Area Controller for Elementary School Food Services

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Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Švédsko

Do you thrive in a role where you get to be the central hub providing strategic management support and holding together structures and processes? We're now looking for you to work as an Area Controller at our elementary school administration. Description Göteborg City's elementary school administration works for every student's right to equivalent education. School meals are an important part of students' learning environment and school day. In our meal operations, we serve tens of thousands of delicious, nutritious and sustainable school lunches every day – an assignment that covers all elementary schools in Göteborg City. Our goal is to offer equivalent meal service with a focus on high ecological content, reduced food waste and sustainable ingredients based on the city's environmental and climate program. Through close collaboration with school leadership and other service functions, we create a safe and pleasant meal environment. Together with cleaning services and custodial services, meal operations are part of the administration's internal service – working together so that everyone succeeds. Job Responsibilities As an Area Controller, you have a central role and work to hold together the meal process and ensure that development is driven in line with the administration's and city's overarching goals. The role of Area Controller is new for meal operations and you therefore have a unique opportunity to shape and build up the role. You work in very close collaboration with the operations manager and operations developer to drive meal operations strategically and translate decisions into practical action. You move freely at the touchpoints where meal operations meet cleaning services and custodial services. In this position, the focus is on operations development rather than financial controlling. Your main responsibilities include: Together with the operations manager and unit managers, be responsible for management, governance, coordination and development of operations processes. Together with the operations manager, lead and plan management meetings to ensure a clear and transparent management chain. Coordinate the operations reporting to overarching management groups within the administration and board. Coordinate and follow up on goals, quality and results within operations. Monitor service agreements and agreements with the city's other administrations. Be a driving force in the operations' targeted assignment of cups and other events where internal service functions collaborate. What We Offer You: A key role where you have great opportunity to put your own stamp on the assignment and develop new working methods. A varied day and close collaboration with the administration's leadership and engaged colleagues. A meaningful workplace where your work directly contributes to students' school day and Göteborg's sustainability goals. Qualifications Requirements University degree (180 credits) in public administration, economics, law, human resources, pedagogy or another area relevant to the position. Experience with similar strategic work, such as operations planning, follow-up and analysis. Experience driving and leading development work, projects and processes as well as strategic work. Experience and knowledge of independently preparing investigations and reports, conducting analyses and working in a process-oriented manner. Meritorious Experience with sustainability issues and internal service as an enabling function in public administration. Completed training in leadership and/or project/process management. Experience from project or coordination responsibility regarding events, cups or camp activities. Personal Competencies As an Area Controller, you have the ability to make your own decisions within the scope of your assignment and drive your work forward. By seeing your work as part of a larger context, you understand how it impacts and is impacted by other parts of the organization. You collaborate with others on overarching issues to create value. The position requires that you effectively identify and analyze the core of a problem and can draw logical conclusions. You plan, organize and prioritize work in a productive manner. You ensure that work is completed on time and follow up on results. As a person, you are clear, get heard for your thoughts and ideas and can influence decisions in a certain direction. You listen to other people in order to understand their needs. We warmly welcome your application! Interviews will be held in the afternoons of October 13 and 14. Other Information In this recruitment, we are not requesting a personal letter. Instead, you answer competency questions directly in the system. We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. A criminal record excerpt from the police must be presented before employment. Göteborg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can find more information about, among other things, salary statistics: Salary, compensation and benefits - Göteborg City As an employee in our administration, you are offered, among other things, wellness allowance, cycling benefit and employee support. For this recruitment, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of recruitment services, advertising and recruitment assistance. About Us We are creating the future of Göteborg – one lesson at a time Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them we shape the future Göteborg. In the elementary school administration, we are 10,000 engaged employees working together so that all students can succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equivalent school with high quality, where you both develop and develop operations. You build knowledge, community and future hope together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a difference – for real. Göteborg's elementary school administration is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from pre-school class to grade 9, adapted elementary school, after-school care and cultural school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city or the sea. We are Göteborg.