Head of Advisory Department – Swedish Agency for Special Education

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Do you want to help create the best conditions for equal education? At the Swedish Agency for Special Education, SPSM, we work to ensure that all children, students and adult learners with disabilities achieve their educational goals. We operate our own special schools at various locations throughout Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools across the country to together create learning environments that are developmental and accessible. Additionally, we distribute state grants and develop educational materials. We hope that you, with your background and expertise, can help increase our diversity. More about what we offer can be found at www.spsm.se/ledigajobb Within the special education support business area, we work to ensure that our special education support creates conditions for all children, students and adult learners with disabilities to have access to equal education and other high-quality activities in a safe environment. We supplement the municipalities' and schools' own special education resources. The support we offer can concern the individual's learning, educators' work or activities and organization. 1 position(s). DUTIES The Special Education Support business area includes support to schools and school authorities through: • Advisory services • Professional development • Special education assessments • Promote and produce educational materials • State grants • Quality dialogues Right now we are engaged in intensive development work in the agency to strengthen support to schools and school authorities. As Head of the Advisory Department, you will lead 9 units with approximately 140 employees who work at different offices across the country. You lead the work through trust-based management and governance where the needs of the target groups are central. You support your employees in monitoring the units' efforts in order to systematically analyze results and deepen understanding of the target groups and their circumstances. You also contribute to systematically drawing lessons from completed work and building on SPSM's shared knowledge base, which is based on research and proven experience. Your responsibilities also include clarifying and developing the combined special education support for those we serve. As a head, you are responsible for the department's activities, personnel, finances and working environment. Together with your managers and employees and in collaboration with employee organizations, you work to achieve the goals according to the activity plan. You are part of the business area's management group. Your assignment includes contributing to the business area's and agency's overall activities but also driving matters concerning the Advisory Department's work and responsibilities. The work requires close collaboration with other operations within the agency. The assignment involves: • leading and developing activities within the department and business area • being responsible for external contacts and collaboration with other actors • monitoring, evaluating and analyzing special education interventions and their effects Location of placement is Härnösand, Malmö, Örebro, Gothenburg or Stockholm. Travel is included in the position. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has • an academic degree with a focus on pedagogy, political science, social science or other education that the employer considers equivalent • experience as a head of heads in a politically governed organization • worked strategically in a management group It is meritorious if you have: • experience as a head in government activities • experience within the special education and/or disability policy field • experience leading employees at a distance • experience in change management As a leader, you have a good ability to find solutions together with others. Your leadership is characterized by curiosity and being good support for your employees' development and engagement. You base yourself on the organization's goals and the support we are to provide for those we serve and are clear in your communication and expectations. You dare to make decisions for the organization's benefit and point out development needs. We place great importance on your personal qualities. Form of employment: Permanent position. Duration: Placement: Commencement by agreement. The position is advertised in several locations. Therefore, the place name in the application form may differ from the advertisement you have reviewed. Your application will, however, be registered correctly and linked to the correct location. A probationary period of 6 months applies. An extract from the criminal record register must be presented before employment. In the event of a societal crisis, you may be managed between the agency's business areas based on your placement location. Ahead of the recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance at this time.Do you want to help create the best conditions for equal education? At the Swedish Agency for Special Education, SPSM, we work to ensure that all children, students and adult learners with disabilities achieve their educational goals. We operate our own special schools at various locations throughout Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools across the country to together create learning environments that are developmental and accessible. Additionally, we distribute state grants and develop educational materials. We hope that you, with your background and expertise, can help…

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job

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active

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public

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Härnösand

Adresa

Nybrogatan 14 C

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Publikováno

23. 6. 2026

Upraveno

30. 7. 2026

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