Operational Lawyer at ISP

Are you a senior lawyer who wants to work with operational legal issues and closely with core operations? Do you want to work at a growing authority that contributes to Sweden's security? Are you interested in operational development? Then this might be the role for you. ISP is now looking for an operational lawyer for the Legal and Supervision Group.

Job Description

As an operational lawyer at ISP, you will have the opportunity to work broadly with various operational legal issues as well as tasks related to core operations. You will work with common operational legal issues, including areas such as administrative law, transparency and confidentiality, public procurement, and data protection legislation. You are someone who enjoys working in a growing organization and actively participating in the development of the authority's legal work, including administration and the development of the authority's governing documents. You will also work with legal investigations, consultations, and regulations.

In addition to operational legal issues, you will also provide internal legal advice regarding the regulations applicable to core operations, such as dual-use products and international sanctions. International work and travel may occur.

The operational lawyers also support the group's lawyers and confidentiality officers in handling administrative law cases related to the regulations regarding military equipment, dual-use products, and foreign direct investments, as well as cases concerning requests for the disclosure of public documents. The work also includes conducting training sessions.

Qualifications

• Master of Laws degree
• Completed judicial clerkship or equivalent experience from a court deemed comparable by the authority
• Several years of relevant experience in qualified legal work from a government agency or court, or other relevant private sector experience

Meritorious

• Current experience in qualified work with administrative law, transparency and confidentiality legislation, public procurement, and/or data processing
• Very good knowledge of and current experience in EU law is particularly meritorious.

Although the workplace is characterized by collaboration, the work is independent and places high demands on your ability to organize and prioritize your tasks, as well as a structured approach to drive processes forward. You express yourself very well in both spoken and written Swedish and English. Furthermore, you have good analytical skills and can quickly familiarize yourself with extensive material. You have a very high work capacity and previous experience of working under time pressure while still delivering within set deadlines without compromising accuracy. You have good judgment, good collaboration skills, and are flexible and communicative. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

To work at ISP, Swedish citizenship is required. The position is classified in a security class, and a security screening with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. Since a large part of the tasks involve confidential information, the possibilities for remote work are limited.

The employment is a permanent position. ISP applies a six-month probationary period. Start date is according to agreement. The position includes an obligation to be placed in a war situation.

The Group

The Legal and Supervision Group is located within the Unit for Operational Support, which also includes the Group for Personnel, Finance, and Administration, as well as the IT Support Group. The unit is led by the unit manager, who is also the authority's chief legal officer. The Legal and Supervision Group consists of just over ten employees and is led by a group manager, who is also the deputy chief legal officer. The group is responsible for assisting the chief legal officer in their mission to support the authority's legal work, for cases of violations, and the authority's disclosure function, as well as for the authority's supervision activities.

About the Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP)

The Inspectorate for Strategic Products, ISP, is a government authority with a mission within Swedish foreign, defense, and security policy. The authority is the licensing and supervisory authority for military equipment and dual-use products, as well as the national authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention. ISP has a mission as the national contact point for information exchange within the EU regarding foreign direct investments. The authority is the review authority under the law on the review of foreign direct investments. Furthermore, ISP handles targeted sanctions and participates in international cooperation. Read more about us at isp.se.

The authority strives to maintain a balanced gender and age distribution and to achieve increased diversity. ISP offers you a workplace with good development opportunities and benefits such as flexible working hours and the possibility of wellness grants. In addition to the usual benefits for government employees, such as additional vacation days according to agreement and reimbursement for certain medications, as an employee at ISP, you can receive a wellness grant of up to 5,000 SEK per year.

Application

Welcome with your application by April 27, 2025. Please indicate reference number 2025-9.2-0027.

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