The County Administrative Board of Västernorrland invites you to submit tenders regarding the Process Manager in the project equality in the forest industry. The tender refers to a tender area.

In the project, the County Administrative Board in Västernorrland, together with the industry, wants to create the conditions for a long-term, competitive, sustainable and profitable forest industry. We have a special responsibility when it comes to changing attitudes and leading this change work so that all people have the same rights, opportunities and obligations regardless of gender in our industry.

The geographical boundary is Västernorrland County. The project's three main areas; working life, individual forest ownership and education, are primarily focused on forestry. However, the efforts that will be implemented within the framework of the project will be able to have positive effects on equality work throughout the county forest industry.

mission statement

The aim of the project is to strengthen the attractiveness of the forest industry from an equality perspective. It should be done by:

Design measures of a strategic nature that will lead to the work on gender equality in the forestry sector moving on to the next step, when a real and lasting change occurs and where the change work has impact.

Be brave in designing goals and efforts

Identify and manage resistance

Focus on the norms associated with forest knowledge and competence with men and masculinity

The project takes off in the action plan that was developed in collaboration with the county's forestry companies and which is based on three main areas:

Individual forest ownership and enterprise

Recruitment and training

working

The geographical boundary is Västernorrland County. The project's three main areas; working life, individual forest ownership and education, are primarily focused on forestry. However, the efforts that will be implemented within the framework of the project will be able to have positive effects on equality work throughout the county forest industry.

The project's work encompasses both the goal-driven work that has its basis in the equality policy goals and the law-controlled work that every employer is obliged to work through through the active measures of the Discrimination Act.

The project has a budget for process managers of SEK 2.1 million, corresponding to about 40% of full time. In addition, there are SEK 270,000 for conference costs that the County Administrative Board manages to carry out the process manager's proposed activities. The County Administrative Board intends to sign an agreement with a supplier after completion of the procurement. The agreement is expected to enter into force in February 2020 and will primarily apply until 2022-12-31, with the possibility of extension.

The assignment is expected to start shortly after signing the contract. All requirements and conditions are stated in the tender documentation and the appendices that follow.