Do you want to be part of the efforts to address the greatest challenges of our time, and be able to influence and leave something for future generations to develop? Then Boden Municipality is an employer for you! Boden is located in Norrbotten's coastal region, only 3 miles from the sea between two river valleys. Around 28,000 people live here. Boden is a modern small town close to most things, which creates a rewarding working and leisure life, what we call local life. Boden is located in the heart of an establishment-intensive region and is an important part of the green global social transition. A growing society is being created here, equipped to meet the green new industrialization, with smart and sustainable solutions for collaboration, housing, transport, everyday life and modern business. With strong support from competent colleagues and managers, you will have the courage to try. With us, you will be given great confidence in a fantastic environment, where there is the opportunity to develop yourself and others. Do you want to know more about what it is like to work in Boden municipality? Then you can read more here: www.boden.se/jobbaiboden We are looking for a committed Head of Administration for the Employment and Education Administration in Boden. Here you get to lead and develop a comprehensive business that affects the entire municipality's residents, with a focus on integration, labor market, education and employment in an exciting and expansive time for Boden. Arbetsmarknads- och utbildningsförvaltningen is also responsible for food activities, cultural schools and central student health. The administration is divided into 6 areas of activity; preschool, compulsory school, upper secondary school, labor market and learning, food operations and School Development Center. With coordination and a holistic approach, you as head of administration lead and develop a joint administration consisting of about 990 employees, directly subordinate to you are four school directors, two heads of operations and a head of unit. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As head of administration, you have overall responsibility for the administration's goal achievement, quality and development work, and personnel and financial responsibility. You ensure that the work of the administration complies with laws and regulations in the relevant area and provide documentation to and support the board in long-term strategic issues. A lot of positive things are happening in Boden municipality with new large-scale business establishments in the coming years, which requires cooperation, a holistic approach and efficient use of resources, both within and between administrations. For the Employment and Education Administration, this means that the administration's processes will be faced with challenges, as new establishments require access to preschool, school and employment for the people who move to Boden. In addition, our employees are required to show good hospitality to provide a good reception, and we must be able to maintain and develop the existing quality of activities for all residents. Your responsibility is to create the conditions for the administration's overall resources to be used efficiently and in the best way. As Head of Administration, you are part of the municipal manager's management team and actively contribute to developing the entire municipality's operations. You report directly to the municipal manager and work closely with politicians in the Employment and Education Committee. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have a relevant academic education for the position as well as several years of experience in a senior management/leadership position. In order to successfully lead the administration forward, it is also a requirement to have several years of experience in managing through other subordinate managers. As the Employment and Education Administration covers several different areas, we are looking for a person with experience in education and/or labor market issues. Experience of working in a politically controlled organization is an advantage. If you are interested in this position, you are committed, goal- and result-oriented and used to driving qualitative change and development work. It is required that you are strategic, analytical in combination with a communicative ability. You are good at building relationships and networks and are a good ambassador for the municipality's activities. We assume that you are used to expressing yourself in speech and writing. You have a leadership style that demonstrates trust and confidence in the ability of employees to improve operations and encourages innovation and development. As a leader, you focus on setting the right priorities that lead to results and impact and support development through coaching. This recruitment process is handled by StudentConsulting, any questions should be directed to the recruitment consultant Therese Vikenbacke via e-mail: therese.vikenbacke@studentconsulting.com OTHER We value an even age and gender distribution and diversity in all professional areas. We have smoke-free working hours. We offer one wellness hour per week and a wellness allowance. Via our health portal, you as an employee can book yourself in for various wellness activities such as massages, trial training, lectures, etc. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram When you apply for a job with us, we want you to use our e-recruitment system. Questions about the position can be answered by the contact persons mentioned in the ad. We kindly but firmly decline any contact with media vendors, recruitment sites and the like.