Team Lead for IT Development Team, Region Västernorrland

We are a force that brings together, holds, and develops the region. Within Region Västernorrland, we are all part of something greater. About the Operation IT Common Functions is a central unit within IT support with the mission to create conditions for secure, efficient, and business-close development and management of Region Västernorrland's digital solutions. Within the unit, we gather several competencies, including systems developers, IT architects, project managers, service managers, and other specialist functions that together contribute to developing IT support's capabilities. We are in a development phase where we are strengthening our common system development capability and developing structures and working methods for the future. With us, you therefore have considerable scope to influence, take responsibility, and contribute to how we organize and develop our work. The development team is a newly formed team with systems developers with varying experience and specialist expertise. The team is built up of developers who previously worked in different groups. An important part of the next step is therefore to create a cohesive team with common working methods, structures, and forms of delivery. For you joining us now, this means an opportunity to be part of and influence how the team should work and develop going forward. You will have a central role in building our new development team. The team will consist of developers with different experiences and previous working methods, and an important part of your assignment will be to work together with the team to create common structures and working methods that enable efficient and predictable delivery. We are now seeking a team leader for the development team. The position is a permanent full-time employment with start date by agreement. As a team leader, you lead and distribute the team's daily work and create conditions for the team to succeed. You work closely with both the developers, the management objects, and the unit manager, and have the opportunity to influence how we work going forward with, among other things, prioritization, planning, and follow-up of development work. Responsibilities Lead, plan, distribute, and follow up on the development team's daily work. Lead the work of establishing common working methods, structures, and routines for the team. Create conditions for efficient, sustainable, and predictable delivery. Identify and remove obstacles in the team's work. Together with relevant stakeholders, develop working methods for prioritization and planning of incoming development needs. Collaborate with management objects regarding needs, planning, capacity, and delivery. Follow up on the team's work and make capacity, progress, and any obstacles visible. Support the team's development and contribute to knowledge sharing and shared responsibility. Contribute to continuous improvement of methods and working practices within the development area. Participate actively in the work based on the team's needs and the scope available within the team leader assignment. Qualifications We are looking for someone who Has relevant post-secondary education in IT/system development or other education and experience that the employer deems equivalent Has several years of work experience in system development Has experience of operationally leading a development team Has experience of planning, distributing, and following up work within system development Has experience of agile working methods within system development Has very good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing Has good knowledge of English in speech and writing It is advantageous if you Have education in leadership, agile development, project management, or change management Have experience of establishing or developing working methods in a development team Have experience of leading teams through change, for example during organizational changes, group mergers, or implementation of new working methods Have experience of working in an organization with multiple clients/stakeholders and competing needs Have experience in public sector operations and/or larger complex organizations To succeed in the role, we believe you have these personal qualities Collaboration skills Structured Judgment Initiative Region Västernorrland With approximately 7,000 employees and over 200 professions, we at Region Västernorrland are responsible for several of the operations that are most important for residents' ability to participate in society. Here, your knowledge and commitment make a difference in everything from health care to culture, environment, and sustainability. Become part of a team where everyone is needed. Together for a growing Västernorrland. The region has for many years been working to create conditions to contribute to healthy and well employees. Your well-being and satisfaction is important to us. One of our many benefits is that we offer 5,000 kronor per year in wellness allowance. We apply individual salary setting according to applicable collective agreements. Read more about Region Västernorrland, our benefits, and what it is like to work with us: Region Västernorrland - Working at Region Västernorrland (rvn.se). Within Region Västernorrland, a number of positions are classified for security purposes, and security vetting may therefore take place. We have made our best efforts for recruitment and therefore decline contact from recruitment sales or other sellers of recruitment services. Selection and interviews are ongoing. We warmly welcome your application!

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