Unit Manager at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

We are looking for a Unit Manager who, together with the unit's employees, wants to develop work with effective and legally secure grant and fee processes at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. In recent years, the agency has received an increasing number of assignments related to grant giving and fee management, mostly linked to the EU's work for the green transition. The unit's mission is to develop and manage the agency's control strategy to prevent and detect fraud, ensure cost-effective operations, and maintain reasonable processing times. Furthermore, the unit shall carry out in-depth financial controls based on decided control measures. The unit should also have the capacity to handle certain grants when necessary. The Financing Unit is part of the Administration Department with employees located both in Östersund and Stockholm.

Your Responsibilities:

As a unit manager, you will lead, develop, and follow up on the unit's work on behalf of the head of the administration department. You will be part of the department's management team, where you contribute to the overall picture and a good collaborative climate. As a member of the management team, you are expected to take an active role in our collective work to implement the department's entire mission. You are responsible for the unit's processes, results, staffing, and finances, and you have personnel and work environment responsibilities. You also ensure that the unit has the necessary competence to fulfill its mission and has the ability to create clarity and direction in the work. You harness employees' engagement and ensure they have the right conditions to perform their work. You contribute to a good work climate, participation, and good collaboration both internally and externally. You ensure the quality of the unit's deliveries and represent the agency in external contexts.

Your Competence:

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant higher education, such as economics.
• Current, several years of experience as a manager.
• Experience in leading or implementing grant and/or fee management, preferably from public sector operations.

It is advantageous to have:

• Experience in handling external audits.
• Experience in managing EU-funded operations.
• Experience in digitizing and automating financial flows.

We place great importance on your personal qualities and leadership. The unit has many contact points with the various departments and units of the agency, so the role requires you to be attentive, promote a trust-building atmosphere, and contribute to good collaboration.

At the same time, you are a leader who is results- and goal-oriented and wants to develop the operations. You can see the big picture and remain flexible as conditions change.

About the Employment

The position is a permanent full-time employment that begins with a six-month probationary period. The position is located in Stockholm or Östersund. Start date as soon as possible by agreement. We apply individual salary setting.

Application

When you apply, you will need to answer a number of selection questions related to the requirements profile in the advertisement. Your answers will be used as part of the selection process and may determine whether you proceed in the recruitment process. Therefore, it is important that you respond as thoroughly and clearly as possible. We do not use personal letters in the selection process, as we want to focus on your experience and competence, which contributes to a more efficient and fair recruitment process. In your application, please attach only your CV.

We warmly welcome your application by April 15, 2025.

Contact

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Håkan Svaleryd, head of department.

You can also contact our union representatives for Saco-S or ST. All can be reached via customer service, tel. no. 010-698 10 00.

Why Work With Us?

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency values a sustainable work life and a good work environment. We offer our employees good opportunities for remote work, occupational health care and employee support, wellness hours and wellness grants, as well as various activities through our sports and outdoor association and cultural association. Welcome to our modern offices in an organization with an important mission. We are a workplace with friendly colleagues and an attentive leadership where we gather around our overarching mission aimed at improving the environment for current and future generations.

About the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency drives and coordinates work for a good living environment together with others. We base our work on knowledge and demonstrate opportunities for sustainable development. We are an environmental authority working on behalf of the government. The agency is responsible for issues related to climate and air, land, biodiversity, contaminated areas, recycling and waste, environmental monitoring, and environmental research.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency strives for a workplace characterized by equality and diversity. We see that employees with different backgrounds and experiences are an important prerequisite for this.

In preparation for the recruitment work, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing, and therefore request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.