For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? The Leisure unit is part of the Leisure & Service department at the municipal management administration in Kiruna municipality The unit is responsible for the operation of Kiruna municipality's leisure and sports facilities throughout the municipality. It is an important mission where the public interest is great and where we meet Kiruna's citizens in different ways every day. The swimming and leisure units as a whole have about 40 employees and the leisure unit about 20 employees. We are in an exciting and challenging development phase both in terms of our organization and our facilities. Together with our employees, we make a difference. We are now looking for an operational unit manager for the business. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As head of unit at the Leisure unit, you are organizationally subordinate to the head of department for leisure, service, AME/integration, at the municipal management administration. At the leisure unit, you have staff responsibility for around 20 people. You will lead the operational activities with the support of an established committed work management organization out at our larger facilities. Creating the right conditions and resources for their work is an important part of your mission. Several of our operations are important resources for both Kiruna residents' recreation and a growing tourism industry. You are expected to work in an outward-looking and responsive manner towards both citizens and the industry, and together with our employees, strengthen confidence in our more commercial legs and increase its revenue. In your role, you will be expected to contribute to the management team, both regarding your own unit, but also related to the development of the entire business of the department, and the administration. A horizontal perspective is a prerequisite where we constantly have an eye for creating synergies, quality development and more efficient working methods in an organization where we share a broad responsibility and support each other in our missions. We work in a politically governed organization that ultimately sets our mandates and frameworks for the business where you as head of unit play an important role in ensuring that the municipal management has correct and relevant information in its decision-making. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for people with an academic background in public administration, social sciences or political processes and/or work experience that the employer considers equivalent. However, the focus is on the operational management of the Leisure operations, where the requirements are good customer service, good hospitality and good service. Therefore, we also value work management or process management roles in business activities in, for example, construction, industry or the hospitality industry. Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both in speech and in writing, is a requirement as you as an expert on the operational side will be an important support to management in the department's overall mission to deliver and present service letters and documentation for decisions to municipal management. You are expected to work in a way that creates commitment and encourages others to develop. We expect you to be service-oriented and happy to handle both long-term and short-term strategic issues. We attach great importance to your personal qualities. You should be able to lead, manage and develop the activities, and you should also be able to manage and develop your staff. To thrive in this role, you should be able to work independently, be flexible and creative. We apply a fixed-term managerial contract in combination with a basic position that is permanent within the municipality. OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.