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Do you want to help create a more environmentally friendly Helsingborg? We are now recruiting a chemical strategy officer who wants to drive, coordinate, and develop the city's work to reduce chemical pollution to the environment and human health – together with engaged colleagues and partners. We welcome your application today! About the Workplace The Environmental Administration is a workplace where your contribution makes a difference for both the city's residents, businesses, and our environment. We are around 80 employees working for good health, safe food, and environmentally sustainable development. We want it to be easy for Helsingborg's operations to do the right thing and simple to live sustainably in the city. The goal is high quality of life for all, within the planet's boundaries. You will become part of the Environmental Strategy and Follow-up Division. The division drives, develops, and follows up on the city's environmental and climate work. Together, we work with strategies, coordination, and concrete measures that contribute to environmentally sustainable development in Helsingborg. Job Responsibilities You will be our coordinator for the city's chemical work. Helsingborg has conducted a mapping that shows the city needs more systematic and strategic work with chemical issues. We are now establishing a new role that will lead this work forward. In this role, you are responsible for: - Developing and implementing governance documents for the city's chemical work - Introducing and managing a city-wide chemical management program - Coordinating and providing strategic guidance on the municipality's handling and use of chemicals - Conducting training initiatives and developing procedures for safe chemical handling - Supporting the city's administrations in chemical matters, for example in schools, operations and maintenance, construction and facilities, as well as cleaning and sanitation - Supporting municipal companies in CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) regarding chemicals - Providing knowledge support to the procurement unit's sustainability strategists in procurement, requirements, and contract follow-up - Collaborating with environmental and health protection case handlers and contributing chemical expertise during inspections - Monitor chemical legislation and ensure compliance - Disseminate knowledge about the impact of chemicals on the environment and human health, both within the organization and to the public - Write remittance comments within the chemical field A large part of the work takes place in collaboration with other administrations and companies in the city. The role involves working both strategically and operatively. What We Offer With us, you get a meaningful assignment with the opportunity to build and shape a completely new role in the city. You get wonderful colleagues who are passionate about the environment and sustainability. We work flexibly and activity-based with offices in Oceanhamnen, Jordbodalen, and Malmö. We value the balance between work and leisure and offer flexible hours, partially location-independent work, up to 3,000 kronor per year in wellness allowance, the possibility to exchange vacation day supplements for additional days off, and more. Qualifications We are looking for someone with relevant higher education or university education in environmental or natural sciences with broad knowledge of chemistry, or other education that the employer deems equivalent. You have basic understanding of chemical legislation and regulations within the chemical field. It is meritorious if you have education in ecotoxicology or environmental chemistry. We would like to see that you have experience with: - Strategic work with chemical issues in companies or public operations - Implementing chemical legislation, for example REACH and CLP, into practical requirements and working methods - Work with chemical management programs and digital follow-up tools - Project management and change management To thrive in this role, you need to be self-driven, organized, and have good ability to collaborate and drive issues forward. You are comfortable switching between strategic perspectives and operational work. You have pedagogical and communication skills and are skilled at expressing yourself professionally in both speech and writing in Swedish. You possess digital skills and have understanding of follow-up and data management. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Working for Helsingborg City Do you want to help create a better city together with Helsingborg residents? Then you should work for Helsingborg City. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and business community. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow. You can read more about what it's like to work in the city here: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ Other Information Our selection for interviews will be made on a rolling basis, so you are welcome to submit your application as soon as possible. Before employment at the Environmental Administration, we require you to provide a valid extract in an unopened envelope from the police's criminal record register. You can already order a criminal record to expedite the recruitment process: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ Current salary range for the position is 40,000–48,000 kr/month. Individual salary setting applies. Final application deadline: 2026-08-31 Employment type: Permanent position Scope: Full-time Start date: By agreement Number of positions: 1 To ensure quality in Helsingborg City's recruitment process, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking the application link in the ad. Your application should include a CV and other documents relevant to the position, such as educational certificates or professional credentials. You will also be asked to answer selection questions. If you do not hear from us, check your spam folder as emails are sometimes sorted there. If you are a job seeker with protected personal data, you should contact the recruiting manager mentioned in the ad who will guide you further for a secure application process. You should not apply digitally via the application link. Trade union representatives: https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/Do you want to help create a more environmentally friendly Helsingborg? We are now recruiting a chemical strategy officer who wants to drive, coordinate, and develop the city's work to reduce chemical pollution to the environment and human health – together with engaged colleagues and partners. We welcome your application today! About the Workplace The Environmental Administration is a workplace where your contribution makes a difference for both the city's residents, businesses, and our environment. We are around 80 employees working for good health, safe food, and environmentally…
Overview
- Type
- job
- Status
- active
- Visibility
- public
- Price
- 40 000 SEK /month
- City
- Helsingborg
- Address
- Stortorget 17
- GPS
- 56.0735795, 12.7838657
- Phone
- Views
- 15
- Published
- 13. 7. 2026
- Edited
- 5. 8. 2026