Unit Manager for the Technology Development Unit

The Coast Guard is a civilian government preparedness authority responsible for maritime surveillance and rescue services at sea on behalf of the government and parliament. With our maritime capabilities, the Coast Guard is also an important authority in Sweden's total defense. A key part of the maritime surveillance mission is to ensure safety in Sweden's maritime zones. This is achieved through crime prevention, monitoring, and maintaining order. The Coast Guard's rescue service mission encompasses a wide range of different rescue operations, including environmental rescue efforts in the event of accidents or spills and rescue operations in cases of shipwrecks or emergencies. The Coast Guard serves as a maritime hub to ensure a civilian maritime situational picture for Sweden and to provide other authorities with access to the maritime capabilities they need for their missions. A crucial aspect of the Coast Guard's mission is to support other sectors of society based on the expertise that the authority possesses. The Coast Guard is a workplace characterized by collaboration and engagement across various areas. Here, dedicated employees with diverse competencies create a dynamic work environment with constant opportunities for learning. The Coast Guard places great emphasis on employee engagement and leadership, making it important that your values align with those of the Coast Guard—holistic perspective, goodwill, and commitment. The Coast Guard offers an attractive workplace distinguished by its strive to be free from discrimination and to provide equal opportunities and rights for all. **Description** The Coast Guard is seeking a unit manager for the Technology Development Unit within the Material and Local Supply Department, based in Karlskrona. The Material and Local Supply Department is responsible for the material aspect of the authority's capabilities. This means that the department has an overarching responsibility and coordinates tasks related to requirements specification, procurement, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Coast Guard's materials and facilities. The department consists of five units with around 80 employees. The department also includes functions for the authority's shipping operations. The Technology Development Unit currently consists of 18 employees primarily based in Karlskrona and is responsible for requirements specification and procurement of technology and materials in areas including vessels, boats, vehicles, personal and special equipment, and underwater materials. The unit is also responsible for system management during the maintenance phase for certain material systems. The authority is an active part of the total defense and constitutes an important component of the civil preparedness system. The Technology Development Unit is in an exciting and developing phase, as several major material projects are underway. **Responsibilities** As the unit manager for the Technology Development Unit, you will have personnel, operational, and budget responsibilities. Your mission is to drive and contribute to the unit's areas of responsibility in support of the development of the organization. As a unit manager, you will report to the head of the Material and Local Supply Department. You will also be part of the department's management team, where the department's work and development are led, and the position also entails being the project commissioner for all material projects within the unit. As the head of the Technology Development Unit, you will take responsibility for your own operations, formulate goals and assignments that you communicate to your employees. You will have a holistic perspective in your work, which means a good understanding of how your unit's work fits into a larger context. You will structure information, create oversight, describe, regulate, and follow up on the unit's operations. Through good and trustful leadership with clear communication and a coaching approach, you will drive and develop both employees and the unit's work forward. Your responsibilities will include undertaking business trips primarily within Sweden but also abroad. **Qualifications** We are looking for someone with a post-secondary education, such as a Master of Science in Engineering or Marine Engineering, or another qualification deemed equivalent by the employer, along with documented several years of relevant experience in a leadership role. It is advantageous if you have previously held a managerial position with responsibilities for personnel, operations, work environment, and budget. Certification in project management training as well as experience in requirements management and system goal-setting work is also meritorious. You are unpretentious and have a strong ability to create consensus, promote collaboration, and maintain effective working relationships. It is important that you are attentive and respectful in both relationships and communication styles, and that you can adapt this to the needs of your audience. As a person, you are outgoing, development-oriented, proactive, and have a holistic view in change processes, understanding that results are achieved through participation. A good analytical ability, as well as being structured, goal-oriented, and quality-conscious, is also important. When hiring, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities and abilities. As part of the selection process, tests may be used. **Conditions** The employment is permanent with an initial 6-month probationary period. Start date as soon as possible by agreement. Swedish citizenship, a driver's license for passenger vehicles, a drug test, and a security clearance according to the Security Protection Act are required for employment. The Coast Guard participates in overseas assignments and international operations. Therefore