Vacant job

Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 24 million decisions that affect people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 250 billion SEK each year. These are public funds that we manage. It is a significant responsibility. Therefore, we take the time to understand each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care, and show consideration. This is a job for those who want to take responsibility. Welcome to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

As a unit manager within the Department of Children and Families, you will lead a socially important unit focused on processing temporary parental benefits. With engaged and sustainable leadership in a changing environment, you will have the opportunity to make a difference. You will drive development and create conditions for both employees and the organization to succeed.

Close leadership, change, sustainable workplace
As a unit manager, you are the leader closest to the employees and the operation. 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 convey 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 responsibility for results and follow-up for the teams in your unit.

Your unit consists of about 20 employees who work as case officers for temporary parental benefits and are located in Jönköping. 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 an understanding of the context, direction, and the goals set by the department and develop the plans your operation needs. You adapt and exercise your leadership in a way that creates conditions for employees to use their judgment and competence.

As a unit manager, you support the area manager and are part of the area's management team, which, in addition to the area manager, consists of 10 unit managers and a controller. Here, you contribute your expertise and engagement to develop the operation.

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 those 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
• encourages mutual dialogue, is attentive, and adapts their communication to needs and situations.

It is advantageous if you

• have experience in operational leadership
• have experience in leadership in similar operations
• have experience in coaching leadership and leading through change
• have experience in leading teams
• have experience in remote leadership
• have experience in production management of case processing
• have experience in planning your operation in collaboration with colleagues at a distance
• have a good understanding of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's mission
• have experience in competency-based recruitment.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other
1 position, permanent, full-time, with start date by agreement. A probationary period may be relevant. 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. Location: Jönköping

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Contact persons
Manager: Maria Wång Henriksson, 010-114 14 10 (for questions about the position). HR specialist: Louisa Jörgensen, 010-113 43 37, louisa.jorgensen@forsakringskassan.se (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Emil Kyndel, 010-111 50 38, Saco-S: Daria Memetovic, 010-118 40 78, Seko: Johanna Grundström, 010-115 30 44.

Application
Welcome with your application no later than March 27, 2025. Upload your diplomas, grades, and certificates along with your application.

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