Unit Manager for Library and Community Guidance

At Åre Municipality, we create conditions for everyone who lives or stays here to realize their dreams. In our magnificent mountain environment, ambitious skiers coexist with down-to-earth artists. There is room for you too. Our employees do Sweden's most important work every day. Regardless of where in the municipality we work, we all exist for Åre Municipality's citizens. We are many different professions working in the municipality at different workplaces. Everyone's contributions are needed to deliver good service and continue developing operations and the entire municipality. We work to create value and quality of life for our residents, our entrepreneurs, and visitors. With us, you make a difference, every day! At Åre Municipality, we work based on values of being professional, respectful, and attentive. As an employee at Åre Municipality, you have access to several benefits beyond your salary, see link under Other. Åre Municipality is a Sámi administrative municipality and we welcome applicants who have linguistic and cultural knowledge in Sámi. The Community Development Administration plays a key role in the municipality's development and consists of three collaborating departments: Citizen Services, Strategic Community Planning, and the Technical Department. Together we work to create the best possible service for both residents and businesses, while planning and developing a sustainable and growing community. Our responsibilities range from long-term community planning, culture, recreation and business matters to the operation and development of the municipality's water and sewage systems, waste management, and real estate. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS We are seeking a unit manager who wants to combine strategic leadership with strong community engagement. Do you want to help shape the future of democracy, participation, and inclusion by driving community development in practice? Then we want you to apply for this job! Åre Libraries are a meeting place for everyone. We are proud to be LGBTQI-certified, which permeates our operations, our interactions, and our offerings. We actively work with diversity, critical perspectives on norms, and inclusion. We want every visitor to feel seen, affirmed, and safe. The library operations include 6 public libraries. We provide school library services to the municipality's 6 primary schools and Jämtland Gymnasium Åre. We work with reading promotion, knowledge sharing, and libraries' democratic mission in our daily work at the libraries as well as in our programs and collaborations within and outside the municipality. The integration activities include receiving newly arrived immigrants placed by the municipality and coordinating the integration process. We have well-developed integration work and clearly work with the principle that newly arrived immigrants are a resource. The unit also includes the municipality's Sámi language support, which works to support the use of the Sámi language through collaboration with other municipal activities (and external actors). The mission involves leading long-term, thinking innovatively, and translating visions into concrete activities. You need to be able to build trust, provide direction, encourage engagement, and ensure that the operations and staff you lead develop in line with society's changing needs with residents at the center. You are a driving force in development work and a natural collaboration partner in matters concerning democracy, culture, integration, and human rights. The management role rests on three pillars: leadership, employer responsibility, and operational responsibility, and you become an important ambassador for the municipality both internally and externally. Responsibilities and work tasks: • Strategic and operational leadership for Library and Community Guidance • Personnel responsibility, work environment responsibility, competence development, and staff management • Budget responsibility with focus on efficient resource use and long-term sustainability • Development of the library as a modern, accessible, and relevant meeting place • Coordination and development of the municipality's integration work • Active collaboration with our administrations, civil society, associations, authorities, and national and regional actors • Environmental monitoring and innovation work within the area of responsibility QUALIFICATIONS • Relevant university education in, for example, library and information science, social sciences, culture, public administration, or other education deemed equivalent • Experience in a management or leadership role • Experience with personnel and budget responsibility • Good understanding of democracy and integration issues, preferably in a public context • Ability and experience to work both strategically and operationally Meritorious: • Experience of work in a politically governed organization • Experience of library operations • Experience leading development and change processes • Experience with collaboration with civil society and mission-driven organizations As a person, you are structured, solution- and development-oriented, and can create results through good relationships both internally and externally. You demonstrate trustworthy and communicative leadership through your curiosity and engagement. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: 2027-01-04. The position is vacant subject to no redundancy, relocation needs, or priority existing in the municipality. A probationary period may be applied. More information about Åre Municipality can be found at www.are.se In preparing the recruitment process, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. The employment is covered by current collective agreements for municipalities and regions. Our benefits: https://are.se/foretag-och-jobb/jobba-pa-are-kommun/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner

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