Vacant job

Do you want to lead and develop a vital operation that creates safe, sustainable, and well-maintained environments for education and research? We are now looking for an engaged and development-oriented unit manager for the Local Maintenance Unit within the Campus Department at Örebro University.

We offer a workplace with many different types of collaborations where all parts of the whole are equally important. Örebro University creates the future through internationally competitive research and offers profession-oriented education among the best in the country. We offer a varied and interesting assignment in an international and exciting environment!

The Assignment

As the Unit Manager for Local Maintenance, you lead and coordinate the Local Maintenance Unit within the Campus Department. The role entails overall responsibility for operations, personnel, and economy, as well as close cooperation with other functions within the university. You actively contribute to ensuring that local maintenance maintains high quality and functions as a professional and efficient support that guarantees clean, safe, and well-maintained premises that support education, research, and administration.

An important part of the assignment is to create and maintain structure in daily work through good planning, prioritization, and organization. The role requires the ability to work methodically and ensure clarity and quality even during periods of high tempo and varying tasks.

You operate in line with the university's values and basic view of leadership and governance, characterized by trust, holism, quality, cooperation, and simplicity, and actively contribute to the Campus Department's joint development. The assignment also includes monitoring external developments and taking advantage of technical and organizational opportunities for efficiency and development.

You are part of the Campus Department's management group and represent the local maintenance unit in relevant internal and external contexts.

Experience and Knowledge

To succeed in the role of Unit Manager at the Local Maintenance Unit, we assess that you have several years of experience from qualified work as a manager or leader.

We also assess that you have a university or college degree, for example in economics, HR, leadership, public administration, or other experience that the employer deems equivalent. Documented experience of managerial or leadership assignments with personnel responsibility. Experience of leading operations with responsibility for economy, results, and work environment. Good ability to work structured with follow-up, prioritization, and implementation.

You have worked both strategically and operationally with good results. To thrive and succeed in the role, we believe you have experience from service-intensive operations. You articulate yourself well both orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

Attributes and Abilities

We are looking for you who are a secure and clear leader with the ability to create engagement and participation. You have a holistic perspective, work structured, and find it easy to cooperate across organizational boundaries. You are development-oriented, quality-conscious, and enjoy combining strategic work with operational leadership.

You are secure in meeting people in different situations and have the ability to create constructive dialogue through clear and empathetic communication. With a solution-oriented approach, you contribute to professional and trust-based cooperation in all types of interactions.

You are expected to lead in accordance with the university's manager and employee policy and stand behind values such as trust, cooperation, and learning.

We Offer

• A meaningful management assignment in a socially important operation
• Opportunity to influence and develop a central service function
• Cooperation with engaged colleagues in a knowledge-intensive environment
• A workplace that values quality, sustainability, and a good work environment

Information

The employment is 100%, permanent with start date as agreed. Örebro University applies individual salary setting and, where applicable, probationary employment.

Further information about the employment is provided by Department Head Rickard Ålund via e-mail: [email protected]

At Örebro University, we expect all employees to be open to development and change, take responsibility for their own work effort and quality, show engagement in collaboration and contributing to development, and show respect for others through a constructive and professional approach.

Örebro University works actively with equal opportunities and gender equality and for our work environment to be characterized by openness, trust, and respect. We value the qualities that diversity brings to the operation.

Application

You apply on our website by clicking the "Apply" button.

A complete application should contain the following electronic documents:

• A cover letter where you explain why you are interested in the role of Unit Manager for local maintenance
• Complete CV
• Copies of relevant certificates/diplomas

Only documents written in Swedish, English, Norwegian, and Danish can be assessed.

The last day for applications is 2026-08-25. We warmly welcome your application!

As we have already made our choices regarding external cooperation partners and marketing in connection with this recruitment, we decline contact with recruitment agencies and advertising salespeople.

According to the National Archives' regulations, we must archive a batch of application documents excluding publications for two years after the appointment decision has gained legal force.