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

Bemannia AB (publ.) · Contract

Alevägen 7, Nödinge, Sweden

Are you an experienced director of administration or senior municipal executive with documented experience leading through other managers? Have you worked with political boards and are you comfortable taking overall 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 overall 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 runs until the recruitment of a permanent director of administration is complete. As director of administration, you have overall responsibility for operations and work closely with the political board. You will also be part of the municipal manager's leadership team. The operations comprise approximately 850 employees and you have direct employer responsibility for five operations managers. An important part of the assignment is to quickly familiarize yourself with the operations, create stability, and simultaneously identify opportunities for improvements and development ahead of the handover to the incoming director of administration. Your Responsibilities In this role, you will, among other things: Have overall responsibility for the social services operations. Answer to the political board. Lead and develop five operations managers. Participate in the municipal manager's leadership team. Take responsibility for extensive municipal operations 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 in accountability to a political board. Experience with overall operational responsibility within municipal operations. Good understanding of social services and municipal healthcare and care. Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with a complex organization and create structure and stability. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. It is a merit if you have experience with director of administration assignments or equivalent management level within social services, healthcare, and care. As a consultant at Bemannia you get: ⭐ Close contact with your consulting manager ⭐ Opportunities for more exciting assignments ⭐ Experience at educational 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 the Application Apply for the position by clicking apply below. Please upload your CV in Word format and in Swedish. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis 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, you can reach us during office hours at 0707287900. Bemannia is a public and 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 of Sweden's public authorities and Swedish municipalities, their administrations, and companies. Bemannia is a member of Kompetensföretagen and is an authorized staffing company 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 systems, SS-EN ISO 14001:2015, Environmental management systems – requirements and guidance, SS-ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems, and SS-ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information security management systems. The company's management has been active in the industry for 40 years.