Rector

REGION GOTLAND · Full-time

Gesällgatan 7, Visby, Sweden

Adult Education encompasses education at basic and upper secondary levels, Swedish language instruction for immigrants, special education services, adapted education for adults, and vocational training at the upper secondary level. Adult Education also functions as a learning center that includes examination services, study and career counseling, library services, and educational support for students and citizens. In total, Adult Education comprises approximately 90 employees, of which approximately 65 are teachers. Adult Education is led by a School Director, Administrative Director, and three Rectors. Your Responsibilities As Rector for Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) within the municipal adult education program, you hold overall responsibility for the quality, development, and results of the operations. You lead and develop the education based on the Education Act, curriculum, governing documents, political objectives, and operational plans in close collaboration with the School Director. In this role, you are responsible for planning, leading, monitoring, and ensuring quality of pedagogical activities to provide education that meets both students' needs and society's skills requirements. You also manage admissions to the Swedish for Immigrants program and work to ensure that the education is accessible, efficient, and conducted according to law. As Rector, you exercise trust-based leadership with personnel, work environment, and operational responsibility for approximately 25 employees. Your duties include workplace meetings, employee conversations, salary reviews, skills development, recruitment, and personnel planning. You also hold budget responsibility for the operations, which includes responsibility for financial planning, monitoring, and resource allocation. An important part of your role is to monitor the external environment and follow government decisions at local, regional, and national levels. You collaborate with other authorities, networks, industry representatives, and employers to develop operations and strengthen students' opportunities for labor market integration. You are part of Adult Education's management group and contribute, together with the School Director and other leaders, to strategic and pedagogical development work. You work closely with your rector colleagues within Adult Education and promote a cohesive organization where shared goals, core values, and development initiatives are in focus. Who Are You? We are seeking someone with a relevant academic degree that the employer considers suitable for the position, such as a teaching degree or a degree from a study and career counseling program. You have strong skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as good digital competence and use digital tools as a natural support in leadership, communication, monitoring, and operational development. It is an asset if you have rector training. We would also like to see if you have training in leadership, labor law, or Swedish as a second language. You have good knowledge of the education system's regulations and governing documents as well as current experience from municipal adult education. You understand Adult Education's mission and have experience leading, developing, and monitoring pedagogical activities with a focus on quality and results. You are well versed in education laws and regulations and have the ability to translate governing documents and political objectives into operational development. Furthermore, you work strategically and systematically with quality improvement and understand the importance of education for individuals' labor market integration, lifelong learning, and skills supply. We would also appreciate it if you have: Experience in managerial or leadership positions within municipal adult education, upper secondary school, or primary school. Experience leading operations in a politically governed organization. Experience working in or leading SFI operations. Experience in change and development work with a focus on quality, collaboration, and operational development. To thrive and succeed as Rector for SFI, you are a secure and stable leader with high personal maturity. You have the ability to build trusting relationships, engage your employees, and lead operations toward shared goals. You are clear in your communication and leadership, while remaining receptive and flexible when the needs and conditions of the operations change. You work in a structured manner, take responsibility for driving issues forward, and have good ability to plan, prioritize, and monitor your work. We are seeking someone with a strong holistic perspective who can see connections between different parts of the operations. You collaborate well with both employees and external stakeholders and contribute to a positive work environment where participation, quality, and development are in focus. We warmly welcome your application! Why Choose Region Gotland? We are the island's largest employer – with over 200 different professions and 7,000 employees in Sweden's only combined region and municipality. Together, we are developing a sustainable, secure, and thriving Gotland for everyone who lives on and visits the island. Gotland offers a rich cultural life, magnificent nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to call Gotland home year-round. If you are not one of us yet but curious to become one, read more about life on the island at www.gotland.com/flytta-hit We value our employees and are proud of our benefits. Please read more at www.gotland.se/formaner On the Instagram account @viarregiongotland you can follow our employees and see the breadth of our various operations. How We Recruit We use a competence-based recruitment method and therefore place great emphasis on personal suitability in accordance with the competencies described in this announcement. In this way, we also actively work to prevent discrimination. We are committed to safety and quality in our recruitment processes, and you may therefore be subject to background checks prior to employment. If applicable, you will receive more information from the recruiter. A valid ID and personal identification document must always be presented. The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be offered to employees with preferential rights.