Unit Manager at Movägen

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For a living Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we usually say. We are the healthcare staff who hold an elderly mother's hand and the teacher who gets little brother to read his first words. We are the childcare worker who helps 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 closer. We are the home support staff who drive to the villages in snowstorms like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of competencies, thousands of people and generations of experience that together provide security, care, inspire, teach, save lives, think new, move cities, stand up for each other and take care of people. With pride and care. From mountains to city. 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 matters? The Social Affairs Department's mission is to meet people's need for security. The department shall work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms and with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly work for good quality that benefits the users of our services. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS We are looking for someone who wants challenging, developmental and meaningful work. As a unit manager, we expect you to lead the operation towards set goals in a positive and committed manner, with responsibility for finances, personnel, working environment and service quality. You will be part of the management group for special residential facilities and are expected to actively participate in the department's development work. An important part of the work is to help employees grow and develop by increasing opportunities for influence and participation. In your role as unit manager, you represent the employer and are a good role model. You communicate our core values—Respect, Responsibility and Collaboration—throughout the organization. Your leadership is relationship-building and you trust your employees' commitment and willingness to take responsibility. You utilize and develop your employees' competence and ensure your team is engaged and involved in the operation. Close leadership where you balance management responsibilities, presence in operations with administrative work is an important part of the unit manager role. QUALIFICATIONS We would like you to have higher education relevant to the field and which the employer considers suitable for the position. We also expect that you have experience with personnel, finance and operational responsibility, and are familiar with the legislation governing our area of operations. We consider it a merit if you have worked in elderly care and have previous experience in a leadership position. You are open to change and interested in leading and developing the operation. We see that you are someone who is skilled at motivating, inspiring and developing people. In your role as unit manager, you take on coaching-oriented, close leadership and promote cooperation, influence and participation in daily work at your unit. You easily spread joy of work and help your employees develop and grow. You also maintain close cooperation with your colleagues. As a person, you have a trustworthy manner and an ability to create good, long-term relationships. You lead and follow up on operations in a methodical way with strong focus on the user and ensure that conditions, requirements and expectations are clear. To thrive in the role, we see that you are confident, self-reliant, strategic and have a good ability to make decisions. Attentiveness and good communication skills are also qualities you should possess. B-class driver's license is a requirement. It is a merit if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi and/or Meänkieli. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. We apply a limited-term management agreement in combination with a permanent employment contract with the municipality. Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: Agreed upon, interviews may be conducted on a rolling basis. We may apply a probationary period. To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common core values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the guiding principles. We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating work tasks and help you as an employee achieve 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 5,000 kr/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to convert salary into additional days off. We strive for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to make our workplaces accessible to all. Kiruna municipality views full-time as a right and part-time as an option. It is a merit if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi and/or Meänkieli, as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality applies individual and differentiated salaries. If you proceed in the recruitment process, you will be presented with a salary range relevant to you at the interview. We would like you to read information about our collective agreements, local agreements and what we as an employer have to offer before we meet with you for a possible interview. You can find this information here: https://kiruna.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare.html Kiruna municipality has placed a medieval notice for this recruitment and therefore declines contact from advertising sales staff or other recruitment service vendors.For a living Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we usually say. We are the healthcare staff who hold an elderly mother's hand and the teacher who gets little brother to read his first words. We are the childcare worker who helps 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 closer. We are the home support staff who drive to the villages in snowstorms like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of competencies, thousands…

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job

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active

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public

City

Kiruna

Address

Stadshustorget 1

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67.8454507, 20.2623241copyopen in

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Published

8. 7. 2026

Edited

25. 7. 2026

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