations, and legal advice. The position offers a varied daily routine with significant responsibility, where law and economics are applied to handle concrete issues to enable the municipality's mission. As a Contract Manager, you will have the opportunity to drive and develop the Property Department's work with premises and properties.

The Property Department in Uppsala Municipality is responsible for the municipality's combined housing and premises supply and manages a property portfolio with a turnover of approximately 2 billion SEK. The operations are divided into three areas: premises supply, management, and business support.

The position of Contract Manager is part of the Contracts and Analysis unit, within the business support area, which plays a key role in supporting the other areas of the Property Department and promoting the department's development. The unit is responsible for handling Uppsala Municipality's rental relations both commercially and with the residents of Uppsala in focus. As a Contract Manager, you have a central role as both an advisor and driver in contract-related and rental legal issues to meet the municipality's needs related to housing and premises supply.

We are located centrally in the City Hall where we work in an activity-based manner and offer the possibility of flexible working hours as well as remote work up to two days a week, provided the tasks allow for it.

Description of duties

As a Contract Manager, you are responsible for handling rental contract cases within your area of responsibility, which includes negotiation, drafting, and analysis of contracts. You work closely with other roles within the Property Department, such as managers and project managers, to jointly handle common assignments and projects.

The position involves being an expert in rental legal issues and adjacent legal areas to both drive own cases and serve as an advisory support function. As a Contract Manager, you also contribute with economic and commercial analyses and materials to ensure good business practices and that the municipality's decision-makers make well-founded decisions.

Duties included in the position include, but are not limited to:

• Contract management, primarily rental agreements, in the form of drafting, review, and analysis.
• Rental and contract negotiations.
• Legal application, both driving cases and advisory.
• Handling of disputes.
• Economic analyses.
• Preparation of budget, forecast, and analysis materials.
• Development and quality projects.
• Communication and advice to the Property Department's managers, strategists, project managers, and other employees, as well as to employees in other municipal administrations.

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you have previous experience working with similar issues. You are a trained lawyer or have other education that the employer deems relevant for the position. The position requires very good knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially Word and Excel. Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is a prerequisite. Experience with processes in court or the Rent Tribunal or previous work in public operations is meritorious. Other meritorious experience includes good local knowledge and experience working in property systems.

In your role, you take initiative and start activities. You think strategically and have a broad perspective on issues. You also consider the long-term significance and further consequences of matters. In your work, you make correct assessments and prioritizations, weigh together complex information, and show good judgment in your statements, actions, and decisions. You enjoy working with complex issues and have the ability to analyze and solve complicated problems. You collaborate well with others and relate to your surroundings in a listening and flexible manner.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Johan Heribertsson, Unit Manager, 018-726 30 77.

Union representative: Vision, Liselotte Ehn, 018-727 49 49.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the recruitment area: 018-727 12 86.

Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to the current collective agreement.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement.