Description of Operations

We’re so glad you found your way here! We’re delighted that you’re interested in becoming part of Gällivare Municipality and the Children and Education Administration. With us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, and we offer you meaningful and varied work.

Gällivare Municipality has 14 preschools, 11 elementary schools, and 2 special-education elementary schools. The Children and Education Administration employs educators, teachers, student assistants, childcare workers, principals, managers, administrators, and a staff with diverse expertise. As a principal in Gällivare Municipality’s preschool system, you’ll play a key role in shaping the preschools of the future. You will lead a goal-oriented organization, engage and motivate staff, and foster job satisfaction and quality in the children’s daily lives. A meaningful role—in a place that offers both challenges and a high quality of life.

You can read more about what it’s like to work in the Children and Education Administration at Gällivare Municipality: https://gallivare.se/lararjobb

We warmly welcome your application!

Job Responsibilities

As principal, you are responsible for leading, developing, and monitoring operations in accordance with the curriculum, the Education Act, and national and local goals. The role entails overall responsibility for:

• providing educational leadership and creating favorable conditions for learning and development
• personnel management, including recruitment, performance reviews, and professional development
• financial and budgetary responsibility, as well as ensuring the effective use of resources
• systematic quality assurance, where you plan, monitor, and analyze operations
• work environment responsibilities and promoting a safe and inclusive environment for both children and staff
• collaboration and dialogue with parents/guardians, colleagues, and other partners

As principal, you will report directly to the deputy administrative director and be part of the administration’s management team. You will be part of a dedicated team of principals where we work closely together and jointly drive the development of preschool education throughout the municipality.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• relevant college education and pedagogical insight gained through education and experience
• experience in similar roles (preferred)
• completed principal training, or a willingness to begin it within two years if hired for a permanent position
• the ability to be a clear educational leader with strong collaboration skills. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
• drive, creativity, and the ability to inspire and support staff in their educational work
• Class B driver’s license

Under the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare Municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli, and Finnish. Proficiency in any of these languages is a plus.

An extract from the police criminal record is required.

Gällivare Municipality offers you 

• Wellness benefits in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret/free swimming
• Wellness hour
• Access to the workplace’s “Well-being Allowance” 
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality’s recreational association) 
• The opportunity to exchange vacation time
• Gällivare Municipality’s leadership development program

Working hours/Duration

Temporary position from January 1, 2027, through October 1, 2027

Salary

Monthly salary; we use individual salary setting—please state your salary expectations in your application.

Start Date / Application 

Please include a resume with your application. Original documents will be provided upon request. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Start Date: October 1, 2026

Application Deadline: September 30, 2026, Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis

Information

Deputy Administrative Director: Ellinor Haglander, email: mailto:ellinor.haglander@gallivare.se

Administrative Director: Peter Olsson, email: mailto:peter.olsson@gallivare.se

Union Representatives

Sveriges lärare

Kommunal

Vision

Swedish School Leaders’ Association

We warmly welcome your application!