There's Something Special About Avesta!
It's not just about Dalahorse figurines and rushing rapids. Here, there's also will, courage, drive, and hope for the future. It's the power of the people that makes Avesta unique. Together, we are building Avesta's future – do you want to join us?
About the Position
Avesta Municipality is the regional center for southern Dalarna and northern Västmanland, a place that welcomes everyone. Through forward-looking urban planning and strategic work, we create good conditions for development and sustainable growth for both people and the environment. In Avesta, we want to meet the future with kindness, innovative power, and work joy. Here, you'll have the opportunity to influence, develop, and lead in a municipality that dares to think differently and is constantly moving forward.
We are seeking a confident and relationship-building leader who wants to continue driving Avesta's development with us. Much is already in place, but now is the time to shift gears and create new opportunities for the future.
As Municipal Director, you will manage the interaction between politics, administration, trade unions, civil society, and the business sector. You will work closely with the political leadership, responsible for developing well-founded decision-making documents and ensuring that decisions are translated into action.
With a present and trust-based leadership, you will lead the group management and municipal office. You will create clear goals, give mandates close to the operations, and promote collaboration and innovation. The focus is on strategic governance, operational coordination, and ensuring the right competence in the right place. Together with the group management, you will drive the municipality's overall development and have comprehensive responsibility for results, operations, personnel, and finances.
An important part of the role is to promote business development and create good conditions for business establishments. You will also play a key role in the municipality's local, national, and international collaborations, contributing to strengthening the municipality's position through environmental scanning and networking.
Qualifications
We are seeking someone with a genuine interest in society and who is attracted by the opportunity to work in a smaller municipality with big ambitions and proximity to decision-making.
You have a relevant academic degree and experience in municipal operations, with familiarity working closely with political leadership. The role also requires experience with full operational and budget responsibility in larger organizations and strategic leadership. This background has given you the ability to lead managers, navigate complex environments, and ensure that political decisions become reality through clear implementation and follow-up.
As a leader, you are confident and possess a good ability to balance care with the highest requirements. You create clarity with clear goals, give mandates close to the operations, and encourage collaboration and innovation. In this way, you drive engagement and create development.
Your communication skills make you a good ambassador for Avesta Municipality, both internally and externally. You have high integrity, a solution-oriented approach, and the ability to make well-founded decisions even in complex and changing situations.
We consider leadership training, experience from group or administrative management, and documented ability to successfully translate strategies into operational development as meritorious. The position requires a B driver's license.
Application and Contact
The recruitment is done in collaboration with Jefferson Wells, Manpower Group. For questions, contact recruitment consultant Anna Edén,
[email protected], 070-221 44 48. The decision on employment will be made by the Municipal Executive Board.
The position is placed in a security class and requires Swedish citizenship. Employment requires passing a security review with register control, conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Other background checks may also be performed.
Warmly welcome to Avesta - a development municipality with hope for the future!
More About Avesta
Located at the southernmost point of Dalarna, Avesta Municipality offers the power of the Dalälven River and the warmth of its people. Avesta is a development municipality with drive and hope for the future. We dare to think anew. To think differently. There are many reasons to live, reside, and work in Avesta. The most important one is the people who live here. Curious, brave, joyful, and a little stubborn.