Wetteraukreis | Germany | 61xxx Friedberg (Hessen) | Permanent position | Part time - flexible / Full time | Published since: 22.06.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of the Department of Youth and Social Affairs (m/f/d)
With us... gold.right. In addition to a variety of tasks that make sense and come to the benefit of our region, the Wetteraukreis as an employer has much more to offer. At the next possible time, Senior Consultant (m/w/d) 39 hours/week, unlimited to occupy. The Department of Youth and Social Affairs is one of the largest departments of the Wetteraukreis with around 450 employees. In a total of four specialist services, the entire range of tasks of the Youth and Social Office, including important central cross-sectional and higher-level planning and control tasks, is processed. To this end, we are looking for a communicative, committed and resilient management personality with a strong desire for change, innovation and design. .
* After clicking the Read more button, the original advert will open on our partner's website, where you can see the details of this vacancy and contact information. If you need a translation of this text, after returning to our website it will be prepared and you can read it by clicking the Show full translation button.
Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
strategic control of the department, target development taking into account the legal foundations and the basic technical, organisational and financial objectives of the management for the areas of youth, social, migration and integration Continuous development and modernisation of the department Responsibility for expertise and resources (budget volume around € 175 million per year) Immediate personnel management of four specialist services and staff in management support, indirect personnel responsibility for around 450 employees Decision-making in basic matters as well as in out-of-the-box cases, responsibility for management for projects in the area of responsibility of the department Representation of the department vis-à-vis the management, other departments, municipalities, specialised authorities, political and professional bodies, specialist associations and bodies
Successfully completed academic studies in a relevant field (in particular administrative or legal science, social management, public administration) or comparable qualification Leadership and multiannual leadership and control experience in direct management of a large organizational unit Comprehensive knowledge of the subject-specific legal bases (in particular social codes and adjacent social performance law, administrative and contractual law, budgetary law) and the control and controlling instruments Impressed capacity for strategic control, planning and organisation, cost awareness, target orientation and willingness to take over responsibility, keen to decide Conflict resolution competence, safe and binding occurrence and a high level of commitment Knowledge and experience in municipal structures and administrative processes are desirable
The place is rated according to pay group 15 TVöD. You can expect annual special payments and regular tariff increases based on the TVöD. An existing civil service relationship (up to A 16) can be continued. We also offer attractive occupational pension schemes. We support your journeys - whether for work or in your spare time - with a PremiumJobTicket in the entire validity area of the Rhine-Main transport network to a small share of your own or with our offer “Jobradleasing” for employees. .
Location
 | Wetteraukreis | |
| Pfingstweide 7, 61169 Friedberg (Hessen) | ||
| Germany |
The text of this ad was translated from German into English using an automatic translation system and may contain semantic and lexical errors. Therefore, it should be used for introductory purposes only. For more detailed information, see the original text of the ad at the link below.
For more information read the original ad