Unit Manager Development and Project Management at Upplands Väsby Municipality

Do you want to be part of building a central force for the municipality's digital development and change work? As unit manager for Development and Project Management, you have a unique opportunity to shape a new unit, lead skilled employees, and create structures that make a real difference for the entire Upplands Väsby Municipality. Here, strategic development work in digitalization and AI is combined with project and change management, as well as establishing the municipality's future portfolio management. What we offer you As a unit manager, you will have the opportunity to work with skilled employees to create the conditions for the municipality's central development work, with digitalization, AI, and new ways of working as important focus areas. You will also help lay the foundation for a unit with broad expertise in digitalization, project management, and investigation, with the mission to support development work and strategically important projects throughout the municipality. The role also includes establishing municipality-wide portfolio management for the municipality's most important projects, which creates the conditions for clear priorities and efficient use of the municipality's resources. As a unit manager, you will be part of the municipal administration office's central management group and report directly to the office manager, which gives you close access to the municipality's central functions and good opportunities to collaborate on the municipality's overall development. About us The Municipal Administration Office in Upplands Väsby Municipality brings together a number of centralized functions tasked with ensuring well-functioning management and providing appropriate support to the municipality's other offices and operations. The office includes, among other things, the municipality's central support functions in HR, communication, and IT, which support operations throughout the municipality within their respective areas of expertise. The Development and Project Management unit is a newly formed unit at the Municipal Administration Office, as of May 1, 2026. Currently, the unit has approximately ten employees. The unit's mission is partly to promote and create conditions for the municipality's development in digitalization based on the municipality's digital strategy, and partly to offer professional management and support in selected strategically important projects. Right now, the unit is leading the project to move to a new municipal building, which will take place during the winter of 2026/2027. The unit is also responsible for establishing municipality-wide portfolio management, with the aim of creating conditions for appropriate prioritization and resource allocation from a long-term and strategic perspective. The unit reports directly to the office manager of the Municipal Administration Office, with close collaboration with other units within the municipal administration as well as other offices. About the position The unit manager is responsible for leading and developing the unit's work and creating good conditions for employees to contribute to the municipality's development. The unit plays a central role in turning the municipality's ambitions in digitalization and operational development into concrete change and benefit for the organization. The work is based on the municipality's digitalization strategy and its accompanying action plan, as well as the municipality-wide portfolio management for prioritized development initiatives that are currently being established. Within the unit's area of responsibility are, among other things, the municipality's work with digitalization, SKR's Handshake for Digitalization, development and application of AI, as well as project and change management. As a unit manager, you lead a multifaceted assignment where you need to be able to combine trust-based leadership with the ability to create structure, priorities, and momentum. An important part of the role is to clarify the unit's mission and ensure that competence and resources are used where they create the greatest value. The assignment involves many contact points and close collaboration with different parts of the Municipal Administration Office as well as the municipality's other offices and operations. Dialogue, anchoring, and the ability to create consensus on common development issues are therefore central parts of the role. At the same time, the Municipal Administration Office is undergoing an overall change process. As a unit manager, you are expected to be an active part of this work, with the goal of: strengthening internal coordination on strategically important issues developing effective management and support processes based on operations' needs ensuring momentum and implementation capacity in politically prioritized assignments The unit manager reports to the office manager and is part of the Municipal Administration Office's central management group. There, you contribute both from the unit's areas of responsibility and to the development of the Municipal Administration Office as a whole. Are you the person we are looking for? We are looking for you who have: Relevant university education in systems or data science, change management, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the assignment. Several years of experience in central development work within the municipal sector and at a central/overall level. Competence in and experience of leading/coordinating digitalization issues in a municipality. It is meritorious if you have: Experience in/education in project management. Experience in/education in portfolio management. As a person, you are structured, collaborative, and curious, with a strong interest in development and improvement. You are solution-oriented and see opportunities, create momentum, and turn ideas into concrete results. We warmly welcome your application! We only accept applications through our recruitment system. Background checks may occur during the recruitment process. Read more about our offices and workplaces: The Municipality's Workplaces Meet some of our employees: Meet Our Employees With us, you will receive both secure employment terms and several different employee benefits, including fitness allowance and favorable offers through our benefits portal. You can find more information at: The Municipality as an Employer Upplands Väsby Municipality is a Swedish-speaking municipality; please let us know if you are Finnish-speaking.

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