District Councillor for the Management of Board Area II Social Affairs – Youth – Education, Culture and Sport (m/f/d)

The district of Osnabrück is one of the most economically successful regions in Lower Saxony with world-leading manufacturers of innovative products, a demographic development that is also balanced in the next few years and a working and living environment with its UNESCO Geopark TERRA.vita. As an attractive and family-friendly employer, the district administration offers a variety of interesting perspectives and design options. The district of Osnabrück is looking for 01. May 2027 a

for the management of the Board of Management II Social – Youth – Education, Culture & Sports

The Board of Management II includes the specialist service 2 - Soziales, the specialist service 3 - Jugend as well as the specialist service 4 - Education, Culture and Sport with about 450 employees. A change in the distribution of tasks is reserved. The strategic development of youth protection, education and care, which must be dealt with in particular with a large number of institutions, actors and circular participations, is of particular importance. The demanding and highly responsible management function requires an extremely committed personality with communicative strengths, negotiation skills and modern leadership skills. The competences to identify relevant developments in the future in the economy, society, science and politics, to reflect on the county of Osnabrück and to ''take the participants'' are necessary. The necessary transformation processes are to be developed with and for colleagues as well as the actors in politics, communities and society in fair, community cooperation. The ability to control complex processes and to develop pragmatic ways of implementing them is assumed. In order to fulfil the tasks of the public, a high identification with the interests of the district of Osnabrück is expected.

Your profile Full jury (complete first and second state exams, competence to the judge's office) or Qualification for the career of the second entry centre of the category 2 of the General Services or Department of Health and Social Services or completed relevant academic studies (e.g. Master/Diplom) in the field of social work, social education, social/care management or in the field of education multiannual relevant experience in managing an organisational unit in public administration with multiannual financial responsibility In addition, you must fulfil the conditions for the appointment of the civil servant's relationship to time, in particular § 7 BeamtStG. We also wish you to know about the ability to constructively handle the working areas of politics, administration and the public, ready-to-use, creativity and initiative for the targeted solution of diverse problems of a municipal administration, openness and flexibility towards structural changes, strong strategic and conceptual skills and experience with nationwide digitization processes, a sovereign occurrence, a sense of decision and action as well as a skill for negotiation, above-average social and communicative skills and team skills, a high degree of willingness to take responsibility, strength of decision and joy of innovation, experiences in dealing with bodies, interest in the positive design of the county with and for the people and have an appraisal and employee-oriented leadership and enforcement capability.

The district of Osnabrück is certified as a family-friendly employer by the family alliance Region Osnabrück. We offer you an interesting and varied activity in the management level of our management, the possibility of configuring the skill of the district of Osnabrück in a decisive role and opening up the challenges of the development of a local and modern circular administration, addressing solution-oriented and open to innovation, the election to an official's relationship for a period of 8 years and Benefits according to grade B 5. We require an existing flexibility in the performance of tasks, which also takes place in the evening hours (e.g. at committee meetings). The task requires a high personal presence, so that a regional connection is desirable. In addition, flexible working time models and offers for the reconciliation of work and private life Childcare facilities in the circular house as part of existing capacities and emergency care for children a strong operational health management, a corporate fitness program and a bicycle leasing offer Benefits for public transport a structured integration as well as attractive and individual training opportunities many design options on the way to a “digital” district with the most modern IT equipment free parking also within the framework of e-mobility