Project Planner

Ketjut kuntoon is a three-year ESR project managed by the City of Rovaniemi and starting in late 2026. The project seeks new types of solutions to promote youth employment, employer cooperation and uninterrupted service pathways. It operates in the City of Rovaniemi and Ranua Municipality, within the Rovaniemi regional employment area. The development project aims to: 1) Develop an intensive and engaging customer-service model for young jobseekers and promote clients' employment. 2) Model and pilot digital service pathways and build an electronic employment ecosystem. 3) Develop employer cooperation in Rovaniemi and Ranua and increase responsibility in the labour market. The project is implemented as an integral part of the regular work of employment services, and the new operating models it develops will be established in practice during the project. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about building and developing something new. You naturally identify development needs and turn new ideas into practical work in cooperation with businesses, customers and other stakeholders. You also see employment-services staff as key partners in development and know how to involve employees in planning, testing and implementing new approaches. You understand that the project's success is not measured only by new initiatives, but by how well the resulting practices become part of everyday work after the project ends. As Project Planner, you will carry out general project tasks in the five-person team of the joint Ketjut kuntoon ESR development project of the City of Rovaniemi and Ranua Municipality. You will support the progress of the development work and achievement of its objectives, and handle the project's administrative tasks together with the Project Manager. The role particularly emphasises communications and responsibility for coordinating the development work related to digital service pathways. Other areas of work include data-informed management and organising events. A suitable higher-education degree is required. The following are considered advantages: - Communications skills - Skills in developing digital services - Experience in project and development work in which new operating models are created in cooperation with different stakeholders - Skills in data-informed management and information production - Knowledge of the service system for promoting employment - Fluent Finnish - Fluent English We value: - Strong cooperation and interpersonal skills - An initiative-taking, goal-oriented and solution-focused approach, and the ability to put development ideas into practice Employee benefits include ePassi services and extensive occupational healthcare. Apply by submitting an application through the City of Rovaniemi's electronic recruitment service via Kuntarekry. If you cannot submit an electronic application, you may send it to: City of Rovaniemi, Registry, PO Box 8216, 96101 Rovaniemi. The position title must be written on the envelope and application. An anonymous recruitment procedure will be used. In practice, during the first stage of recruitment, do not include information such as age, mother tongue or gender in the open questions of the application. Information requested in the background details will not be visible to the recruiting manager. The aim of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant's professional skills and work experience.