Interim Director of Administration – Municipal Social Services and Care & Elderly Care

Are you an experienced director of administration or senior municipal manager with documented experience leading through other managers? Have you worked with political boards and are you comfortable taking comprehensive responsibility for a complex municipal operation? Then this interim assignment in Västra Götaland might be for you. About the Assignment We are seeking an interim director of administration for our client in Västra Götaland. The assignment encompasses comprehensive responsibility for social services, elderly care, support services for people with disabilities, and municipal health and medical care. The assignment starts no later than October 1, 2026 and continues until the recruitment of a permanent director of administration is complete. As director of administration, you will have comprehensive responsibility for the operation and work closely with the political board. You will also be part of the municipal manager's leadership team. The operation includes approximately 850 employees, and you will have direct employer responsibility for five operations managers. An important part of the assignment is to quickly familiarize yourself with the operation, create stability, and simultaneously identify opportunities for improvements and development in preparation for the handover to the incoming director of administration. Your Responsibilities In this role, you will, among other things: Have comprehensive responsibility for the social services operation. Be responsible to the political board. Lead and develop five operations managers. Be part of the municipal manager's leadership team. Be responsible for a comprehensive municipal operation with approximately 850 employees. Create structure, stability, and continuity during the transition period. Identify areas for improvement and development. Prepare and ensure a smooth handover to the incoming director of administration. Your Qualifications Relevant academic education. Documented experience in qualified management work within municipal operations. Experience leading other managers. Experience working as responsible to a political board. Experience with comprehensive operational responsibility within municipal operations. Good understanding of social services and municipal care and elderly care. Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with a complex organization and create structure and stability. Very strong communication and collaboration skills. It is a merit if you have experience as a director of administration or equivalent leadership level within social services, care, and elderly care. As a consultant at Bemannia, you will receive: ⭐ Close contact with your consultant manager ⭐ Opportunity for more exciting assignments ⭐ Experience at learning workplaces where your expertise makes a difference ⭐ Secure employment terms 🔭 Read more about what it's like to work as a consultant with us here: Working as a Consultant via Bemannia About Your Application Apply for the position by clicking apply below. Please upload your CV in Word format and in Swedish. Selection and interviews are ongoing, and the position may be filled before the final application deadline, August 31, 2026. We do not accept applications via email, but if you have specific questions about the position, these will be answered by the responsible recruiter, John Öhlund, [email protected]. For general questions about your application or our recruitment process, reach us during office hours at 0707287900. Bemannia is a publicly held Swedish staffing and recruitment company that provides competent and qualified personnel through staffing, recruitment, and personnel contracting within Organization & Leadership, PR & Information, Marketing & Sales, Finance, Law, HR & Personnel, Property & Technology, IT & Data, and Office & Administration. Bemannia has framework agreements with most Swedish authorities and Swedish municipalities, their administrations, and companies. Bemannia is a member of Kompetensföretagen and is an authorized staffing and recruitment company, and has collective agreements with Unionen, Akademikerna, SEKO, as well as LO and the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union. Bemannia is certified according to SS-EN ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System, SS-EN ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management System – requirements and guidance, SS-ISO 45001:2018, Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and SS-ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System. The company's management has been active in the industry for 40 years

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