Tilrettelagte tjenester i Hamar kommune is looking for a development-oriented and clear unit manager.

The service area is part of the municipal area Health and coping, and provides services to residents with various challenges related to disabilities.

Our mission is rooted in a habilitation perspective and involves facilitating coping, independence, inclusion and active participation in society.

The service area includes several 24-hour residential communities, two relief units and one work and activity center. In addition, services are provided to residents who live in their own owned or rented homes.

We are now looking for a confident and motivated unit manager who wants to contribute to the further development of future-oriented services with high quality. With us, you will be part of a strong professional environment with skilled employees who have broad expertise, high professional awareness and great commitment.

Do you have the skills and motivation to take leadership responsibility in an important municipal social mission?

Duties and responsibilities

As unit manager, you have overall responsibility for the management, operation and development of the unit in line with the overall goals, guidelines and values of Hamar municipality. You facilitate systematic management and good internal control, and ensure quality in the provision of services as well as continuous further development of the services.

The position involves personnel, financial and professional responsibility for your own area of responsibility, including responsibility for efficient use of resources, good staffing planning and sustainable operations. You contribute to holistic and coherent services through good interdisciplinary cooperation, both internally in the municipality and in collaboration with external actors.

As part of the management team in Facilitated Services, you actively participate in the planning, implementation, evaluation and adjustment of the business, and contribute to the common direction and development of the service area.

An important part of the role is to ensure clear interaction and good coordination, as well as to establish appropriate forms of cooperation with employees, relatives, volunteers and other relevant professional environments.

You actively contribute to the development and improvement of the services, with a focus on quality, sustainability and future-oriented solutions.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a relevant bachelor's degree in health and social sciences or educational subjects. Further education in management is a requirement.

You have management experience, preferably from health and care services, and a good understanding of financial frameworks, efficient operations and responsible resource management.

You are proficient in the use of ICT tools and digital work processes to support management and service development.

You have good written and verbal presentation skills in Norwegian.

It is an advantage to have a driver's license, as it must be expected to move between different locations in everyday work.

Personal qualities

We are looking for someone who has a clear, confident and inclusive leadership style, and who is able to set a clear direction, inspire and coordinate employees to achieve good results. You are structured and decisive, make decisions, prioritize correctly and follow up on responsibilities.

You are flexible and development-oriented, and thrive in an organization characterized by change and restructuring. With high work capacity and ambition, you work purposefully - both on your own behalf, on behalf of the employees and for the organization as a whole.

Furthermore, you have the ability to take leadership responsibility in interaction with others, and act as a clear bridge builder between professional environments and relevant actors.

Personal suitability, including leadership qualities, will be given great weight.

We offer

We offer a good and inclusive working environment with committed colleagues and varied and meaningful work tasks in a service with great social responsibility.

You will have managerial responsibility for skilled and dedicated employees with a high level of professional expertise and a strong commitment to users.

As a new unit manager, you will receive good training and guidance, so that you become confident in the role and familiar with Hamar municipality's systems and management structure.

We facilitate professional and personal development in a supportive and development-oriented leadership community.

COMMON FOR EMPLOYEES IN HAMAR MUNICIPALITY:

• Salary according to central and local agreements
• Hamar municipality is an IA company and prioritizes in-house rehabilitation work
• Employment takes place in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and collective agreements - including membership of the KLP pension scheme.
• A self-declaration of tuberculosis and MRSA status is required prior to commencement
  
• Police clearance must be presented prior to commencement, cf. Section 5-4 of the Health and Care Services Act
  

Contact information

Ina Øyan, Business Manager , 990 85 532

Place of work

Vangsvegen 52
2317 Hamar

Key information:

Employer: Hamar Municipality

Reference no: 5120273710
Position percentage: 100%
Permanent
Application deadline: 29.05.2026