Unit Manager for Placements and Administration Unit

Lunds kommun · Full-time

Stora Södergatan 49, Lund, Sweden

About the role and your responsibilities The unit handles placement of children in preschool and after-school programs, and processes applications and makes decisions regarding school placements in Lunds Municipality. You work operationally with these school placements and are a decision-maker. The unit is also responsible for the municipality's school attendance monitoring and coordination of school transportation. The overall responsibility for records management, mail handling, information management, confidentiality review, and release of public documents also falls within the unit. The unit is also responsible for developing guidelines and procedures related to the unit's areas of responsibility. As unit manager, you have operational responsibility and responsibility for the unit's internal planning, resources, and development. You have personnel responsibility for the unit's 10 employees with different areas of responsibility. You work to ensure that the unit has a good support and service spirit with high quality and that the work conducted is in line with applicable legislation and governing documents. In your assignment, you work in a trust-based and strategic manner to lead, coordinate, and together with employees develop the unit's processes so that they are fit for purpose, efficient, and sustainable, driving the operation forward toward decided goals and plans. The role also includes maintaining internal and external contacts and, in various contexts, representing and advocating for the unit's and the Children and Education Administration's interests. We are looking for you You have documented relevant higher education or university training or other experience that the employer considers equivalent. It is meritorious if you have documented management training. You have experience working as a manager within public sector activities, such as administration or regulatory operations. You have been involved in work to develop and digitalize processes. You have worked operatively with case handling and regulatory operations as well as with records management and handling of public documents. You have experience with placement of children or students within preschool/school. It is meritorious if you have experience leading, developing, and coordinating administrative processes. You have excellent language skills in Swedish and English. An important task for you as unit manager is to plan, create structure, and coordinate activities to drive the operation forward toward decided goals and plans. Great focus is on creating engagement and participation among your employees. You are a present, clear, and communicative leader who looks to the best interests of the operation in actions and decisions. You drive and implement change. Your leadership is characterized by trust, long-term sustainability, a structured approach, and a comprehensive view of the operation. Please note that in connection with your application, you need to answer a number of selection questions. Your answers will be an important part of our selection process. In this recruitment, we have also chosen to apply continuous selection and would like to see you submit your application as soon as possible. First interviews will be held on September 17 from 8-12. Please reserve time in your calendar. We warmly welcome your application! What we offer you As an employee with us, you are offered a range of benefits with a focus on balance, security, and health. Lunds Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily see your benefits and manage them. Here is what we give you as an employee: https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/det-har-ger-vi-dig-som-medarbetare About the workplace Within the Office Department, several of the administration's supporting functions are gathered. A total of approximately 20 people work in specialist functions within the department. The department currently consists of two units: the Unit for Placements and Administration and the Unit for Committee and Legal Affairs. We offer you a developmental role with many opportunities for collaboration where you get the chance to influence both form and content. You will be met by a department with good atmosphere and a manager who leads with great trust. At the Children and Education Administration, we work to create equity and good conditions for all children and students in our preschools, primary schools, and adapted primary schools to reach their goals. Together, we work for unified and clear management of preschool and school in a modern and efficient organization, with the goal of enabling world-class education. Our ambitions are high and we always strive to create good conditions for development and value high quality in our operations. Here you have room to grow. Within Lunds Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities to develop in working life. We offer an inclusive work environment and a chance to make an impact and make a difference. Do you want to be one of us?