Water Coordinator

Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrlands län · plný úvazek

Nybrogatan 15, Härnösand, Švédsko

At the County Administrative Board of Västernorrland, we contribute to sustainable regional development in the county. We look after the living conditions of animals and people. We work with natural and cultural values. And in the event of a social disruption, crisis, or war, we help coordinate the protection of our citizens. Do you want to work as a water coordinator and through your expertise make a difference and contribute to development in the county? We welcome your application! Description of the Unit As a water coordinator, you will work at the office for the Water Authority in the Bothnian Sea water district. We lead and coordinate work to achieve good water quality in the district's lakes, watercourses, coastal waters, and groundwater. At the Water Authority, the work is dynamic and development-oriented. The issues we work with span large parts of society. We are now seeking a water coordinator for a temporary position covering a parental leave absence of approximately 12 months, with a start date by agreement. Your Responsibilities We are looking for you to continue our work on developing a sub-basin management plan for the Ljusnan main water catchment area, which will be decided in December 2027. The work will include issues ranging from mapping and analysis of the water environment to planning strategies, measures, targets, and policy instruments for an improved water environment in the Ljusnan main water catchment area. You will work closely with a project coordinator at the Ljusnan and Hälsingland Forest and Coastal Water Council and with staff at the county administrative boards in the catchment area. An important part of the work is to drive collaboration with county administrative boards, municipalities, regions, and others involved in the Ljusnan main water catchment area in developing the sub-basin management plan, and to conduct and follow up consultation on a proposed sub-basin management plan in spring 2027. You will also collaborate with staff at other water authorities on matters related to work with sub-basin management plans. The work involves some travel with overnight stays. Your Qualifications Your personal suitability for the position is important to us. In the recruitment process, we will therefore place great emphasis on your experience, knowledge, and qualities. Education We are looking for you to have higher academic education in one of the areas of social science, natural science, or engineering, or equivalent education deemed comparable. Education in matters related to water and society's impact on the water environment is meritorious, as is education in GIS or other digital tools for managing and processing environment-related information. Experience and Expertise Work as a water coordinator spans many different subject areas and competencies. You should have experience working with society's impact on the environment and collaboration between different societal actors, and you need to have good knowledge of environmental issues in general. It is meritorious if you also have experience from qualified investigations or project work within the environmental field, or from working with compilation, processing, and analysis of environment-related data or equivalent handling of large and complex information sets. It is particularly meritorious if you have experience from water management or other work with water environment issues within government or municipal administration, and if you have experience leading complex or extensive projects or processes. Language and IT Skills You need very good knowledge of the Swedish language, especially written, and you need to have good computer skills. Personal Qualities/Competencies The position requires a good ability to see the big picture and to understand connections between environmental, planning, and societal development issues. You need to have interest in and ability to plan and conduct meetings, seminars, and training with different societal actors. We are looking for you to be good at collaborating with others but who also has the ability to work independently and take responsibility for driving your own work forward. You are flexible in your approach, have the ability to weigh different types of information and considerations, and are comfortable making trade-offs and prioritizations based on that. We also see that you are comfortable working with complex issues and have the ability to structure, analyze, and solve complicated problems. The state's core values permeate everything we do, and we expect that you as an applicant share our commitment to the rule of law, good service to citizens, and respect for the equal value of all people. Your Application In this recruitment process, we want you to: Include a CV/list of merits Include a personal letter where you describe yourself and your experience If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact us before proceeding with your application. Call our switchboard (0611-34 90 00) and ask them to connect you with the HR function. Do not submit your application digitally. Information About the Recruitment Process The County Administrative Board of Västernorrland uses competency-based recruitment. This means that those who advance in the recruitment process may be asked to complete a work sample. As part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks on those who will be offered a position with us. To facilitate this work, we want you to be prepared to upload relevant documentation if you advance in the recruitment process. More information about background checks and our recruitment process can be found on our website: Lediga jobb | Länsstyrelsen Västernorrland. Developing Västernorrland - Developing You! The County Administrative Board of Västernorrland is an authority with a range of different societal assignments. We are therefore also an organization with a broad range of competencies. This means you constantly get the opportunity to develop and learn new things. Today we are approximately 260 employees working in our beautiful county with magnificent nature both along the coast and inland.