The Municipality of Stange is seeking a community builder to lead and develop its child and youth services. As municipal director, you will be responsible for preschools, schools, child welfare services, the health clinic, Stangehjelpa, and the professional staff. You will play a key role in ensuring that children and youth throughout the municipality have good and safe conditions in which to grow up.

Stange is a municipality with a strong sense of community and great dedication. The municipality is growing, and the needs of its residents are changing. The Child and Youth Services Department is therefore facing important development and restructuring processes. You will set the direction, establish priorities, and ensure that services evolve in line with the municipality’s goals and needs. At the same time, you will contribute to the efficient use of resources, high quality, and effective collaboration among services.

As a municipal manager, you will become part of the municipal director’s leadership team and play a central role in the development of the entire municipality. You will work closely with political leadership, managers, employees, and employee representatives. You will also facilitate effective collaboration with children, youth, parents, and other partners.

We are looking for a clear and confident leader with solid leadership experience and strong professional expertise. You must be able to handle complex issues, build trust, and communicate clearly. You must also be comfortable with change and able to translate goals and decisions into action.

In the coming years, the work will focus particularly on restructuring, better use of resources, quality improvement, and stronger collaboration across disciplines. This is a key leadership role in Stange Municipality, offering the opportunity to make a difference for children and youth and contribute to the municipality’s future development.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the child and youth services division with clear direction, structure, and leadership presence
  
• Develop leaders and support them in their work
  
• Monitor and improve outcomes in learning, well-being, and service quality
  
• Drive change and develop work methods
• Ensure sound financial management and sustainable use of resources
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration and utilize resources holistically
• Facilitate comprehensive support for children and youth throughout the municipality
• Collaborate with political leaders and prepare the basis for decision-making
  
• Actively participate in the municipal director’s leadership team and contribute to collective development
  
• Build trust through open communication with employees, union representatives, politicians, and residents

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education
  
• Management experience, preferably with responsibility for other managers
  
• Documented results from the child welfare and education sectors
  
• Knowledge of public administration and interaction with political bodies
  
• Understanding of finance and experience with budgeting
  
• Ability to set direction, develop the sector, and achieve strong results
  
• Experience with organizational change and development
  
• Ability to see the big picture throughout the entire childhood and youth

Personal qualities

• You are clear, visible, and structured in your leadership role
  
• You are able to build relationships and foster collaboration
  
• You are able to unite diverse professional communities around common goals and achieve results
  
• You are confident in dialogue and when faced with disagreement
  
• You are systematic in following up on decisions
  
• You lead through your managers and develop them in their roles

We offer

• A strategic leadership role that makes a significant difference for children, youth, and families in Stange.
• A clear mandate and considerable autonomy to develop the child and youth services sector during a critical period of transition.
• Strong professional teams, skilled leaders, and an organization with excellent results and a strong culture of collaboration.
• The opportunity to develop a leadership culture, organizational structure, and collaboration across disciplines, in close collaboration with the municipal director and the rest of the leadership team.
• A municipality with a broad range of professional responsibilities and complex tasks, where you’ll work closely with other leaders and have a real impact.
• A central location between Hamar and Gardermoen, in a municipality with growth ambitions and significant development opportunities.
• A meaningful leadership role for those who want to combine sound financial management, high-quality services, and long-term community development.
• Salary negotiable
• Pension through KLP
• Free parking currently available

For this recruitment process, we are partnering with ManpowerGroup. Our consultants are Kristine Bygge Lie Owe and Nina Bratberg. If you’d like to learn more about the role, feel free to contact them for an informal chat.

Contact Information

Kristine Bygge Lie Owe, Recruitment Consultant at ManpowerGroup, +4740724005, Kristine.Owe@jeffersonwells.no
Nina Bratberg, Recruitment Consultant, ManpowerGroup, +4791805840, Nina.Bratberg@manpower.no
Håvard Haug, Municipal Director, +4797745103, Havard.Haug@stange.kommune.no

Work Location

Storgata 45
2335 STANGE

Key Information:

Employer: Stange Municipality

Reference No.: 5173523632
Employment percentage: 100%
Permanent
Application deadline: October 4, 2026