Acting Cultural Strategist Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Secretary for Culture
Work model On location
Application due date 22 January 2026
Are you the one? One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who makes your little brother read his first words and the after-school staff who make you laugh after school. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature close. Together we fight for knowledge, for the creation of meaning and for the fun everyday life of children and young people. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna municipality? Come and be part of the community at the culture and education administration.
We look forward to hearing from you!
WORK TASKS
As a cultural strategist, you work with culture-driven community development based on Kiruna municipality's cultural strategy. In your assignment, you will work with projects in the cultural field, you keep in touch with actors within and outside the municipal group based on the cultural strategy's priority areas and you contribute to ensuring that the culture's perspective is represented in processes around the urban relocation. In the years leading up to and during the implementation of the Capital of Culture year 2029, you will mainly work together with the Capital of Culture organization and participate in projects linked to this. You are also responsible for the Culture and Education Administration's work with culture in schools, which includes planning for schools' cultural offerings and projects within the framework of the government grant Creative School. You belong to the Culture and Education Administration and report to the Head of Culture. You are part of the culture and education administration's office and collaborate with the office's staff to fulfill the culture and education board's goals and activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
You should have an academic degree in the field of culture, or other related degree deemed relevant by the employer. You have work experience in cultural promotion or development. You can express yourself well in speech and writing, in Swedish and English. You have a B driving license.
It is an advantage if you have experience of working in a politically controlled organization, such as a municipality, region or government agency.
As a person, you have the ability to work independently, can prioritize and are flexible and solution-oriented. You are a good collaborator and enjoy working with others towards common goals.
OTHER
To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words.
We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure.
We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off.
We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.
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