Do you want to be part of strengthening Helsingborg residents' opportunities for participation, influence, and engagement in the city's development? We are now looking for a Democracy Coordinator who is curious about how we can use residents' perspectives in developing Helsingborg's municipal activities.
About the Workplace
Helsingborg Municipality has approximately 11,000 employees and 470 managers. The City Management Office is one of nine municipal departments. It is led by two Assistant City Directors and is organized into seven different divisions. The City Management Office exists to serve others - colleagues, other departments, Helsingborg residents, and businesses, to name a few. The City Management Office is to lead, develop, and coordinate the municipality's activities within overarching and common areas to provide conditions for positive development of Helsingborg.
The position is located in the Democracy and Inclusion Unit. The unit's mission is to coordinate and develop the city's work on engagement and equal rights and opportunities. The unit is also responsible for promoting residents' engagement and the city's civil society, as well as conducting general elections. The unit consists of a unit manager and 9 employees.
Job Responsibilities
As a Democracy Coordinator at the City Management Office, you play an important role in the city's development work by creating conditions for our activities to involve residents in a systematic and value-creating way. You work across the city and combine strategic development work with practical support to colleagues and activities to strengthen forms of participation and influence.
A central part of the assignment is system administrator responsibility for the city's digital engagement platform. This means you are responsible for the development, administration, and coordination of the platform as well as serving as support to activities using it in their work. Another important part is spreading knowledge, building capacity, and inspiring other activities in the city in methods and approaches related to engagement and participation. With an analytical and curious approach, you support colleagues and activities in the city by guiding and coaching in processes where we want to gather knowledge, experience, needs, and opinions from those we serve. You stay informed about what is happening within resident engagement both in the outside world and within the city's organization.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with an academic degree or other completed post-secondary education relevant to the assignment.
We believe that you:
have worked for a few years and are experienced in planning, coordinating, and driving processes and projects with a focus on dialogue or engagement of residents or users
have an interest in digital development and understanding of how digital tools can support dialogue, participation, and learning
have strong ability to communicate clearly and pedagogically even in more complex societal issues and processes
are an outward-looking and collaborative person who finds it easy to inspire others, build relationships and networks, and meet people with different roles and competencies in daily work
are organized with the ability to handle multiple ongoing assignments simultaneously and are good at meeting deadlines
It is advantageous to have experience working in the public sector and in the political decision-making process.
We place great value on your personal qualities.
Working at Helsingborg Municipality
You will be based at City Hall in central Helsingborg, just a couple of minutes' walk from Helsingborg Central Station. We believe it is important to have a good balance between work and leisure, so we offer you a flexible workplace. We offer several benefits focused on your health, including flexible working hours, additional vacation days when you turn 40, salary exchange, pension, and vacation exchange.
Do you want to help create a better city together with Helsingborg residents? Then you should work at Helsingborg Municipality. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and business community. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.
You can read more about what it's like to work in the city here: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/
Other Information
Application Deadline: August 16, 2026
Planned Interview Days: We plan to hold interviews in the afternoon on August 31 and September 1.
Employment Type: Permanent
Scope: Full-time
Start Date: November 1, 2026 or by agreement
Number of Positions: 1
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About the Workplace
Helsingborg Municipality has approximately 11,000 employees and 470 managers. The City Management Office is one of nine municipal departments. It is led by two Assistant City Directors and is organized into seven different divisions. The City Management Office exists to…