Regional Developer

VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · Full-time

Bergslagsgatan 2, Göteborg, Sweden

Would you like to be part of creating Sweden's best healthcare and a sustainable society with growth throughout the Västra Götaland region? Västra Götalandsregionen is Sweden's largest public employer with the ambition to become Sweden's best public employer. With us, you'll have the chance to perform meaningful work for society and contribute to Västra Götalandsregionen's vision of "the good life". At the group office, we work daily to make a difference for patients, employees, visitors, and residents. All of VGR's operations are to participate in the transition to a sustainable future based on VGR's sustainability goals. The Sustainability Department leads, develops, and coordinates a systematic and strategic group-wide implementation of VGR's sustainability goals. The Sustainability Department is part of the Group Staff for Regional Development and is located at the Group Office. We are now seeking a regional developer in sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical use who wants to drive societal development with a focus on implementing sustainability goals. The work takes place in broad collaboration with VGR's administrations and companies, as well as with relevant actors in other regions, academia, business, and civil society. Take the opportunity and apply to one of Sweden's largest employers! Your Assignment You will work in the Sustainability Department and together with your colleagues create conditions for VGR's implementation of sustainability goals with focus on resource-efficient and toxin-free objectives. You do this by coordinating, supporting, and developing work together with the region's administrations and companies. You will: - conduct strategic development work in sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical use - together with administrations and companies, take initiatives for measures needed to reach our sustainability goals - coordinate development projects and work on reducing chemical and pharmaceutical pollution through, among other things, requirements in sustainability-prioritized procurement - conduct analytical work, such as analyzing the effects of various measures within sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical use - prepare matters for politics when the Sustainability Department provides support to, among others, the regional board's sustainability committee What Can We Offer You? Here you can drive societal development at one of Sweden's largest employers and gain insight into a wide variety of activities – everything from opera to operations. Variation, development, and learning are fundamental parameters in the work. You get to work in an organization with high ambitions in the sustainability area and we want – with humility – to assert that we are far ahead in the work with sustainability and the environment. Västra Götalandsregionen offers flexible working arrangements based on operational conditions and there is an opportunity to combine work from our offices and remotely. To Succeed in the Role To succeed and thrive in the role, you have extensive knowledge of sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical use from a broad perspective, engagement, and the ability to lead and drive processes at a strategic level within the area. You are someone who enjoys the interaction of working both with others and independently. You have good collaboration skills and responsiveness since the work involves contact with many different actors, but can also "take a stand" when needed to move the work forward. The work also requires you to take initiative, have analytical skills, and structure in keeping activities and contacts organized. You enjoy leading meetings and presentations and have good communication skills both in writing and orally. You have: - University degree in a field relevant to the position, such as chemistry, toxicology, ecotoxicology, and/or pharmacology - Several years of professional experience with strategic work to reduce environmental impact from chemicals and/or pharmaceuticals - Experience leading and coordinating processes within the environmental field It is meritorious to have: - Experience working in a politically governed organization - Experience with environmental requirements in procurement and purchasing It is important to us that you can work based on our values: - Together we make each other successful. - We listen in. We listen out. - Feedback contributes to our development. Other Information The position may be classified for security reasons. We strive for equality for all employees, for them to feel comfortable in the workplace, and we care about a good balance between work and personal life. About the Recruitment Process In this process, we do not request a cover letter. Instead, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you can describe your experiences. About Västra Götalandsregionen With us, you become part of something larger. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to safe and equitable healthcare and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life. We are in the midst of digital development where you get to be part of shaping the future working methods to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations. As a permanent employee, you will be registered for civil protection as part of our shared responsibility for society-critical functions to work even in crisis. Application Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you as an applicant have questions about the advertised position or for special and specific reasons cannot register your information in a public system – contact the contact person for the respective job posting. To recruitment, placement, and recruitment agencies and to you who are a salesperson: We politely but firmly decline direct contact from recruitment, placement, and recruitment agencies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job postings. Västra Götalandsregionen has procurement contracts.