Manager of the Nature and Water Support Unit

Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län · plný úvazek

Kungsgatan 34, Göteborg, Švédsko

The Regional Government Administration is a driving force for a sustainable society. We work together with authorities, municipalities, businesses and other actors with a focus on the Västra Götaland region and our 1.7 million residents. The Regional Government Administration has broad operations and a very important role in several areas of society. This is especially true for the highly current challenges of regional growth and implementing the green transition, developing civil defense and nurturing democracy. Job Description The Nature and Water Department is tasked with handling nature and water issues in the region. The department consists of approximately 230 employees divided into four units: the Natural Environment Unit, the Nature and Water Affairs Unit, the Nature and Water Restoration and Management Unit, and the Nature and Water Support Unit. The department works on issues relating to biological diversity, sustainable use of nature and water resources, promotion of outdoor recreation, and wildlife and fisheries management. We also have responsibility for one of Sweden's five water authorities. We are now seeking a manager for the Nature and Water Support Unit. The Nature and Water Support Unit is a new unit with the mission to provide support to the Nature and Water Department. This includes support in various areas such as economics and budgeting, planning and monitoring, administration and specifically in AI and GIS. The unit manager will, in addition to being responsible for the unit, also serve as strategic support to the department manager and the department's management group. The unit consists of approximately 12 employees with locations in Gothenburg, Mariestad and Vänersborg. The Regional Government Administration seeks clear, responsive and inspiring leadership, where you as a manager lead with trust and create conditions for active employee engagement and self-leadership. In your role as unit manager, you are responsible for driving and developing the unit and department operations from a holistic perspective that serves the authority's best interests. Through health-promoting leadership, you create conditions for development of both operations and employees. The main tasks of the position are: Drive and develop the unit and department operations. Lead and develop employees within the unit. Lead through change and manage goal conflicts. Participate in the department's management group with the task of serving the entire department's and Regional Government Administration's best interests. Support the department manager and the department's management group. Participate in, develop and maintain collaborations both internally and externally. Work Location: Gothenburg, Vänersborg or Mariestad. We offer opportunities for remote work during part of your working time. Travel is included in the position. Our Expectations of You We are looking for someone with relevant university education or education combined with experience that we consider equivalent. We want you to have at least one year of current experience in a management position with personnel responsibility. As a manager, you have previous experience in planning, budgeting and monitoring operations and personnel. You have experience, interest and ability to drive and develop operations, lead and develop people, and lead through change. For us, it is important that you have a good understanding of the significance of nature and water issues from a socioeconomic perspective. Additionally, we would like to see that you have knowledge, interest and ability to drive digital development forward – for example in areas such as AI. You also need to have an interest in driving development of the issues for which the unit is responsible. Personal Qualities We are seeking a confident and goal-oriented leader who has the ability to drive and develop operations and lead and develop employees. For you to thrive and succeed in this work, you need to be development-oriented and have strategic capability. Change is a natural part of the work, so you need to be clear in your communication and have the ability to create understanding of the bigger picture and context. For us, it is important that you have a holistic perspective and the ability to prioritize from a holistic viewpoint. That you are responsive and have trusting and health-promoting leadership with good ability to create and maintain trusting relationships. The ability to create structure for yourself and others is also important in this work. We would like to see that you have: Education in biology/limnology or marine sciences. Experience working in public operations. Multi-year experience, interest and ability to drive and develop operations with complex assignments. Experience driving digital development and creating prerequisites and engagement, for example in the use of AI. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and consider it self-evident that you contribute to a good work environment. As an employee of the Regional Government Administration Västra Götaland, you must also live up to the government's core values. We believe in equal opportunities for all and one of our main tasks is to promote diversity and a personnel composition at the Regional Government Administration that reflects the region's population. So, last but not least, we hope that you, with your background and your qualifications, can help increase our diversity. Welcome to submit your application! Good to Know Read more about us on our website Work with us. We are also on LinkedIn. The Regional Government Administration is a crisis management authority and has a specially designated responsibility during crises and war/elevated readiness. We have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to be contacted by recruitment firms. Your application will be public information when you apply for positions with us. Therefore, it is important that you do not register protected personal data through our recruitment system. If you have protected personal data, send your application to the HR Unit, Regional Government Administration Västra Götaland, 403 40 Gothenburg. Do not provide any sensitive information in your application, but provide some form of contact information so that we can contact you if you are a candidate for the position. For questions, contact the recruiting manager listed in the job posting.