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Do you want meaningful tasks that make a difference in people's lives? Welcome to the municipality that is far from average!

The Urban Development Administration manages and develops both the city and the countryside within the municipality. We have the collective responsibility to plan and create the physical, legal, and business conditions for a secure and good living environment in Botkyrka. Our 125 employees work to enable good housing and an attractive local environment regardless of where you are in life.

The Position and Duties

Do you want to contribute to developing a sustainable society and support initiatives that make a difference for both nature and people? Botkyrka Municipality is seeking a Municipal Biologist for the Nature and Environment Unit. Botkyrka is a municipality with significant natural values, several nature reserves, a rich agricultural landscape, and high biodiversity. The Nature and Environment Unit contributes strongly to the municipality's combined nature and environmental expertise. We work with nature and water conservation, environmental monitoring, environmental issues in physical planning, management of the municipality's forests and reserves, education in natural sciences through our mobile nature school activities, and energy advice.

Here, you will have a key role where you work both strategically and operationally with issues ranging from nature reserve management and species conservation to physical planning, ecological compensation, and climate adaptation.

As a Municipal Biologist, you are responsible for driving, coordinating, and developing the municipality's nature conservation work. You work closely with colleagues within urban development, land and development, park management, and the environment, while collaborating with landowners, authorities, consultants, researchers, and non-profit organizations as needed. You will prepare and present investigations and develop decision materials for the board meetings. The assignment includes compiling material in a clear and structured manner, adapting the information to the target audience, and verbally presenting materials to board members.

The role offers great freedom under responsibility and includes both strategic development work, project management, field work, investigations, and advisory services.

Your duties include, among other things:

• Strategic nature conservation work, including acting as coordinator for the municipality's nature conservation program, Botkyrka's green values.
• Nature reserves and nature conservation management. E.g., protection of valuable nature and work with meadows, pastures, and other valuable natural areas.
• Invasive alien species, including by coordinating the municipality's work with invasive alien species by developing routines, guidelines, and work processes.
• Physical planning and urban development, in your role as a nature conservation expert.
• Project management and procurement. E.g., leading nature conservation projects from idea to implementation.
• Collaboration and communication, by informing and advising colleagues, citizens, and external actors.

The position involves outward-facing work where you are an important part of developing and quality-assuring the municipality's nature conservation work. You contribute to creating clear and efficient processes that support the operations' mission and decision-making.

We offer you

At the Nature and Environment Unit, you become part of a team with eleven engaged colleagues who together work to preserve and develop Botkyrka's blue and green values. Here, you have the opportunity to grow in your professional role through continuous competence development and inspiring internal training. We offer a workplace with flexible working methods, the possibility of remote work some days, and a work culture where community and engagement are central. Above all, you get the chance to contribute to work that makes a difference, both for today's citizens and for Botkyrka's future.

Here, you have the opportunity to develop your work within nature conservation in an organization where your competence is valued. We work actively with improvement efforts and offer a work environment that provides space for engagement and professional development.

You who apply to us

We are looking for you who have an academic degree in biology, ecology, nature conservation, or equivalent. You also have several years of experience working with nature conservation, biodiversity, or other ecological issues.

Other requirements

• Experience working with the Environmental Code and other relevant environmental legislation, especially in areas concerning area protection and biodiversity.
• Experience in project management and coordination.
• Experience in independently writing reports, investigations, and decision materials.
• Experience in presenting and conveying information in Swedish to different target groups.
• Category B driver's license.

We consider it meritorious if you have:

• Experience from politically directed operations such as operations or other public administration.
• Experience in nature reserve management.
• Experience in procurement and consultant management.
• Knowledge in GIS.
• Experience in working with invasive alien species.
• Experience in nature value inventories, species protection, or ecological compensation.

In the role, you work in a collaborative manner and in close dialogue with both colleagues and external actors on issues concerning nature conservation, natural environments, and green infrastructure. You have an analytical ability that allows you to assess natural values and develop well-founded materials in cases related to, for example, species protection and nature reserves.

You are relationship-building and establish trusting contacts in collaboration with various operations and stakeholders, which is a prerequisite for the outward-facing work. At the same time, you are solution-oriented and contribute to handling trade-offs and finding functional and long-term solutions in issues concerning nature conservation and land use.

To succeed in the role, you need to be independent, structured, and proactive. You enjoy combining strategic work with practical implementation and have an easy time creating good collaborations both internally and externally. You are confident in the role as a specialist and can translate complex ecological issues into clear decision materials and practical solutions.