Department Director of the Department for Indigenous Peoples and National Minorities

About the department
The Department for Indigenous Peoples and National Minorities is tasked with formulating and following up on the government's policy towards the Sami and national minorities (Jews, Kvens/Norwegian Finns, Romani people/Taters, Roma and Forest Finns). The department coordinates the work in these areas across the ministerial community, and provides advice and guidance to other ministries. This includes, among other things, the involvement of the various minorities and consultations on Sami matters. The department consists of 16 employees, who are mainly lawyers and social scientists.
About the position
The position is part of the department's management team, with personnel responsibility for a group of six to seven employees. As director of the department, you will have the professional and administrative responsibility for several of the department's areas of responsibility, both for national minorities and Sami policy, for example the work of formulating the government's reconciliation policy. The work affects many different sectors, and you will assist the ministries in contact with the Sami Parliament and the national minorities. You will work on overall policy development, in dialogue with the people affected by the policy and in contact with civil society and academia. Furthermore, state budget matters, business management and grant management are particularly relevant areas of interest for the position. You must expect some travel in the position.
## Key tasks will be:
State budget matters and internal financial management
Administrative management of the Sami Parliament and the International Reindeer Husbandry Centre (ICR)
Annual reports to the Storting and grant management
Research and knowledge acquisition
High North affairs and district policy
The government's policy for reconciliation with indigenous peoples and national minorities
Coordination of the government's policy towards Romani/Tater people, Kven/Norwegian Finns, Forest Finns and national minorities in general
The areas of responsibility will be determined in more detail after appointment.
### Qualifications 
To qualify for the position you must have 
•    relevant higher education at master's level, for example in social sciences or economics  
•    normally at least 8 years of relevant work experience
•    relevant management experience, preferably from public administration 
•    very good written and oral presentation skills in Norwegian
•    good role understanding  
It is desirable that you have
•    knowledge of Sami politics and/or national minorities
•    work experience from public administration 
•    experience with financial management and state budget work
•    experience with using English in a work context
 
## Personal qualities:
We are looking for a development-oriented, confident and motivating leader with a high ability to implement. You must have an eye for organizational development, good interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt your leadership to the individual employee. You communicate well and are a good representative of the department both internally and externally.  
## In addition, you must: 
- be able to remain calm in a hectic everyday life  
- work systematically and with long-term goals 
- be robust, flexible and adaptable
Personal suitability will be given great importance.
We offer
A meaningful job with the opportunity to contribute to social development and work closely with political processes. You will get varied and challenging work tasks in a strong and pleasant professional environment. You will have a workplace centrally located in the center of Oslo, flexible working hours with paid overtime and summer time. We have the opportunity for training during working hours and we have good loan, insurance and pension schemes with automatic membership in the Norwegian State Pension Fund.  
As a new employee at KDD, you will be given tasks that challenge you from the very beginning, and you will receive follow-up as a new employee in the role. Through the Ministry Academy, we offer a mentoring program for new managers. The Ministry has an introduction program where you get to know new employees in the other departments and a separate management network that contributes to both competence development and social and professional contact across the entire Ministry. If you want to know more about what it's like to work with us, you can read more here: Employees about KDD – Jobs in KDD (regjeringen.no).
The position is paid as a department director with a salary range from NOK 1,100,000–1,250,000 per year. Position and salary placement depends on experience and qualifications. For particularly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered. A 2% contribution to the State Pension Fund is deducted from the salary.
Authorization/security clearance: You must be authorized/security cleared for access to SECRET information according to the Security Act.
How to apply
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