We are looking for a resource for the Swedish Food Agency's work with public meals

We are looking for someone who, until August 2026, wants to be a resource in the Swedish Food Agency's work with public meals, preparedness, and food consumption. If you want to lead our development work and communicate with our target groups, this could be of interest to you.

Your role

In this role, you will drive assignments and handle cases in our national competence center for public meals. The national competence center includes support to municipalities and regions in the development of meals and robust and resilient meal organizations for healthcare, schools, and social services. You will participate in government assignments, develop guidelines and knowledge support, and collaborate with industry representatives on various issues. In your work, you will represent the agency in different contexts and collaborate with various stakeholders in both digital and physical meetings. You will also be a resource for general tasks within the unit and collaborate with your colleagues.

You will take responsibility together with your colleagues for the organization's common assignments and resources as well as the needs of target groups. Furthermore, you will make thoughtful priorities in your work and deliver in accordance with set goals. You will monitor the external environment to gather new perspectives, maintain relevant competence, and adapt your work to the organization's requirements and conditions.

The Unit for Sustainable Food Consumption

The Unit for Sustainable Food Consumption works for a more sustainable food consumption among the population. The unit provides support in the form of advice, guidelines, and policies to professional groups, companies, control authorities, and other organizations whose work involves food, meals, and ultimately consumers. We drive many government assignments, both within the food strategy and in collaboration with other authorities.

Your qualifications

We are looking for someone with an academic degree where food science, nutrition, or related fields form a significant part. You have current and relevant experience working on projects and assignments related to public meals and sustainable food consumption. You are accustomed to handling tasks in a context that places high demands on communication skills and you are comfortable in an outward-facing role. Experience working with public meal operations in municipalities or regions is required. If you have experience working in a governmental role, that is an advantage. Experience working with target groups such as children, youth, and the elderly, as well as experience with preparedness issues in public meals, is also advantageous. It is positive if you are used to handling large amounts of data and analyzing, summarizing, and communicating information in a target group-adapted manner. Proficiency in both Swedish and English, both spoken and written, is required.

Your personal qualities

To succeed in this role, you act responsibly, collaboratively, and developmentally in your work. You invite and are open to collaborations, ideas, and new perspectives that improve our deliveries. You enjoy working in a team and share your expertise to strengthen our collective ability. You are able to navigate a large flow of tasks as you have the ability to see both the big picture and pay attention to details. You are used to collaborating with others both internally and externally, utilizing your ability to communicate our mission and efforts simply and straightforwardly. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Welcome to contact us

You are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Britta Ekman. The representative for Saco-S is Åsa Brugård Konde and for ST Anders Staffas. All can be reached via our switchboard at tel. 018-17 55 00.

The application deadline is April 6, 2025. Apply via the job advertisement on Available Jobs (livsmedelsverket.se), marking your application with diary number 2025/01473. The application must be written in Swedish.

More information about the position

Employment type: Fixed-term employment, Full-time.

Start date: Immediately, by agreement

Organizational affiliation: ROR/HLK

Location: Uppsala

Before the interview

Bring grades, certificates, and ID documents that support your application to a possible interview.

Welcome with your application!

This recruitment is conducted entirely by the Swedish Food Agency. We therefore decline phone calls from recruitment companies and advertisement sellers.

We will base our assessment on the information provided in the application documents, so please be clear in describing how you meet the qualifications.

Why the Swedish Food Agency

Food and drinking water affect everyone in one way or another, and the interest in both food itself and the work of the Swedish Food Agency is very high.

At the Swedish Food Agency, we contribute to ensuring that food and drinking water are safe for consumers in Sweden, that no one is deceived about what food contains, and to sustainable food consumption. The Swedish Food Agency is involved in building Sweden's civil defense and has a key role in a robust food and drinking water supply.

At the Swedish Food Agency, we work efficiently and with quality assurance, and all employees, leaders, and managers take joint responsibility for the organization's mission and development from a holistic perspective. Through our shared leadership, we promote engagement and learning.