Environmental Development Leader

**Job Description** **Responsibilities** Our Environmental Development Leader will be on parental leave for just over a year. Therefore, we are looking for you! As the Environmental Development Leader in the Social Administration Center, you will coordinate the overall environmental work for the entire administration. You will play a crucial role in aligning the city’s ambitious climate goals with the Social Administration Center and maintaining the administration’s management system in the environmental area. You will work with goals and activities, processes, investigations, and also training within the environmental field. There are established routines, governing documents, and an environmental management system in place, but you will need to maintain quality and improve processes as necessary. The management of the administration decides each year on a number of environmental activities to be implemented, which are followed up in annual reports and oral presentations. You will belong to the Department of Staff and Communication and report to the department head. The department consists of 22 employees who are specialists in their fields, such as communication, IT, security, and committee administration. Within the administration, you will also collaborate closely with functions such as procurement coordinators, facility managers, and property development leaders. You will work with development leaders primarily in other social administrations but will also be part of city-wide networks. **Qualifications** We are looking for someone with a relevant higher education and experience working with environmental and climate issues. Ideally, you have previous experience working in a politically governed organization. As a development leader, you take responsibility for your assignments and drive the work forward to achieve good results together with others. You have a responsive approach to collaboration, strong social skills, and are ambitious in advancing environmental issues. Furthermore, it is important that you have the ability to analyze, see connections, and propose solutions to complex questions and problems. You should be able to write well, both reports and follow-ups, and also have experience in training others. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. The position is a temporary contract from March 1, 2026, to the end of August 2027. We warmly welcome your application! **Other** The City of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest employers. Our mission is to create a good everyday life for the residents, visitors, and businesses of Gothenburg. As an employee of the city, you have a secure employment with many career paths, where you will have the opportunity for interesting and meaningful tasks. The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination. As we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly but firmly ask not to be contacted for further offers of recruitment services, advertising, or recruitment assistance. **About Us** We in the Social Administration Center work every day to ensure that residents in central Gothenburg have a better everyday life. Our tasks within the social sector are many and range from regulatory activities to promotional and preventive measures. We work locally but also have operations that target the entire city to meet our residents' needs. We aim to create an equitable and effective social service with a focus on early interventions for a more equal city. If you are seeking purpose and meaning in your journey and want to work in central Gothenburg - join us!