Director for Education and Culture - Flekkefjord municipality

Flekkefjord municipality is seeking:

Director for Education and Culture

Education and Culture is one of three main service areas. The director is the senior manager for the unit leaders within the service area. This currently consists of a resource center for children and youth, including a health clinic, cultural center, seven municipal kindergartens, five primary schools, a lower secondary school, adult education and PPT.

We are looking for a director who can build good relationships, create engagement and participate actively in the community debate. You master combining clear leadership and wisdom with a good understanding of the interaction between politics, administration and the local community.

You can communicate well both internally and externally, and have the prerequisites to develop an organizational culture characterized by trust, cooperation and quality. At the same time, you have a strong commitment to good upbringing conditions for children and young people.

The position is part of the municipal chief executive's management team and has a central role in the further development of schools, kindergartens, the resource center for children and youth, as well as the culture and leisure area.

Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop the main service area in line with national guidelines and municipal goals

• Ensure good financial control and efficient use of resources within the areas of responsibility

• Plan and implement restructuring and development processes

• Strengthen preventive work through early intervention and cross-disciplinary collaboration

• Ensure good cooperation, both internally in the organization and with external partners, including follow-up of regional cooperation

• Contribute actively to building culture, structure and competence for quality and development

• Project management and governance

Qualifications

• Higher relevant education, preferably within educational subjects

• Good knowledge of and leadership experience from the education/upbringing sector

• Experience with work related to finance, personnel and restructuring

• Good communication skills both oral and written

• Good digital understanding

Personal qualities

• Structured and decisive

• Strategic and development-oriented focus

• Good at relationships, relational leadership and cooperation – a team player within the organization

• A clear, confident and inclusive leader with high integrity and good role understanding
  
  Personal suitability will be given great weight.

We offer

• An interesting leadership role with scope for action and influence

• A broadly composed and skilled professional environment

• Salary by agreement

• Good pension schemes in Flekkefjord municipal pension fund

• The position is exempt from the working time provisions in the Working Environment Act and in accordance with HTA KS § 6.3. Up to 10 additional days off are granted as compensation for meeting activities/other special burdens in accordance with HTA.

For more information about the position, contact municipal chief executive Bernhard Nilsen, 959 66 767.

Application deadline: 15.10.2026

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Flekkefjord municipality is among the region's largest employers, with nearly 1000 employees. We provide services across education, health, technical tasks, and culture and leisure. Over 100 professional groups are represented with us. If you choose a job in Flekkefjord municipality, you get a meaningful job.

No matter where you settle in Flekkefjord, you have fantastic hiking trails and experiences right outside your front door. The hills around the town are frequently used by residents for hikes and bike rides. Boaters enjoy the fjord for both swimming and fishing. In the city center you'll find a rich business community with shops, coffee bars, restaurants and a good dose of culture with concerts, theatre, cinema and festivals. The municipality also has a vibrant range of clubs and associations that suits most people.

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