Welcome to Alingsås! As an employee in our municipality, you have every opportunity to be part of developing our operations and your workplace. With nearly 4,000 employees, we are large enough to drive change while remaining small enough for each person to make an impact and have room for their ideas. There is space for innovative thinkers here. Together we create Alingsås!
The Community Development Department has approximately 240 employees and is responsible for planning and managing building projects, road networks, parking spaces, public areas, parks, infrastructure, building permits, environmental protection, waste management, and water treatment plants. Our area of responsibility also includes traffic safety, accessibility, public safety, and a good environment for residents, as well as the exercise of authority under the Environmental Code and food legislation, where supervision and preventive work are in focus.
When you start with us, we offer you:
• Secure employment
• Opportunity for vacation exchanges
• Extra vacation days when you turn 40
• Competence development plan
• Parental benefit supplement
• Wellness allowance and favorable discounts via E-passi
• Bicycle benefit
• Opportunity to work partially remotely
• A workplace located centrally with walking distance to public transit, restaurants, and shops
We look forward to your application!
1 position(s).
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of legal counsel at the Community Development Department is a varied job with great breadth. You will be part of the administrative department, which is a support function for the entire administration, and will serve as our internal support in legal matters, with responsibility for guiding employees primarily within the Planning and Building Act, the Environmental Code, the Food Act, and alcohol and tobacco legislation, as well as the Administrative Act, the Municipal Act, and the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act. You need to be very familiar with legal language and skilled at searching, compiling, and evaluating legal information. You will also support the link between employees and the political level.
You will participate where legal expertise is needed, including by quality-assuring and ensuring legal compliance of documents and projects, making decisions, representing the board in court proceedings, preparing legal investigations, responding to legislative inquiries, and educating employees and politicians in legal matters. You can drive and create engagement around the administration's legal issues and are accustomed to monitoring external developments.
As part of the role, you may need to attend board and committee meetings in the evenings.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone who has:
• A law degree
• Experience in public administration
• Good knowledge of the legislation governing the Community Development Department's areas of responsibility, particularly the Planning and Building Act and environmental law, as well as good knowledge of administrative and municipal law
• Experience with legal work including case management in a public administration, government agency, court, or other similar legal work experience that the employer considers equivalent.
It is meritorious if you have specialized knowledge of the Environmental Code, the Food Act, and the Planning and Building Act, and if you have previous experience working in a politically governed organization.
You have excellent ability to express yourself verbally and in writing, and are comfortable collaborating with others through a positive and flexible approach. You have the ability to organize, structure, and schedule work tasks efficiently, strategic thinking, and to monitor external developments within your area of responsibility.
To succeed in this role, you need to be organized, thorough, and service-oriented, have good initiative, and be responsible. We place great emphasis on you being solution-oriented and able to work both independently and in groups to achieve the organization's goals. You work easily with your colleagues, municipal residents, and elected officials. You contribute to good teamwork and forward momentum in the workplace.
You will be an important part of our work team, and we place great emphasis on your personal qualities.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement.
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We can only accept applications via Visma Recruit.Welcome to Alingsås! As an employee in our municipality, you have every opportunity to be part of developing our operations and your workplace. With nearly 4,000 employees, we are large enough to drive change while remaining small enough for each person to make an impact and have room for their ideas. There is space for innovative thinkers here. Together we create Alingsås!
The Community Development Department has approximately 240 employees and is responsible for planning and managing building projects, road networks, parking spaces, public areas, parks, infrastructure, building permits,…