Sustainability Strategist with a focus on Climate and Environment 50%

Welcome to a municipality with a positive team spirit and limitless future prospects! Eda is a municipality with approximately 1,000 employees, all of whom work in various ways to provide service to our citizens, colleagues, and visitors. The municipal management staff is an area of operation focused on support and service for our employees. Within the staff, we work with IT, Finance, HR, Payroll, Information, and Communication. Our primary mission is to ensure that our employees have a safe and pleasant workplace where everyone can participate. Together with other departments in the municipality, we actively work on the development of our organization with the goal of being a workplace where everyone has the same conditions and opportunities. Do you want to be our new colleague and help create good conditions for our employees? **JOB DESCRIPTION** In the role of Sustainability Strategist, you will represent the municipality in environmental strategic matters while also holding a broad perspective and an overarching strategic role in the municipality's sustainability efforts. You will coordinate, advise, and drive work within ecological sustainability based on the Swedish environmental goals and Agenda 2030, grounded in the municipality's environmental and energy plan. You will also be responsible for the municipality's sustainability strategy with the long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2045. The work involves a comprehensive perspective on sustainability, integrating collaboration and synergies towards social and economic sustainability. It includes the implementation of sustainability initiatives within the organization. In your role, you will closely interact with case officers, managers, and elected officials in the municipality. The work is varied, outward-facing, and involves many internal and external contacts. The position is 50% permanent with the possibility of a higher working percentage during 2027. **QUALIFICATIONS** We are looking for someone who has: • A higher education degree in environmental and health protection, environmental science, or another qualification deemed equivalent by the employer. • Excellent Swedish language skills, both spoken and written. • Good IT skills and experience with the Office suite. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. It is advantageous if you have: • Experience working in a politically governed organization or public administration. We seek a driven individual who is also unpretentious. The work requires the ability to work independently under your own responsibility. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to engage with a broad and varied spectrum of issues and challenges, which requires you to see the bigger picture and prioritize your efforts effectively. Experience in development work is viewed positively. You are solution-focused, responsible, and able to deliver on time. You are someone who can build trust, and we place great value on a positive and service-oriented attitude. An interest in and good knowledge of climate issues is essential for success in this role. We will place significant emphasis on personal qualities. **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** Our operations are based on the vision of being a positive border municipality where people meet, characterized by collaboration, a strong business community, and the ambition to develop. We actively work on gender equality and value diversity both as a municipality and as a workplace. We offer cheerful teams, positive workplaces, and good employee benefits for you as an employee!