Help us create taste experiences every day! Meal service in Umeå municipality has an important task: to provide the municipality's preschools, schools and elderly care with good and nutritious meals. We want to inspire good health and joy around food, and together with our colleagues in schools and care, we strive to create positive dining experiences for our guests. Meal Service's activities are characterized by the fact that we are moving towards a more sustainable society. Are you someone who is driven to make a difference through your work and who wants to contribute to healthy meals for our residents? Then you could be the person we are looking for for the role of Deputy Head of Unit! Your tasks As Head of Unit, you will be responsible for the finances, quality and development of the unit. You manage a maximum of 30 employees in different kitchens. Working with staff planning and staffing is one of the daily tasks for you and as a leader you take great responsibility for creating a health-promoting work environment. The work includes working with food safety and developing the production of sustainable and climate-smart meals. You are part of the Food Service's management and support team consisting of the management team, 13 unit managers and support functions. You will report to the Area Manager. The position is a temporary position for the period September 1, 2025 until June 30, 2027. We offer you A varied and stimulating job with many contacts inside and outside our organization. Well-built digital structures to make it "easy to do the right thing". A committed team of employees and colleagues where there is goal focus, great commitment and care. Participation and responsibility for creating the conditions to develop the business to meet future needs. Flexibility to combine work with parenting and leisure. A fantastic fun job, where you make a difference every day! About you We want to work in a trusting organization and are looking for you to contribute to this. You are a responsive, good leader who encourages your employees to be curious, responsible and collaborative, and you make both the individual employee and the team visible. You have the ability to inspire your employees while being both clear and goal-oriented. We would like to see that you have several years of experience in managing employees, preferably in the service area in the public sector. We want you to have a relevant university education or several years of experience in leadership/management that includes personnel, financial and work environment responsibilities. Perhaps you have completed Umeå municipality's internal trainee program for future leaders. As a person, you are structured and independent. You enjoy collaborating and naturally make contacts both inside and outside the organization. You have a passion for food and a clear idea about food quality, environment and health. You need to have good IT skills and a driving license is an advantage. As a manager in Umeå municipality, we want you to represent the municipality in a trustworthy and positive way. You focus on the benefit to citizens and engage in dialog with your employees about goals and plans so that they understand their role and importance to the whole. It is also important that you stand for common values and are a role model for your colleagues. We would like you to attach a cover letter and CV. Follow Umeå municipality on Linkedin! A warm welcome with your application! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.