Group Manager - Research Communication and News

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan · Full-time

Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm, Sweden

We are looking for a manager for the team working with research communication and news at KTH. A new colleague with strong leadership skills and extensive communication expertise who, together with the team members, drives the operation forward. Is that you? About the department/group As manager of the research communication and news group with approximately twenty employees, you are part of KTH's communications department. We have three additional groups in the department, which together have approximately sixty employees. Together with the other group managers and the department head, you form the management team. Job responsibilities You lead experienced employees through trust, security, and transparency. You work based on goals, measurement, analysis, and development to achieve results. You can take our news work to the next level through, among other things, technical development to free up time to create even more content. For research communication activities, you can drive work both to develop how KTH's researchers receive communication support and how KTH's research is disseminated to various target audiences. We know that we want to create even more visibility for KTH through editorial content and that we want all the outstanding research at KTH to be seen. This is work that we want you to lead us in. The group manager assignment consists of four parts: - Editorial content work where we coordinate all our news work including press work (responsibility for the entire press function is organized in another group within the department) - Close communication support to KTH's researchers and cohesive research communication for KTH - Externally funded communication support to center formations, research programs, etc. - Communication support for strategic partnerships and broader collaboration Together with employees and colleagues, you create efficient and quality-assured communication and drive the operation in a strategic direction. You manage change processes, develop analysis and measurement to benefit communication at the forefront, and implement new working methods. You have operational, personnel, and budget responsibility. You act in roles as project manager, project participant, and steering group member. You have the competence and ability to work operatively with communication. When you work, you communicate clearly. You have a broad perspective on issues where you see the long-term significance of things, broader consequences, and adapt actions accordingly. Qualifications Requirements - Work experience from managing editorial work with complex content that the employer deems relevant. - Work experience from press work. - Work experience in a leadership role with personnel responsibility in a large and multifaceted organization with many different stakeholders. - Higher education in communication or journalism or other education, such as post-secondary education, that the employer deems relevant. - Education in leadership. - Continuous professional development through education and environmental monitoring within the communications field. - Very good knowledge both in writing and speech in Swedish and English as these are used in daily work. Personal qualities You lead through trust, security, and transparency. The strong leadership qualities we are looking for are your ability to engage, motivate, coordinate, create participation, delegate authority, and reach common goals. You are development-oriented with great collaborative skills. You need to be persistent and have good judgment. Meritorious - Work experience in research communication. - Experience from working at a higher education institution. - Experience from working at a government agency. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities. Become part of KTH KTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and contributing to the transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are a quality issue and a natural part of KTH's values as a university and state agency. Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH. Trade union representatives Contact information for trade union representatives. Application You apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted and that the qualifications we require in the announcement appear in your CV. In this recruitment, you apply only with your CV. Instead of a personal letter, you will answer one or more questions in the recruitment system. It is important that you answer the questions carefully and truthfully, so that we get a clear picture of your competence and experience. We base our selection on the qualifications shown in the announcement. The application must be received by KTH no later than the last application day at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time). About the employment The employment is permanent according to an agreement. The employment begins with a six-month probationary period. Other For information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment. It may occur that an employment at KTH is placed in a security class. If so for this employment, a security clearance of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In these cases, a condition for employment is that the applicant is approved after the security clearance. Tests may be used in this recruitment process. We decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as job posting vendors.