Coordinating Project Manager, Community Development

Länsstyrelsen i Västerbottens län · Vollzeit

Storgatan 71 B, Umeå, Schweden

With consideration for physical planning, land and water resources, and matters of national interest. We are looking for you to contribute in the role of coordinating project manager for the County Administrative Boards' assignment to assist the government's assignment on national physical planning. Our working environment is characterized by helpfulness and conditions that are life-puzzle friendly. Our shared task is to create social value. The government has tasked the County Administrative Boards to assist the investigation A Developed National Physical Planning of Land and Water Resources (Dir 2026:52). Västerbotten County Administrative Board shall coordinate the work that will form the basis for the investigation. The assignment shall be carried out in consultation with the investigation and concern the following parts of its assignment: propose the grounds on which the national interest authorities shall identify their respective claims, map which identified national interests are typically incompatible and where they are mainly located, and present examples of how the proposals submitted by the investigation lead to areas of national interest decreasing in number and extent in relation to existing national interest areas. The County Administrative Boards shall further assist the investigation in matters that may arise during the investigation's work and that are related to tasks that the County Administrative Boards have under the Environmental Code and the Planning and Building Act (2010:900) (PBL). The position is located at Västerbotten County Administrative Board, unit for community development within the business area community planning and housing. Remote work is possible but requires that you can be on site in Umeå on a regular basis. The position involves collaborating with many different functions within the County Administrative Boards and you should have the opportunity to travel. You will work cross-sectorially together with several different subject areas within our County Administrative Board but also with other County Administrative Boards in the country. Special focus will be on working closely with relevant management and case handler networks where great expertise and experience are gathered. The national interest system and its application concern many different laws and as someone applying for the position you need to have good knowledge of the system: National Interest Related Laws - PBL Knowledge Bank - Boverket As a state employee at the County Administrative Board we offer special benefits regarding, among other things, health care, parental pay, and pension. Please read more here: Work with us | Västerbotten County Administrative Board Work Tasks The position of coordinating project manager is an important part of the County Administrative Boards' joint work and shall contribute to the work on a developed national physical planning of land and water resources. The County Administrative Boards shall during 2026-2028 contribute to the investigation. Work tasks: Propose and anchor project and time plans Dialogue with relevant management and case handler networks Dialogue with the investigation's secretariat Propose and anchor setup and method for analysis of existing planning materials and geodata Within the scope of the work collaborate with affected state authorities and internally with the County Administrative Board's various business areas. Process lead the implementation of the parts that the County Administrative Boards shall assist the investigation Hold together the County Administrative Boards' final reporting of the assignment Depending on competence and experience you may also work with additional tasks within the authority. Qualifications We are looking for you who: have work experience from a County Administrative Board within community planning, environmental assessment have experience with authority operations linked to the national interest system have experience in process management have good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing We consider it meritorious if you also: have experience coordinating or project managing more extensive collaboration, government or investigation assignments have education and/or work experience with GIS have a B-class driver's license Your personal qualities weigh heavily as the work is complex and involves several challenges related to the question of how different interests can be weighed against each other in a holistic perspective. As a person you should therefore be self-driven, analytical, have good judgment and the ability to see the big picture, as well as have a good ability to create trusting contacts both internally and externally. To succeed in the assignment you should have an aptitude for collaboration and a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing. Of course you have a strong interest in societal issues. Terms Start as soon as possible or by agreement. The employment is a STAVA (state fixed-term employment) of just under 24 months with possible opportunity for extension. About Västerbotten County Administrative Board Västerbotten County Administrative Board is a knowledge authority. Through a holistic perspective with commitment to collaboration and the individual resident we make sustainable development possible throughout the county. We start from Västerbotten and build on everything that happens, both within the county's borders and beyond. For us it is equally natural to collaborate with public actors such as other state authorities, regions and municipalities as with business and civil society. The County Administrative Board is a regional crisis management and total defense authority. In the event of a societal crisis or increased readiness you may therefore be assigned to work on tasks other than those you are normally employed for. Permanent employees at the authority are part of the County Administrative Board's crisis and war organization and will in most cases be assigned for war service at the authority. About 300 employees work with us in about 80 different professional roles. Our specialist competencies exist within a range of areas that are important building blocks for our society to function for all residents and for ecological, economic and social development. We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's minority languages and therefore value your knowledge in Sámi, Meänkieli, Finnish, Romani chib, and Yiddish. About Your Application When you submit your application it becomes a public document. Here you can read more about how we handle your personal data. If you have protected information, contact us and we will help you with how you can proceed with a safe and secure application process. Contact information for us can be found here: https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vasterbotten/om-oss/kontakta-oss.html For this recruitment we have already selected advertising channels.