Unit for Social Services and Disability Policy, Ministry of Social Affairs

Do you enjoy varied and interesting tasks that require your ability to combine expert knowledge with an understanding of the whole? Do you also enjoy coordinating and driving processes and like having many points of contact? Then we can offer you an exciting role alongside knowledgeable colleagues in a dynamic environment.

Your workday. Sweden's tomorrow.

The unit works with social service issues within individual and family care as well as care for the elderly and people with disabilities. The unit is responsible for coordinating children's rights policy, disability policy, and certain social insurance benefits.

For the current position, the primary focus is on working with certain issues related to individual support that can be provided to people with disabilities, such as measures under the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS), including personal assistance, assistance compensation, and car support provided under the Social Insurance Code and measures under the Social Services Act.

The tasks are varied and include, among other things, drafting proposals for bills, government assignments, and committee directives, as well as analyzing and compiling materials for the government's positions within the unit's areas of responsibility regarding ongoing issues such as questions and interpellations from the parliament and written responses, as well as coordinating unit-wide processes. Furthermore, it includes government management work and preparations for meetings in various types of bodies and instances. You may represent Sweden in various international processes and contexts. However, the area and tasks may change over time.

Read more about our activities at www.regeringen.se (http://www.regeringen.se).

Your background

We are looking for someone with a relevant completed academic education and relevant and current experience of working in the Government Offices. You need to have experience working with disability issues and knowledge of the regulations concerning individual support for people with disabilities that the unit is responsible for. It is a plus if you have experience working at a strategic level in a government agency, municipality, or region, as well as experience in qualified investigative work. You should have good knowledge of the rights of people with disabilities, as well as the needs and conditions for achieving equality in living conditions and full participation in society. It is advantageous if you have knowledge of personal assistance and assistance compensation. The position requires that you have very good skills in oral and written communication in Swedish and that you have good knowledge of English.

Your qualities

We are looking for someone who has a very good ability to independently plan, coordinate, and drive processes and has a good ability to take initiative. To thrive in the position, you need to be able to work under time pressure, be persistent, and handle several different types of tasks simultaneously. Since the work involves many points of contact, it is important that you are good at collaborating and are flexible. Furthermore, you are quality-conscious, structured, and have good judgment. We prefer that you have a good understanding of the demands of work and the conditions in a politically governed organization. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Other

Special fixed-term employment for one year with immediate start or by agreement. A security check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact Niclas Fogelström, the group manager, at 08-405 12 70. You are also welcome to contact recruitment specialist Hanna Grotander at 08-405 12 36. Union contact persons are Pia Fagerström for Saco and Karina Åbom-Engberg for ST. All can be reached via the Government Offices switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by April 15, 2025.

The mission of the Government Offices is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of which 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as strengths and assets, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Social Affairs, one of ten ministries, is responsible for issues related to the welfare of society. These include public health and healthcare, social services including elderly care, care for and rights of people with disabilities, sickness and parental insurance, pensions and the premium pension system, as well as sports, civil society, youth policy, burial issues, and religious communities.