Team Leader for Service Unit North/West

At the Migration Agency, we work with one of the major societal issues of our time – migration. We are approximately 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

Our work is truly important!

We are looking for a team leader for the service unit North/West, located in Gothenburg.

The service units are present in all regions and in the cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Norrköping, and our mission is to support the operations in matters concerning service and security in administrative premises, detention centers, and in the future also collective housing.

As a team leader in the service unit, you will work with issues that support the operations and are influenced by what happens in our environment. We offer a dynamic environment where continuous improvements, follow-up, and development are in focus. With us, you will encounter various issues ranging from physical premises security, participation in local projects to service and procurement.

The North/West service unit has a geographically large area, with employees placed and working in Gothenburg, Umeå, and Boden.

What does a team leader do?

As a team leader, you represent the employer and support the immediate manager in the operational management work of the unit. This means that you allocate resources and prioritize tasks as needed after consultation with the manager, coordinate and follow up on the unit's daily work, and report continuously to the unit manager. Through a coaching approach, you guide the employees. You will also participate in and partly drive winding-down projects and represent the service unit in other projects and meeting forums that the North/West service unit participates in.

Together with the unit manager, you coach the unit towards goal fulfillment and ensure that standards and routines are followed. Among other things, through systematic and regular feedback to employees. You drive the work of continuously improving methods, routines, and working methods and also collaborate with other operations both within the section and the Migration Agency as a whole to achieve the best results.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who is confident with good self-awareness and can distinguish between the personal and the professional. You have clear values and the ability to think conceptually about issues from an ethical perspective. You have good collaboration skills and are attentive, create contacts, and maintain relationships. As a leader, you motivate others and create engagement and participation, as well as show judgment in statements, actions, and decisions.

In our work as civil servants, high demands are also placed on judgment and a high level of security and confidentiality awareness. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

You who are applying have

• A university degree of at least 120 credits with a legal, social science, or behavioral science orientation, or other education in combination with relevant experience for the role
• Experience working in a project tool according to the XLPM model
• Experience working with procurement and LOU
• Good communication skills and express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Good knowledge of the Office suite
• Driving license B
• Swedish citizenship

It is meritorious if you have

• Experience working in project form
• Experience working with process development
• Experience in coaching leadership
• Experience leading and developing groups and/or individuals
• Experience in administrative work within government operations
• Experience in circular winding down of inventory within government operations
• Experience in accounting regarding fixed assets within the state

Security screening with background checks according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted. Based on this, there is a requirement for Swedish citizenship. Employment requires an approved security screening.

Information

Employment form: Special fixed-term employment until 2026-05-18

Working hours: Office working hours

Location: Gothenburg, travel to the service unit's other locations may occur

Start date: 2025-05-19 or according to agreement

Remote work: There is some possibility for remote work

Employment benefits: Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/vart-uppdrag-och-arbete.html)

Welcome with your application documents no later than April 14, 2025

We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all competencies in the labor market are utilized. Therefore, we welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. You can read more about what this means at this link (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application. Answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your answers are significant for whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process or not. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. During a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you wish to contact union representatives, contact details for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page “Job vacancies and expressions of interest” on migrationsverket.se: here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Lediga-jobb-och-intresseanmalan.html).

To work at the Migration Agency, you need to have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of these grounds: Swedish citizenship (requirement for certain positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal information, or other information that you assess as worthy of protection, you should contact rekrytering@migrationsverket.se (mailto:rekrytering@migrationsverket.se) before submitting your application, and we will tell you more about our security procedures.

Read more about personal data here. (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Vart-uppdrag/Personuppgifter.html)

Recruitments at the Migration Agency are conducted entirely by our own or contracted suppliers. Therefore, we ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.