Are you someone who values development, engagement, and care in your working life?

Then we would be a great match – because we are too.

By working with us, you contribute to a better everyday life for thousands of people in Marks Municipality. Not least your own. Here, you have the opportunity to grow – both as a person and in your professional role, while your work helps an entire society thrive. Regardless of your specific tasks, you will make life a little easier for everyone who lives and works here. And that is something we highly value. Our vision is to be a close-knit municipality with the human being at the center. Close to each other, our surroundings, and the future. We want to be a present society that, with calm and warmth, supports our 35,000 residents, 3,600 employees, and thousands of entrepreneurs. In doing so, every employee becomes significant. Together, we ensure that an entire society functions.

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Public Health Strategist, you work to promote influence, participation, and democracy in Marks Municipality. The assignment is rooted in the municipality's public health work and aims to create conditions for better and more equitable health through increased participation and the opportunity to influence.

The focus of the role lies in democratic development and the development of residents' influence and participation. A particularly prioritized target group is children and young people, but the assignment also includes work with other groups and contexts where participation, influence, and social sustainability need to be strengthened.

The work consists of both strategic and operational tasks. You coordinate, develop, and implement initiatives, lead processes and networks, and support operations and decision-makers in matters concerning democracy, influence, and participation.

Examples of responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and mentor young municipal developers
• Support and develop dialogues between residents and decision-makers
• Coordinate and lead democracy meetings
• Support the development of student influence and other forms of participation
• Plan, lead, and coordinate networks, working groups, and development processes
• Contribute to follow-up, analysis, and development within the areas of democracy, participation, and social sustainability
• Collaborate with municipal operations, civil society, business life, and other external actors

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have an academic degree in public health science or another education that the employer deems equivalent. You express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and hold a B driver's license.

It is meritorious if you have experience working within democracy, participation, influence, public health, or social sustainability. We also appreciate if you have experience planning, leading, or coordinating processes, projects, or networks, as well as experience working with children and young people. Experience of collaboration between different actors or organizations and knowledge of municipal organization and political decision-making processes are also considered meritorious.

As a person, you are relationship-building and have an easy time creating trusting collaborations. You enjoy working together with others and contribute to solutions focused on the common goal. At the same time, you are self-motivated, work systematically, and take responsibility for planning, executing, and following up on your work.

You have the ability to engage others and communicate in a way that creates participation and trust. You thrive in a role with many contact surfaces, take initiative, and drive the work forward. You see opportunities where others see obstacles, think in new ways, and find solutions when conditions change. Additionally, you have an analytical approach and can see connections, draw conclusions, and translate knowledge into development.

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2026-10-01, end date: 2027-08-20.

Those of us who work within Marks Municipality jointly develop our community culture by being engaged, caring, and developmental, for the long-term benefit of the individual and society.

In our positions, we place great importance on your personal suitability.

For certain positions within Marks Municipality, special requirements apply based on legislation and the needs of the operations. This may involve security clearance in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), the requirement of Swedish citizenship, and/or register checks in accordance with current legislation on register checks.

Information regarding what applies to the specific position will be provided during the recruitment process.

As an employer, we promote equal rights, obligations, and opportunities for all employees and value the qualities that diversity and an even gender distribution can bring to the operations.

Marks Municipality offers various employee benefits such as an attractive wellness allowance, discounted annual passes for Västtrafik, pension and holiday exchange, as well as the possibility of remote work and flexible working hours based on the needs and structure of the operations. It is also easy to commute here from places such as Gothenburg, Borås, and Varberg.

We kindly but firmly decline contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.

Recruitment Process:

• Selection takes place in week 34
• First interview round takes place on August 26

There will be limited opportunity to answer questions about the recruitment during weeks 32-33 due to holidays.