Management and Head of Staff Unit - Economic Development

The circular city of Delmenhorst and the Delmenhorster Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (dwfg) are looking for a qualified management personality at the earliest possible date in the

Full time, EG 14 TVöD or A 14 NBesG

Both functions are perceived in human resources union.

The city of Delmenhorst is the sole shareholder of dwfg, in which the post of the management is to be reoccupied. The company is responsible for the business areas of business promotion and city management, marketing and tourism (organizations) and market indoor operations. Since the promotion of the local economy is an important area of action of a municipality and the tasks are of some high quality, close and trusting cooperation with the council of the city, the administrative board and the city administration is indispensable in addition to the pursuit of the politically determined GmbH objectives. Against this background, you will lead the 50 per cent staff office under the Mayor's office and will be assigned as management for a further 50 per cent.

Overall, your tasks include the strategic and future-oriented development and strengthening of the Delmenhorster economy as well as increasing the attractiveness of the city. In order to be able to pursue the needs and expectations of the economy, you also work with the local economy e. V., which supports the dwfg to some extent financially.

Around 82,000 inhabitants live in the circular city of Delmenhorst. Delmenhorst is a centre with an upper-central supplementary function Ö located between the cities of Bremen and Oldenburg. The transport connection to the motorways 1 and 28 offers good infrastructure conditions. The city has a wide range of educational forms as well as attractive cultural and recreational opportunities. The Bundeswehr is represented with a location.

For more information about the city of Delmenhorst, please visit the website www.delmenhorst.de. Ms. Annika Möller (040/822 9911 80) and Dr. Michael Meyer (0941/646 4490) are happy to be available to you for a first confidential contact and all questions concerning the procedure and the position.

Applicants for women are particularly desirable, since their share in this area is not fulfilled in accordance with the Niedersächsische Equality Act. Hardly disabled persons are preferred with the same suitability.

Are you interested?

Then please let us receive your meaningful written application, including a complete resume, your qualifications and references by 04.05.2025 via the HAPEKO career portal.

We look forward to your application!

The place of use: Delmenhorst

With a team of 17 employees, you will accompany and advise the local companies interested in a settlement and potential entrepreneurs in all phases of the company, support small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups in the use of funding programmes, market urban areas, in the case of financing, are contact persons for investors, initiate and maintain regional and supraregional network partnerships, accompany you on administrative procedures and are multipliers for future topics. Further focus of your tasks is the continuous development of the city's brand formation, the support of retail in the city centre and the districts (city and city management), the implementation of advertising measures for the Delmenhorst site, the organisation of attractiveness-enhancing events (event management, e.g. city festival, potato festival) and tourism promotion and information.

They have a completed university degree (Master/Diplom) of a relevant subject, ideally the subject of economics or administrative sciences, or a qualification comparable to it in terms of content, or the qualification for the second entry office of the category 2, general services department or the qualification for the first entry office of the category 2, general services department, with the willingness to temporarily complete the ascent into the second entry office. proven multi-year leadership skills and leadership experience, ideally a team with at least 5 employees Multiannual professional experience in the field of economic promotion Experiences in cooperation with politics, social bodies or associations Language knowledge in German A market and target-oriented way of thinking and analytical skills Power of persuasion, communication and cooperation The courage to develop creative ideas and innovations Qualifications, knowledge and experience in city management are of advantage Qualifications, knowledge and experience in marketing, tourism segment and/or property management are of advantage

They play an outstanding role in the development of the city of Delmenhorst. JOBV1_EN