Jokkmokk is a municipality with an eye on the future! We are a place where community and responsibility are at the center, where your skills and ideas can be part of shaping the way forward. If you value a high quality of life with proximity to both nature and community, Jokkmokk offers a rich cultural life and affordable leisure opportunities to experience. Welcome to a municipality that combines drive and helpfulness - here you can help create something new. Do you want to help shape the future of Jokkmokk - in a role with great influence, broad responsibility and close links to politics, business and community development? Here, a rich association life and magnificent nature are combined with active work to develop business, democracy and public services. Our head of office is now moving on to other assignments, which is why we are now looking for you who want to take overall strategic responsibility for the municipality's office activities and be involved in continuing to develop a modern, legally secure and communicative organization. The office function is part of the Business and Society Department. We offer A central and strategically important role where you will have the opportunity to influence both the development of the organization and the future of the municipality. You will work in an organization with short decision-making paths, strong relationships and a clear social mission. 1 position(s). JOB DESCRIPTION. As Head of Office, you will report directly to the Head of the municipality and will be part of the department's management team along with 6 other heads of function. You will lead a team consisting of the municipal secretary, registry, investigator and communication strategist. You are responsible for ensuring efficient and legally secure case management from preparation to decision-making and communication, and act as a central link between the civil service organization and the political leadership. Your responsibilities will include: - Operational, staff and budgetary responsibility for the Office - Overall responsibility for case and document management and for the registry and archives - Management of the municipality's investigation work and preparation of decision-making documents - Coordination of consultation statements and quality assurance of the case process - Strategic responsibility for internal and external communication In addition, it includes: - Whistleblowing function and ensuring legal certainty - Development of democracy and influence issues, such as citizens' dialogues - Responsibility for the municipality's work as an administrative municipality for Sami languages (Northern Sami and Lule Sami) - Development of the municipality's place brand in close collaboration with businesses and industry - Strategic communication that supports both organizational goals and citizens' needs - Planning and implementation of elections in the municipality QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for people who Have an academic degree in political science, law or other relevant field, and experience working in a politically governed organization. You are a confident and development-oriented leader with the ability to combine structure, strategic thinking and good collaboration skills. You are used to working closely with political leaders and have a good understanding of municipal decision-making processes. As a person: - You are proactive and have the ability to build and develop businesses - You have a trust-based leadership that creates commitment - You communicate clearly and pedagogically, both internally and externally - You have the ability to see the big picture and create structure in complex contexts Knowledge of Sami culture and language is an advantage. Form of employment: Permanent employment. Duration: Until further notice. Jokkmokk municipality strives for gender balance and ethnic and cultural diversity in our activities. Knowledge of the Sami language and culture is seen as an asset. Our core values aim to set out the values that should permeate all activities in Jokkmokk municipality, where our key words are respect, equal value and responsibility. In order to ensure the quality of our recruitment process and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via the link "Apply here" and not via e-mail or paper format. To staffing, placement and recruitment agencies and to you as a salesperson: We kindly but firmly exclude staffing and recruitment agencies as well as other external actors and vendors from further job advertisements. The salary range for this position is between 55 - 65 000 SEK/month full-time. We apply individual salary setting based on your experience and skills. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Welcome with your application!