Vicar for Strömsund Parish

We are looking for a vicar for Strömsund Parish

Are you a vicar with the will to lead change? Do you want to engage and motivate employees in our important mission?

Strömsund Parish is a large rural parish consisting of seven congregations. We have 31 employees who care for and cherish our parishioners and seasonal visitors. We belong to the Diocese of Härnösand.

The congregations in Strömsund Parish value an inclusive and warm community. Here you will find mountains, lakes, and forests—an environment that engages and inspires the broad work of the congregations. We are a Sámi administrative municipality and have a responsibility to develop cooperation with Sámi associations and the municipality, preserving the cultural character that exists in our parish.

The music life with several choirs, combined with the mission of the Church of Sweden, is important to our congregations, and we hope to see it develop. Diaconal work is a large and important part of a rural parish. We have good children's and confirmation work, as well as young leaders.

We are looking for someone who is confident in yourself, stable, and has good self-awareness. You motivate and engage employees by creating participation and direction with leadership characterized by presence, active listening, and dialogue. You cooperate actively with elected officials at various levels, where knowledge and respect for each other’s roles and responsibilities are a given. You get to know the parishioners and appreciate the distinctive character of the different congregations. You also ensure that volunteer efforts within the congregation/parish are encouraged and utilized in a way that builds up and develops congregational life.

You see employees' skills and qualities as an important force in the parish’s progress. Through clear, consistent, and empathetic leadership, you lead the parish. This means you distinguish between governance and management and can lead, coordinate, and delegate to achieve common goals effectively, where cooperation with elected officials is an important part of your mission. With clarity, drive, and perseverance, you continue the work with the parish's exciting and obvious development.

As a person, you are structured and can organize and prioritize work for the best of the operation in a broader perspective. You therefore need to communicate clearly—ensure and follow up that messages are received and perceived by employees. You follow the Church Order.

As vicar, you lead all operations in the parish, based on your ordination vows.

You are deeply rooted in the faith, confession, and doctrine of the Church of Sweden and have the ability for theological reflection and supervision of the parish's operations. As a spiritual leader, you can place the church's organization and administration in a theological context while actively nurturing and strengthening ecumenical relations.

Qualifications

• Ordained in the Church of Sweden and completed the vicar training program.
• Several years of experience leading a larger congregation/parish, where indirect leadership and management of other managers/staff are a natural part of the mission, as well as leading management team work.
• Experience in finance, budgeting, operational planning, and personnel and employer issues.
• Experience in property and funeral matters.
• Experience working with visions, goal management, and follow-up in a congregation/parish, and the ability to translate overarching theoretical goals into the parish's operations.
• Good knowledge of the church's regulatory framework, labor law, and work environment, including pastoral responsibility and the basic framework for funeral services.
• Good digital skills.
• Driver's license class B.

Welcome with your application for the position as vicar in Strömsund Parish

Place of employment: Strömsund, Jämtland County

Apply by May 31

Type of employment:

Permanent employment

Employment scope:

Full-time

Degree of employment:

100

Start date:

By agreement.