Director of the Department of Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation (m/f)

Place of work: Katowice

Your responsibilities

• Supervision, coordination, and ensuring the proper performance of tasks related to the scope of the Department of Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation, as defined by the Organizational Regulations of the Metropolitan Office of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis.
• Creating solutions and participating in initiatives that foster the economic development of GZM.
• Economic and investment promotion of the GZM area.
• Cooperation with national and international public and private entities.
• Support for entrepreneurs operating within GZM in realizing their development plans, including in international markets.
• Attracting and cooperating with investors for the GZM area.
• Building a network of GZM partners for the implementation of projects in all substantive areas.
• Actively seeking sustainable development solutions in cooperation with internal and external partners.
• Cooperation with other Departments of the Office within projects concerning social and economic development.
• Cooperation in sustainable mobility within the scope of organizing events, training sessions, workshops, and participation in cooperation with other Departments.
• Cooperation with GZM member municipalities, the scientific sector, universities, and other social and economic partners in developing GZM's scientific potential.
• Cooperation with the social environment and initiating tasks related to inter-sectoral dialogue.
• Organization and co-organization of socio-economic events, including conferences, meetings, debates, seminars, and workshops.
• Cooperation (joint ventures) with the "Pro Silesia: Business-Science-Local Government" Association.
• Coordination of MetroLab.
• Selection of international partners for projects implemented by GZM.
• Representing GZM at foreign events.
• Organization of events supporting GZM's image abroad, publication of materials for international cooperation.
• Cooperation with foreign institutions supporting socio-economic development, including foreign chambers of commerce, development agencies, or entrepreneurship centers.
• Coordination of GZM's participation in European regional organizations and in the work of European cooperation networks.
• Gathering information and building permanent relationships and cooperation with European Union institutions at home and abroad.
• Concluding international agreements with business and social partners, expressing intent for cooperation as defined in letters of intent with foreign metropolises, social partners, business partners, etc.
• Performing other tasks assigned by the direct supervisor.

Our requirements

• Essential requirements:
• Education: higher education
• Field of study: management, social sciences, political science, social policy
• Work experience: 5 years
• Required professional experience: at least 5 years in public administration, local government units, municipal associations, or companies operating under the Commercial Companies Code, and at least 1 year of experience in a managerial position.
• Knowledge of English – fluent communication in speech and writing.
• Knowledge of regulations and laws:
• public procurement law
• on regional self-government
• on local government employees
• on public finance
• on copyright and related rights
• on the metropolitan union in the Silesian Voivodeship.
• Full legal capacity and the enjoyment of full public rights.
• Absence of a legally binding court conviction for a deliberate crime prosecuted under public indictment or a deliberate fiscal crime.
• Unblemished reputation.
• No prohibition from holding managerial positions involving the management of public funds (for managerial positions).
• Other: high personal culture, very good organization of individual and team work, highly developed interpersonal skills, and ease in building relationships.
• Citizenship: Polish or citizenship of an EU Member State other than Poland, or citizenship of another state whose citizens, based on international agreements or EU law, are entitled to employment in the territory of the Republic of Poland, provided they have knowledge of the Polish language confirmed by a document specified in the civil service regulations.

Nice to have

• Additional requirements:
• Professional experience in team management and in a position requiring high decision-making ability and stress resistance (working under time pressure).

What we offer

• Seniority allowance ranging from 5% to 20% of basic salary based on documented work experience.
• Additional annual remuneration, the so-called "thirteenth salary".
• Anniversary bonuses.

Benefits

• life insurance
• flexible working hours
• additional social benefits
• benefit systems
• professional development
• convenient commute
• team support

Information about working conditions

• work in the basic working time system.
• full-time employment 1/1.
• work with a screen monitor for more than half of the daily working hours.
• operation of office equipment.
• work in this position is not exposed to inconvenient and harmful working conditions.
• there are architectural barriers that hinder access to office rooms; the workplace is located in a multi-story building (building at ul. Barbary 21 without an elevator, building at ul. Barbary 21A with an elevator).
• The Office does not provide employment in protected workplace conditions.
• place of work: Katowice, ul. Barbary 21a or Barbary 21.
• In the month preceding the date of publication of the announcement, the employment rate of disabled persons in the unit, within the meaning of the regulations on professional and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons, was less than 6%.

Additional information

• The recruitment regulations for vacant civil servant positions, including managerial civil servant positions, in the Metropolitan Office of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis, and the personal questionnaire of the applicant for employment are available on the website bip.metropoliagzm.pl in the tab: Job offers – Work – Metropolitan Office.
• Candidates who meet the formal requirements will be individually informed about the date of the substantive test and the qualification interview.
• The condition for qualifying a candidate to the second stage of the recruitment process is the submission by the candidate of the documents listed in the recruitment announcement under the heading: "Essential documents", confirming that the candidate meets the requirements.
• Information on the outcome of the recruitment will be published in the Public Information Bulletin of the Metropolitan Office of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis and on the information board of the Metropolitan Office immediately after the approval of the recruitment protocol.
• Application documents of candidates referred to in § 27 para. 1 of the Recruitment Regulations for vacant civil servant positions, including managerial civil servant positions in the Metropolitan Office of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis, shall be destroyed after 3 months from the date of publication of information on the recruitment outcome.
• Please send only the required and recommended documents.

Submitting application documents

- the candidate is obliged to submit only the documents required in the content of the recruitment announcement.

Documents should be submitted:

-> in person in a sealed envelope to the General Registry of the Metropolitan Office.

-> by mail to the address: Urząd Metropolitalny Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowskiej Metropolii w Katowicach at ul. Barbary 21 A, 40-053 Katowice in a sealed envelope.

-> electronically via e-delivery with the specified annotation/subject of the electronic document: "Recruitment for a vacant managerial civil servant position in the Department of Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation (announcement number RW/01/2026)".

- the date of actual receipt of complete documents at the Metropolitan Office or to the electronic inbox shall be considered the date of submission of application documents, including when sent via a postal operator.

- application documents submitted after the deadline indicated in the recruitment announcement will not be considered.

We thank all candidates for their interest; we will respond to all correctly submitted applications.

URZĄD METROPOLITALNY GÓRNOŚLĄSKO-ZAGŁĘBIOWSKIEJ METROPOLII

Metropolitan Office of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis in Katowice

ul. Barbary 21A, 40-053 Katowice

announces an open recruitment for a vacant managerial civil servant position.

Position: Director of the Department (woman/man)

Department: Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation

Employment quota: 1/1

Recruitment No.: RW/01/2026

Announcement publication date: October 30, 2026

Document submission deadline: November 20, 2026

Data Administrator Information (GDPR)1. Data AdministratorThe administrator of your personal data is the Metropolitan Office in Katowice, represented by the Chairman of the Board of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis, with its registered office at: 40-053 Katowice, ul. Barbary 21A, e-mail address: [email protected], website: bip.metropoliagzm.pl.2. Data Protection OfficerA data protection officer has been appointed, e-mail address: [email protected]. Other contact details as above.3. Scope of dataYour personal data contained in the personal questionnaire and application documents will be processed.4. Purposes and grounds for processingYour personal data will be processed for the purposes of:a) employee recruitment: conducting recruitment for a vacant position, considering applications, and selecting a candidate for a vacant position,b) archiving documentation.The grounds for processing personal data are:a) the necessity of processing for the performance of the administrator's obligations (Article 6(1)(c) and Article 9(2)(b) of GDPR) arising from the Labor Code, the Act on Local Government Employees, the Act on the Metropolitan Union in the Silesian Voivodeship, the Act on the National Archival Resource and Archives, and the Act on Counteracting Sexual Offenses and Protecting Minors,b) the legitimate interest of the data administrator (Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR), which is to confirm and document the data provided by you, based on Article 22¹ § 5 of the Labor Code,c) consent to the processing of additional personal data provided voluntarily (Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) of GDPR and Articles 22¹a and 22¹b of the Labor Code). Failure to provide this data or withdrawal of consent cannot be a basis for unfavorable treatment or refusal of employment.5. Data recipientsYour personal data will be disclosed to persons authorized by the administrator, IT system and service providers, postal operator or courier in case of correspondence, and the employer. Furthermore, to the extent constituting public information, the data will be disclosed to any interested party or published in the Office's Public Information Bulletin (information on the recruitment outcome).6. Data retention periodApplication documents of unsuccessful candidates will be stored for up to 3 months from the end of the recruitment or employment of the selected person, or until consent is withdrawn.In case of employment, the documentation will be included in the personal files and will be stored in accordance with the law.Information on the recruitment outcome will be published for at least 3 months.Case files will be stored for a period of at least 5 years from the conclusion of the case, with the possibility of extending the retention period or transferring to permanent storage at the State Archives.7. Rights of the data subjectYou have the following rights:the right to access your data,the right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing,the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office,the right to withdraw consent at any time by email to [email protected] or in writing to the administrator's address.8. Obligation to provide dataProviding the required personal data is mandatory and arises from legal provisions. Failure to provide data will result in the application being left unconsidered. Providing data based on consent is voluntary, and its absence will not have negative consequences.Your personal data will not be used for automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Article 22 of GDPR. The data will also not be transferred to a third country or international organization.