Vacant job

Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 24 million decisions that affect people's lives and the entire society. We pay out approximately 250 billion SEK each year. It is everyone’s tax money that we manage. It is a great responsibility. Therefore, we take the time to understand each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care and show compassion. This is a job for you who want to take responsibility. Welcome to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

Our operations provide legal support to the department for Sickness Insurance. We are in an exciting development phase and therefore welcome you who are driven and courageous in your leadership, inspired by change, and focused on the work environment. You will join a management team that drives and develops the operations together and to a mature and experienced unit.

Close leadership at a distance, change, sustainable workplace As a unit manager, you are the manager closest to the employees and the operations. You are responsible for leading and driving the daily work based on the department's mission and goals, where the state value base permeates your work. Through your leadership, you communicate clear expectations, follow up on goals, and provide your employees with the right conditions to take their responsibility. You have personnel responsibility as well as results and follow-up responsibility for the teams in your unit.

Your unit consists of 16 specialists who work to support the administrative operations within sickness insurance and are located in 11 locations in northern Sweden. Through close leadership, you create the predictability, security, and sustainability necessary for employees to take their responsibility and meet the need for change. You create understanding of context, direction, and the target images set by the department and develop the plans your operations need. As a unit manager, you are a support for the area manager and you are part of the area's management group consisting of 7 unit managers where you contribute with your competence and engagement. You adapt and exercise your leadership in a way that creates conditions for employees to use their judgment and competence.

The position involves handling confidential information, which places high demands on proper management. Therefore, it is important that you, who will work with us, have a high security awareness.

This is a job for you who want to take responsibility.

We are looking for someone who

• has a university degree or experiences and qualifications that can be deemed equivalent
• has good leadership skills
• promotes others' professional and personal development
• works to achieve goals and results, follows up on the effects of their own and others' activities
• has a systematic approach to work
• collaborates effectively with others to achieve common goals
• has good self-awareness and is stable as a person, promotes a trust-building work climate
• promotes mutual dialogue, is attentive, and adapts their communication according to needs and situations.

It is an advantage if you

• have experience working with legal support or similar
• have experience working in a court or authority
• have knowledge of social insurance law
• have experience in operational leadership
• have experience in leadership in similar operations
• have experience in coaching leadership and leading through change
• have experience leading teams
• have experience leading remotely
• have experience planning your operations in collaboration with colleagues at a distance
• have experience in competency-based recruitment within the state.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Other 1 position, permanent, full-time, with start date as agreed. A probationary period may be applicable. In accordance with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's security guidelines, background checks will be conducted in this recruitment. In this recruitment, psychological tests may be used as part of the selection process. Placement locations: Stockholm, Gävle, Sundsvall, Falun.

Would you like to know more about the Swedish Social Insurance Agency as an employer? Visit fk.se/jobbahososs

Contact persons Manager: Caroline Andersson, 010-112 72 42 (for questions about the position). HR specialist: Sara Ståhl, sara.stahl@forsakringskassan.se, 010-114 15 35 (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Margareta Ziolkowska, 010-116 22 16, Saco-S: Anton Gustafsson, 010-111 92 43, Seko: Eliza Grundström, 010-115 34 02.

Application Welcome with your application by March 26, 2025. Please upload your degree certificates, grades, and certificates along with your application.

If you have protected personal information or no access to Bank ID, please call the HR specialist named in the ad for assistance in submitting your application.