Ref: 20261673
The Social Services is undergoing extensive development and transformation where new legal requirements, changed assignments, and increased demands for management, follow-up, and quality place high demands on the operations. We are now seeking a unit manager who wants to lead and further develop the financial work in Sweden's largest employment and social affairs administration. This is an opportunity for you who are driven by development, change work, and operational leadership, where you get to be part of strengthening the administration's financial management and support.
Key Responsibilities
As a unit manager, you have overall responsibility for leading, coordinating, and ensuring quality in the administration's operational financial work. The assignment includes planning and management of the administration's processes for budget, follow-up, and reporting, as well as ensuring qualified and operations-focused financial support to managers and operations.
You contribute to the development of the administration's financial management and resource allocation to create efficient and operations-adapted management. You are also responsible for developing the unit's internal structures by coordinating and streamlining processes, support systems, and routines. An important part of the assignment is to clarify roles, working methods, and competency requirements within the unit to ensure the right conditions and competence over time.
Through active environmental monitoring, you identify opportunities for development and improvement and drive change work that strengthens the organization's ability to meet future needs. An important part of the role is to build and develop close collaborations with operations, managers, and support functions to ensure proactive, coordinated, and operations-focused support.
You have overall management responsibility for the unit's operations, finances, personnel, and working environment. The role reports directly to the administration's Finance Manager and you are part of the Finance Department's management group, where you contribute to the department's and administration's continued development.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with an academic degree in economics or other education that the employer deems equivalent. You have several years of experience with qualified financial work at management level within municipal operations or other politically governed organization. You also have documented experience of management and leadership assignments with personnel responsibility and experience leading change and development work. It is meritorious if you have experience from social services or other operations with similar assignments and conditions.
We are looking for an engaged and development-oriented unit manager with a strategic holistic perspective and very good knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and financial management. You are a confident leader who creates engagement, participation, and good conditions for employees to take responsibility and develop.
You think long-term, see the whole picture, and have the ability to translate strategic goals into concrete results. As a person you are structured and plan, organize, and prioritize work efficiently. You take initiative, drive development forward, and have documented ability to lead change work and create organizational support. You translate ideas into action and follow up work to ensure results.
We value that you are clear, attentive, and unpretentious, and have an easy time creating trusting relationships and good cooperation with managers, employees, and other partners. You communicate well verbally and in writing and contribute with positive energy and a solution-oriented approach.
About the Workplace
The position is placed in the Finance Department, which together with the Local Properties Department and the Procurement Department form the administration's Finance Division. The Finance Department plays a central role in the administration's management and planning and is responsible for ensuring qualified financial support to managers and operations. The unit consists of 16 employees working in operations-focused teams with focus on budgeting, follow-up, analysis, and reporting. Together we work for good financial management, high quality in financial processes, and accurate reporting that supports the organization's goals and development.
At Sweden's largest employment and social affairs administration, 2,900 employees work every day to strengthen the residents of Malmö. Together with the residents of Malmö, we want to increase opportunities for self-sufficiency, reduce homelessness, contribute to children and young people having good living conditions, and work to ensure that newly arrived immigrants have good conditions. It is important and rewarding work, but far from easy. Apply to work with us, you will make a difference.
Malmö City's operations are organized in 14 administrations. Our shared mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the residents of Malmö we develop an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.
Read about Malmö City as an employer here http://www.malmo.se/jobb
Job Information
Employment form: Permanent
Scope: Full-time
Number of positions: 1
Start date: 2026-12-14
Other
Recruiting manager Johanna Elfsberg is available for questions August 10-14.
First interviews: August 24, 27 & 28
Second interviews: September 4 & 7
Please note that at Malmö City we have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this is for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you who are applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection process. Keep in mind that your answers should be able to be supported and confirmed in your CV.
Malmö City strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer being able to meet the needs of the residents of Malmö.
Before employment is offered you will need to show examination certificates from the requested education and ID document: passport or national ID card.Ref: 20261673
The Social Services is undergoing extensive development and transformation where new legal requirements, changed assignments, and increased demands for management, follow-up, and quality place high demands on the operations. We are now seeking a unit manager who wants to lead and further develop the financial work in Sweden's largest employment and social affairs administration. This is an opportunity for you who are driven by development, change work, and operational leadership, where you get to be part of strengthening the administration's financial management and support.
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