Director of Education Administration

We are seeking an experienced director for the education administration who wants to lead one of the largest administrations in Härjedalens Municipality and further develop the valuable work conducted within children and education. In the role of director of education administration, you will have a unique opportunity to lead an important operation and make a difference for both children and adults in a change-oriented and dynamic administration. Over the past year, the administration has developed a school development program, implemented a reorganization, created a stable management function, and maintains sound finances. Your task will be to implement the decided school development program, which includes state reforms, and provide principals with the leadership, stimulation, and support needed. Härjedalens Municipality has just over 1,000 employees. You will have close contact with decision-makers and colleagues in other administrations, giving you a network and support that facilitates your leadership and ensures you are not alone in challenges or decisions. Start date: January 2027. Duties Administration Operations You will be responsible for approximately 300 dedicated employees working within preschool, preschool class, primary school, secondary school, after-school care, and adult education. The administration also oversees adapted primary school and vocational adult education (komvux) as adapted education. The operations vary in size and are geographically distributed across all of Härjedalens Municipality. Responsibilities As director of education administration, you are responsible for ensuring your operations are conducted in accordance with laws, goals, guidelines, and financial directives. You will monitor operations based on the administration's target images and will primarily work with a strategic focus. The assignment involves continuous improvement work and quality assurance of operations. You monitor the external environment and work with strategic issues, while also providing operational support to managers and other responsible personnel. Your role involves leading and developing your administration while contributing to the municipality's overall governance and development. You are responsible for your own management group and have personnel responsibility for 11 directly reporting managers; both principals and operations managers. You also have an administrative team reporting to you, providing you with the right conditions to focus on your core assignment. You are the presenter in the municipality's education committee, report to the municipal director, and are part of the municipality's management group together with the social services director, director of the community development administration, head of the property department, IT director, finance director, and HR director. There is also a municipal group management that you are part of, as well as a network of school directors in the region. Qualifications We want you to have: - Academic education in a relevant field - Several years of management and leadership experience including operations, budget, and personnel responsibility - Experience working in the operational area - Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish - Category B driver's license It is advantageous if you have: - Experience working in the public sector and/or politically governed organizations - Experience leading through other managers - Experience collaborating with political leadership, presenting in committees or similar - Experience leading strategic work - Completed principal training - Completed school director training Personal Qualities You are clear, inclusive, and confident in your leadership. You are a perceptive person and a good role model who makes decisions, creates conditions for an open work climate, and a working approach that promotes collaboration and good relationships both internally and externally. Elevating your perspective, reasoning strategically, seeing contexts, wholes, and solutions is something that stimulates you and you are accustomed to. You understand the importance of communication, smooth dialogue, and cooperation based on organizational needs. Regarding recruitment, Härjedalens Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. The municipality declines contact with media sales, recruitment websites, and similar. Contact Information Örjan Folkesson, Municipal Director, 0680-17722, [email protected] Johan Fredholm, Chair of Education Committee, 0705521593, [email protected] André Åkerström, HR Director, 0680-16304, [email protected] Kenneth Bergman, Union Representative Ledarna, [email protected] Kicki Jonasson, Union Representative Vision, [email protected] Workplace Ringvägen 2 842 80 Sveg Important Information: Employer: Härjedalens Municipality Ref. no: 5152564807 Position Scope: 100% Permanent employment with possible probation Application Deadline: 2026-09-13

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