Consultant management and development, 100% position

We are looking for a service-minded and development-oriented consultant responsible for providing support to the mayor and municipal director and being the link between politics and administration. The position is part of the "Management and Development" unit, which belongs to the municipality's administration. We work closely with internal professional environments and external partners to ensure that employees in the municipality and our citizens receive the best possible service.

About the team you will be part of

In addition to you, we are four pleasant colleagues who work with, among other things, archives, switchboards, sales, serving and catering licenses.

We in Vestre Toten municipality are looking for you who share our values

Safety: Is it important for you to have a safe environment to do a good job? Do you create a sense of security in meetings with colleagues and citizens?

Happiness: We want our employees to thrive. A good working environment with humor and flat organization is something we believe contributes to well-being and commitment

Development: Are you keen to stay up to date in your field of expertise? Do you enjoy continuous development and finding good solutions when faced with challenges?

We believe you will thrive with us if you:

• Are interested in the connection between technology, people and organization
• Enjoy variety, and like to work with different professional systems and service areas
• Control collaboration and independent work, with drive and commitment.
• Has high work capacity with the ability to prioritize and execute
• Communicates well and is willing to share knowledge
• Is technologically forward-thinking, and handles professional challenges and dynamic environments
• Is accurate and likes to deliver with high quality
• Likes to learn and values sharing knowledge

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Link between politics and administration, including preparation, implementation and follow-up of political meetings. Some work beyond ordinary working hours must be expected in connection with the conduct of meetings.
• Responsible for the conduct of elections
• Recruit co-judges for the court administration and conciliation council
• Provide support and guidance to the administration and elected officials, e.g. within municipal law and administrative law.
• Assist the mayor/municipal director with case management and events

Qualifications:

• Legal expertise in relevant legislation (Municipal Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Freedom of Information Act, etc.)
• Good oral and written presentation skills.
• Good knowledge of relevant ICT tools.
• Structure and good overview and order are important in this type of position. In addition, you should be good at working independently.

LEAN as a working method is well established in the department and you must actively contribute to improving the services, including through Lean continuous improvement.

Personal suitability will be emphasized in selection.

With us you get

• Good working conditions and flexibility in everyday work
• Professional challenges where you get to work with both individual cases and development work
• Pleasant working environment and pleasant colleagues
• Salary by agreement
• Very favorable pension and insurance schemes from KLP, Norway's safest pension schemes, public occupational pension.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Application deadline is 14.06.2026

Contacts:

Odd Arnvid Bollingmo 920 39 547

Kari-Anne Røste 904 14 749

Tom Erik Støen Østli 469 26 430

In this position, you are entitled to one of Norway's most secure pension schemes: public occupational pension. Where most occupational pensions are only paid out for ten years, a public sector pension is a payment that lasts from the day you stop working and for life. The pension also includes disability and survivor's pensions if something unexpected should happen. With pension rights in KLP, you get a member price and favorable conditions on a number of banking, insurance and savings products. To read more about public service pensions, you can click here.

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It is recommended that you apply electronically via our recruitment system, EasyCruit.
Certified copies of diplomas and certificates will be provided on request, but no later than at the start of employment to determine seniority and salary.
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The justification for exempting your name from publication must be approved.
We would also like to point out that the applicant list may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to be included on the applicant list.