We are now looking for you who wants to lead Skaraborg's development in education and competence - in close collaboration with business, academia, municipalities and regional actors
As head of the Knowledge Development area, you will have a central role in shaping future education and competence supply solutions in a region facing major establishments, growing labor markets and extensive development initiatives.
Your main task is to lead and coordinate the education issues of Skaraborg municipalities driven within Education Skaraborg. You work primarily through various networks consisting of the municipalities' education directors and their responsible elected representatives, while also being responsible for the federation's prioritized assignments and projects within the area.
In this role, you become an important representative for West Sweden's joint efforts in education and competence. You collaborate closely with the municipalities in Skaraborg, other sub-regional municipal associations, the Region of Västra Götaland, universities as well as regional industry organizations and authorities. The role also involves representing the municipal association in national contexts and, together with the federation director, meeting business leaders and business actors on issues related to major establishments and strategic competence supply initiatives. The relationship with the University of Skövde and other educational institutions is prioritized.
With us, you get the opportunity to really influence Skaraborg's future, at the intersection of education, working life, innovation and regional development!
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DUTIES
As head of the Knowledge Development area, you lead one of the federation's three thematic operations and have personnel, work environment and operational responsibility for approximately ten employees. Together with your team, you coordinate the municipalities' school and education issues and drive Skaraborg's joint development agenda in education and competence. You also manage joint operational assignments, such as Skaraborg joint upper secondary school admissions.
A large part of the operation is conducted within the structure Education Skaraborg, which is based on the municipalities' collaboration strategy with a focus on Completed Education and Competence Supply. The assignment is both strategic and operational and gives you considerable scope to shape and develop the work together with the municipalities.
You work in a regional context where Skaraborg has important room for influence, and you need to be able to see and act from both local, regional and national perspectives. You work closely with Skaraborg's school and education directors and their management and professional networks, where several of your assignments are initiated. Development work often takes place in project form and in close collaboration with business, academia and regional and national networks.
The role requires you to be able to lead through others and work at multiple levels simultaneously, from political governance and regional collaboration to operational development close to the operations.
You report to the federation director and are part of the federation's management where you together gather initiatives and development resources for the municipalities' common good, and where you have considerable freedom to lead, influence and create real change.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you who:
• have a relevant academic degree within the area of responsibility or other equivalent education that the employer deems equivalent
• have several years of experience with strategic leadership in complex organizations and are comfortable switching between strategic and operational assignments
• have experience in governance, monitoring and development at an overarching level and have good knowledge of municipal organization, assignments and conditions, particularly within education and competence supply
• have experience working as a manager
• have documented experience leading change and development work, preferably in broad collaboration
• have good digital competence and are used to using modern digital working methods, collaboration tools and AI support to streamline development and collaboration
• have good communication skills in speech and writing in Swedish
It is meritorious if you:
• have completed a leadership development program at a higher level focusing on strategic leadership and governance
• have good understanding of working in a politically governed organization
• have experience in leading roles within school operations, preferably with responsibility towards a political committee or board
You combine safe and clear leadership with an open, unifying working approach. You thrive in complex contexts, see wholes and create direction together with others. Above all, you have a strong commitment to Skaraborg's long-term development!
We welcome your application now and no later than August 5, 2026.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.
Expression of interest and confidential contact
In the recruitment, Skaraborg Municipal Association collaborates with Solum Search. For expression of interest and confidential contact, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Ylva Dahl, Solum Search: mobile 0730263834 or email: [email protected]We are now looking for you who wants to lead Skaraborg's development in education and competence - in close collaboration with business, academia, municipalities and regional actors
As head of the Knowledge Development area, you will have a central role in shaping future education and competence supply solutions in a region facing major establishments, growing labor markets and extensive development initiatives.
Your main task is to lead and coordinate the education issues of Skaraborg municipalities driven within Education Skaraborg. You work primarily through various networks consisting…