Operations Manager Making a Difference

Job Description Do you want to be part of creating vital change for vulnerable people? Then the role of Operations Manager is meaningful work. As an Operations Manager, you are responsible for institution-wide coordination and work supervision of ongoing operations outside office hours, during evenings and nights, with the aim of promoting a safe care and work environment. You guide and strengthen your colleagues in their work and ensure that work is conducted with legal certainty and in accordance with applicable governing documents, methods, and established goals. Specifically, this includes responsibility for incident management in alarm situations and taking necessary measures following incidents. You communicate identified deficiencies and deviations from routines to relevant managers. You create and update security assessments and make decisions regarding compulsory measures according to LVU, LSU, and LVM in accordance with SiS work and delegation procedures. Training initiatives for staff in the areas of security and conflict management may be included in the position. Working hours are scheduled according to a rotating schedule covering day, evening, night, and weekends. Qualifications To thrive and succeed in this role, we believe you are a stable person who maintains composure even in stressful situations. You have the will and ability to act based on applicable decisions, guidelines, and policies. You have a holistic view and act in the best interest of the organization. Furthermore, you are structured in your work and have a strong ability to plan and prioritize effectively. You should also have: - Appropriate higher education such as social work, behavioral science, or other equivalent higher education, alternatively at least two-year vocational higher education (treatment pedagogue) combined with experience working at SiS or similar operations. - Several years of experience working at SiS or other operations with a focus on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, care and treatment, criminal justice, or other relevant operations. - Strong ability to lead, prioritize, and coordinate a work group. - Driver's License Category B At SiS we prioritize good leadership. This means that you as a manager and leader take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good collaboration, and are clear in your communication. Read more about our leadership https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/ Employment: The position is a permanent full-time employment and begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date by agreement. Welcome to submit your application through our recruitment tool no later than September 13, 2026. Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process. SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants. For work at our institutions, SiS conducts a criminal background check before employment. In preparation for the recruitment process, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar. OBS! If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact in the ad.

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