Head of Administration, Environmental and Climate Protection Department | Abteilungsleitung Verwaltung (m/w/d) für den Fachbereich Umwelt- und Klimaschutz

Stadt Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Published Sep 16, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This role involves leading the administrative functions within the Environmental and Climate Protection Department for the city of Wilhelmshaven. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating departmental tasks, managing personnel, overseeing organizational processes, and handling financial administration. Key duties include creating job descriptions, updating service distribution plans, supporting decentralized controlling for specific products, and managing various general administrative tasks such as building administration, occupational safety, and committee support. Additionally, the role requires handling specialized legal tasks, including administrative law reviews and processing appeals related to environmental law. This position offers a unique opportunity to apply organizational talent, leadership, and legal expertise to actively shape the future sustainability of Wilhelmshaven, ensuring environmental and climate protection measures are effectively implemented.

Required Skills

Education

Completed training as an Administrative Specialist with a second employee examination OR qualification for the first entry-level position of career group 2, general services, preferably with a focus on municipal administration. Alternative degrees: Diploma in Law (Diplom-Jurist*in), Lawyer (Univ.) (Jurist*in (Univ.)), Magister Juris, Bachelor's or Diploma in Business Administration with a legal focus, or Bachelor's in Public Administration.

Experience

  • Professional experience in administrative leadership and coordination
  • Experience in personnel management, including creating job descriptions
  • Experience with organizational tasks and service distribution planning
  • Experience in financial administration and decentralized controlling support
  • Experience with general administrative tasks (e.g., building administration, occupational safety)
  • Experience in handling legal matters, particularly administrative and environmental law

Languages

Not specified

Additional

  • Health suitability for screen-based work
  • Class B driving license
  • Willingness to undertake further training in environment-related legal areas
  • Eligibility for career group 2 (formerly higher service) / 2nd employee examination