Elderly care in Umeå municipality wants to be a resource that frees and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life in proximity and interaction. The social services office manages the diary and committee administration for the social committees; the elderly committee and the individual and family committee, committees and collaborative bodies, and provides support to elected representatives and the respective administrative management. The office employs 4 committee secretaries and a registrar. We are now looking for a deputy committee secretary to join our operations during parental leave! Welcome to an exciting assignment! Your tasks As a committee secretary, you will be responsible for the entire case management process for committees and advisory bodies. The main focus of the committee secretary's task is to support the work of producing committee documents, publishing documents for politicians and the public, taking notes at preparatory meetings, writing notices and minutes of committee meetings. You will mainly work with the Elderly Committee. You will also provide support to the elected representatives, the administrative management and its managers in matters of municipal and administrative law. As a committee secretary, you are an important link between politicians, citizens and civil servants in the municipality. The work also includes handling administrative tasks related to the committee, such as ordering and processing fees being responsible for or participating in improvement work in the area of the office's responsibility dealing with personal data incidents in the absence of the personal data coordinator There is also mail handling and record keeping. In the Registry, we help each other with what needs to be solved! Together with your colleagues, you are part of the municipality-wide network for committee secretaries About you We are looking for you who have a degree in social sciences from a college or university. You have experience of working in similar activities or service professions. We prefer that your degree is in political science and that you have experience of working in the public sector/politically controlled organization. Experience in preparing cases and administrative experience would be an advantage. As a person, you have very good written communication skills and generally good communication skills. You can work independently and have the ability to identify needs and perform analysis. You have a holistic perspective that allows you to see connections and consequences. You are service-oriented, meticulous and can handle the fact that the work can be stressful at times. Great importance is attached to personal suitability. Other information Temporary, full-time, from 2025-02-01 until 2026-08-31. Welcome with your application. You can either attach your CV and personal letter or fill in your details in the application form. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has around 440 managers and is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.