Head of the Department of Social Infrastructure Development (m/f/d)

You lead the development of social infrastructure with 27 employees and are responsible for their technical and strategic orientation You are responsible for the social planning for Stuttgart, observe social and demographic developments, identify new needs and trends early on and derive strategic goals for the city's social infrastructure You can control the extensive range of applications with a view to the need, effect and cost-effectiveness and design the promotion of free carriers as well as the support structures efficiently and in a sustainable manner You strengthen the social perspective in urban development and ensure that social needs flow early, data-based and socially differentiated into urban planning and spatial development processes. Through different fields of help, you bundle needs and developments, bring relevant actors together and actively shape transformation and consolidation processes for a sustainable social infrastructure With social reporting, you create resilient foundations for planning and control and translate data and analyses into concrete recommendations for action for administration and politics

A completed academic degree (master or comparable), preferably in social sciences, social management, public management or a comparable discipline Multiannual relevant professional experience in social planning, social infrastructure development, social administration, promotion or a comparable strategic task field Leadership experience as well as the ability to take part in change processes, give orientation and manage a department professionally and organizationally Strategic and analytical thinking, a safe view for social developments and future needs, as well as the ability to shape integrated social planning across technical and organisational boundaries and bring together different actors and fields of action good knowledge of municipal structures, public financing and policy-making processes; Experience with control, transformation or consolidation processes as well as knowledge in funding are advantageous Efforts to make decisions, negotiating skills and strong communication and cooperation in cross-border and interdisciplinary contexts

Because security and appreciation count: a future-proof workplace, occupational pensions and special annual payment, Stuttgart allowance for employees – 70 € gross per month in full time, attractive staff housing in the city area of Stuttgart Work-Life-Balance: flexible working time models and the possibility to work in part on a mobile or home office, health management and sports Growing together: personal and professional development through our EducationCampus Environmentally friendly: a grant to the German ticket, the bicycle leasing offer ''StuttRad'' Small extras that make big: discounted lunch, discounts and offers about corporate benefits We offer you a place of grade A 15 (6.329,31 €–7,892,36 €). A corresponding site is available. In the employment relationship, the grouping takes place in the case of all personal and tariff conditions in the remuneration group 15 TVöD (5.827,86 €–8.204.11 €). All amounts are monthly gross values for full-time employment. For further information on the step system, please refer to: