Project Manager, Digitalization and IT Projects

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing - We Are Building New, Renovating, and Expanding, and Now Seeking More Employees. Our Most Important Goal is to Reduce Recidivism - to Break the Vicious Cycle. If We Succeed, Society Becomes Safer for Everyone. We Are the Authority Responsible for Prisons, Probation, Remand Centers, and Client Transportation. Do You Want to Contribute to a Safer Society? Our IT Department is Implementing 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. Here, You'll Have Excellent Opportunities to Grow and Develop Your Skills According to Your Conditions and Interests. We're Seeking Someone with a Strong IT Interest, Skills That Can Enrich Our Digitalization Journey, and Who Wants to Make a Difference in Society Within Their Profession. The Section is Responsible for Steering Projects and Assignments for the Agency's Digitalization and IT Stability and Effective Working Methods, with a Clear Focus on Realizing Identified Goals and Operational Benefits, and Ensuring a Robust Capacity and Ability to Lead Development Projects. WORK TASKS As an IT Department Project Manager, You Will Be Involved in Driving the Agency's Digitalization. You'll Lead Digitalization and IT Infrastructure Projects and Work Closely with Various Operational Areas to Deliver According to Agreed Directives and Plans. As a Project Manager in an Environment Characterized by High Change Rates, You'll Have the Opportunity to Work with Different Parts of the Prison and Probation Service. In Your Role, You'll Plan, Follow Up, and Report Status and Deviations Based on Project Goals and Planning. You'll Secure Resources and Project Participation, and Manage and Lead Daily Project Work. In Some Cases, Work May Also Involve Assignments and Investigations. The Work Will Be Performed at the Prison and Probation Service's Head Office in Norrköping. In a Section Consisting of Project Managers and Business Developers, You'll Be an Important Part of a Team That Supportively Assists Each Other Through Various Experiences, Competencies, and Individual Strengths. Together with Colleagues in the IT Department and Other Prison and Probation Service Operations, We Deliver the Value and Effect Needed to Support the Agency's Operational, Digital, and IT Development. QUALIFICATIONS For the Project Manager Role, We Seek Someone Who Works Well with Others and Can Relate to Them Sensitively. We Also Look for Someone Who Can Plan, Organize, and Prioritize Work Effectively, Focusing on Goals and Results While Seeing the Broader Perspective. You Remain Motivated and Effective, Working Until Projects Are Completed or Results Are Achieved. It's Important That You Share the Prison and Probation Service's Fundamental Values of a Humane View of People, Respect for Individuals, and Belief in Human Will and Ability to Develop. You Are Aware of and Understand How Background, Culture, and Group Affiliation Affect Yourself and Others. Furthermore, Your Approach Is Expected to Contribute to Equal Treatment of Everyone. We Place Great Importance on Personal Suitability. We Seek Someone Who Has: • Relevant Academic Education in IT or Other Education Combined with Experience That the Prison and Probation Service Considers Relevant • Practical Work Experience as a Project Manager, Active in the Role for the Past Two Years • Very Good Ability to Express Themselves Well Verbally and in Writing in Swedish • Good Understanding of English in Speech and Writing It's Advantageous If You Have: • Training in Change Management • Training in IT Security • Training in Information Security • Broad Experience with IT Infrastructure (Applications, Network, Server, Storage, IT Workplace, Technical Security Functions) • Experience with Security-Sensitive Operations • Experience with Public Procurement • Experience with Implementation Projects • Experience Working in Large and Complex Organizations • Experience Working in the Prison and Probation Service • Good Knowledge of Project Management Methodology PPS • Knowledge of the ITIL Framework OTHER The Prison and Probation Service Has Chosen to Remove the Personal Letter and Replace It with Selection Questions Relevant to the Position. Answers to Selection Questions and CV Will Form the Basis for Qualification to Proceed in the Process. To Be Considered for Employment, You Must Meet High Standards