Welfare Technology Coordinator - Project Position

Ystad is the small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business community operating both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we are approximately 2,900 engaged employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us, which is why all managers receive training in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our core values, which are "Better Together," characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

Within the Social Care Administration, approximately 1,200 engaged employees work to provide support and care to those in need in our municipality. The work takes place within elderly care, home help services, disability services, and social psychiatry, as well as individual and family care.

Do you want to help build something new and drive the municipality's work with welfare technology into the future? We are now looking for a Welfare Technology Coordinator in a project position who will be a key person in our transition based on the new Social Services Act and future competence supply.

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Job Description

As a Welfare Technology Coordinator, you will have a broad assignment where you work both strategically and operationally. You will take over the mapping that has already been done in the administration and drive the work forward, with a special focus on elderly care. Your task is to ensure, together with managers, employees, and users, that we use welfare technology in a way that creates real benefit for users' security, quality, and independence, as well as for staff's working environment and efficiency.

In the role, you will among other things:

• Map needs, introduce and follow up on various welfare technology solutions
• Be a support to managers and employees in daily matters regarding welfare technology
• Coordinate contacts with suppliers and participate in procurement and testing of new solutions
• Collaborate closely with the digitalization unit, IT, and other internal and external actors
• Develop and conduct training initiatives for staff
• Contribute to developing working methods, routines, and guidelines that support a long-term sustainable use of welfare technology
• Monitor the external environment and suggest improvements based on the organization's needs.

The project has clear goals, one of which is to develop a model for steering, coordination, and follow-up of welfare technology.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are analytical and curious, and have an easy time seeing the connections between legislation, the organization's needs, and technical possibilities. You enjoy collaborating, building contacts, and creating participation among employees, managers, and users. You express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and can translate complex issues into language that is easy to understand. Your ability to create trust and engagement is central, as is your willingness to learn new things and try new working methods. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Qualifications:

• Relevant university education, for example in technology, care and support, social work, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience from municipal care and support and is accustomed to working with digital solutions or assistive devices in operations.
• A good technical understanding and thrives in driving change and development work.
• Driver's license category B.

It is meritorious if you have experience in digital operational development, project management, change management, or work with digitalization in the public sector.

The position is a project assignment that currently extends until 2028-12-31.

Selection is made on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to send in your application!

We look forward to your application!

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment form: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2026-10-01 Or as agreed.
Working hours: Daytime.

In connection with a possible employment for this position, we will request that you present an extract from your criminal record. This will become relevant only in the final stage of the recruitment process and should therefore not be attached to your application. The extract should only be presented upon request from us. You order the register extract yourself on the Police Authority's website and note that there may be some processing time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken by already employed personnel or persons with priority rights.

Before a possible employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or be able to prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health, which is why we work actively with our working environment. We offer health care and a smoke-free working time.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Also note that we only receive applications via Visma Recruit and thus not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the specified contact person.