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Bengtsfors Municipality – A place to thrive and grow! Located in the heart of Dalsland, surrounded by lakes and beautiful nature, lies Bengtsfors Municipality. Here, quality of life is combined with development opportunities in a secure and welcoming environment. We are a municipality with short decision-making paths, strong confidence in the future, and a culture characterized by collaboration, commitment, and joy in work. Together with an active business community, close cooperation between the Dalsland municipalities, and a strong desire to develop the municipality, we create good conditions for both residents, companies, and employees. Welcome to Bengtsfors Municipality!

We are now looking for a Chief Administrative Officer who wants to take a key role in the municipality's continued development. With a clear direction and a strong desire to continue developing, you will have the opportunity to strengthen the municipality's governance, administrative processes, and internal support functions together with the Municipal Executive Director, managers, and employees.

About the role
As Chief Administrative Officer, you have a strategic role in the municipality's development and are responsible for leading, coordinating, and further developing the municipality's administrative functions. You create efficient working methods, ensure legally secure processes, and strengthen the administrative support that contributes to a modern and well-functioning organization. You lead the administrative unit and are part of the municipality's management group where you, together with the Municipal Executive Director and other managers, contribute to the municipality's overall development. The role involves close cooperation with both the political organization and the operations.

You are responsible for, among other things:

• Leading and developing the municipality's administrative functions, such as the secretariat, registry, archives, and board administration.
• Ensuring efficient and legally secure case processes.
• Developing document management, information management, and administrative processes.
• Driving digitalization and the development of administrative working methods.
• Being a qualified support to management and politics regarding administration, governance, and legal matters.
• Coordinating the municipality's work regarding data protection, information security, and preparedness.
• Being responsible for operations, personnel, working environment, and budget.

We are looking for you
You have a relevant academic degree in public administration, law, political science, or other education that the employer deems equivalent. You have experience in qualified administrative work and documented experience in leading operations and employees.

You have a good understanding of how a politically governed organization functions and are accustomed to working with governance, administration, and change work in a complex operation. You have the ability to develop working methods, translate strategic goals into efficient processes, and express yourself very well orally and in writing in Swedish.

Merits

• Experience in a leading position within municipal or other politically governed operations.
• Experience in developing administrative processes, governance, and management support.
• Experience in change and development work.
• Knowledge of municipal law, data protection (GDPR), information security, or archive issues.
• Experience in digitalization and operational development.
• Experience in work with civil preparedness, security, or total defense issues.

Personal qualities
You are a secure, clear, and communicative leader who creates trust through integrity, sensitivity, and stable leadership. You have the ability to create trust, build strong relationships, and bring people together around common goals. With a strategic holistic perspective and a development-oriented working method, you create clarity and good conditions for the operations while driving long-term sustainable results together with the organization.

We offer
Bengtsfors Municipality is in an important development phase with a clear direction forward and a strong desire to continue developing. As Chief Administrative Officer, you will have a central role in strengthening the municipality's governance, management support, and internal coordination. For you who are motivated by developing working methods, creating structure, and contributing to an efficient and legally secure organization, this is an opportunity to make a real difference.

• A strategic key assignment with great opportunity to influence the municipality's development.
• An organization with great commitment and a clear desire to develop together.
• Short decision-making paths and close cooperation with politics, management, and operations.
• Opportunity to contribute to a modern, efficient, and sustainable municipality for the future.

Expression of interest
In this recruitment, we cooperate with Chefspoolen. For more information, contact: Annchen Kull mobile: 0763 29 40 47 (vacation weeks 30-32). We recommend that you submit your expression of interest as soon as possible, but no later than August 30.

Employment in this position requires a passed security check according to the Security Protection Act.

Welcome to Bengtsfors