Section Chief for Real Estate and Security

Kriminalvården · Vollzeit

Slottsgatan 78, Norrköping, Schweden

About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking more staff members. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, remand facilities, and prisoner transport. Do you want to contribute to a safer society? Our IT department is undertaking a major initiative focused on a digital Prison and Probation Service. Together we work to create conditions and solutions that make a difference in our operations. The IT department is experiencing strong growth. We are seeking someone with a strong interest in IT, knowledge, and experience that can enrich our digitalization journey and who wants to make a difference in society within your profession. Job Description As a manager in the IT department, you have a key role in driving the development toward a more digital prison and probation service. Your responsibility extends to personnel, operations, and budget for a section that works with systems related to real estate and security. Your leadership role is crucial in creating a smooth, secure, and future-proof digital environment within the Prison and Probation Service. The section is responsible for delivering an accessible and cost-effective IT environment that supports the entire authority's operations – while you ensure resource provision within assigned tasks. You are a role model who engages and harnesses employees' initiatives. You are responsible for the section's work with continuous improvement and change initiatives and are involved in creating an attractive workplace with a good work environment. Together with your management colleagues, you work in the unit's management group to plan and monitor the development of operations. The section is under development and currently consists of 3 employees and 1 consultant and will grow with expanded assignments where you will have the opportunity to shape your own organization. Qualifications We are seeking someone who wants to drive the development of the future IT environment within the Prison and Probation Service. You are a confident and engaging leader who thrives in an operation where security, technology, and change meet and where you have the opportunity to make a real difference. You are driven by development and have the ability to identify new needs and working methods that create value for the operation. You see opportunities to improve and simplify, and you turn ideas into results. With an analytical approach, you can navigate complex issues, see the big picture, and make well-founded decisions. As a leader, you create direction, clarity, and engagement by setting goals, prioritizing, and giving people the right conditions to succeed. You are stable and professional even in demanding situations and have a humble and flexible approach. You build strong collaborations and create trust both within and outside your own operation. Through communicative leadership, you bring people together around common goals and drive development forward together. To thrive and succeed in your assignment, it is important that you share the Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humanistic view of people, respect for the individual, and the belief that people are capable of development. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect you and others. Furthermore, your approach is expected to contribute to everyone being treated equally. We place great importance on personal suitability. We are seeking someone who has: Academic education preferably in systems science, computer science, or another engineering degree, or alternatively other education combined with experience that the Prison and Probation Service deems relevant. Experience in operational leadership with personnel and consultant responsibility as well as budget responsibility within the IT field. Experience in driving change initiatives. Experience working with standard products. Experience in supplier management. Good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing. It is also meritorious to have: Experience with project management or equivalent. Documented management or leadership training. Experience leading remote employees. Experience with systems development work. Experience from operations-focused assignments with connections to delivery and application development within public sector operations or large complex organizations. Experience developing forms for internal and external collaboration. AI in systems development. Good knowledge of the overarching conditions (regulations, budget, employer policies, etc.) applicable to public sector operations. Other The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to eliminate the cover letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. Responses to the selection questions and your CV will form the basis for determining whether you are qualified to proceed in the process. Certain positions are classified as security-sensitive, and a security vetting with a criminal record check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Learn more about security vetting here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ The position may involve civil contingency placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Learn more about civil contingency placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ Individual salary setting is applied. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for equal gender distribution and increased diversity. To submit your application, click the application link in the ad. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed to Varbi. Questions about specific positions will be answered by the contact person specified in the ad. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as recruitment advertising vendors. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procurement agreements.