Do you want to be part of an authority in an exciting phase of change?

The Swedish National Financial Management Authority (ESV) is undergoing a transformation with the merger with the Swedish Agency for Public Management on January 1, 2026. The authority is growing, which means an increased need for support in legal matters and procurement. In connection with the merger, the authority will change its name to the Swedish Agency for Public Management.

We are looking for someone who has worked for a couple of years and wants to develop in their role while being part of an authority in change. The legal unit is led by a chief legal officer/unit manager and consists of lawyers, procurement officers, registrars, and archivists, totaling 8 people. We work closely together and across boundaries. You will report to the unit manager.

Your responsibilities

As a lawyer at ESV, you will work with various legal issues and support the operations with advice and assistance in legal matters including administrative law, public access, confidentiality, procurement, and contracts, as well as issues related to digitization and data protection. Together with colleagues, you will handle cases with a high degree of complexity. You will independently provide advice to the authority's employees and conduct legal investigations.

Your role will focus on public procurement, contracts, and contract follow-up. You will work closely with ESV's procurement officers and independently conduct procurements, draft contracts, and assist in contract management. ESV procures services and goods for its own operations, a large part of which concerns various IT and system procurements and consulting procurements.

Your background and qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A law degree or a bachelor's degree in law.
• Two years of experience in relevant independent legal work within the last five years.
• Two years of experience in public procurement within the last five years.
• Relevant experience from public administration.
• Knowledge of public access and confidentiality as well as public procurement and contract law.
• Good ability to communicate in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

It is advantageous if you have:

• Relevant experience from the public sector.
• Independently conducted open procurements, renewed competitive tenders, or orders from the Kammarkollegiet framework agreements.
• Experience with IT or system procurements and consulting procurements.
• Knowledge and experience in IT law and development in digital administration.
• Experience in handling data protection issues.

Your personal qualities

We are looking for someone who is analytical and has the ability to investigate and solve legal issues as well as make trade-offs and priorities based on complex contexts and considerations. You work in a structured manner, are solution-oriented, and results-driven with the ability to deliver on time. You see opportunities in changes and can easily adapt to changing conditions.

As a person, you are secure and stable in your role. You have a very good ability to collaborate and easily build relationships, and you can constructively take in and consider others' opinions.

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

More about us

We are looking for someone who shares our values – open, professional, and development-oriented – and who wants to be part of our journey towards becoming a top-class authority. Our open offices are centrally located in Stockholm, and there is an opportunity to work partially remotely. We currently have about 165 employees.

How we recruit

We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible, but no later than December 10, 2025. You apply by answering a number of selection questions and attaching your application in our recruitment system.

The employment is full-time and permanent, with a six-month probationary period. Start date is according to agreement.

On our website, you can read more about how we recruit. If you have questions about the job, feel free to contact unit manager Anna Ahlgren at 08-690 45 51. If you have questions about the recruitment process, feel free to contact Fredrik Sydstrand, HR specialist at [email protected]. Union contacts are Elisabeth Perntz, chair of Saco-S, [email protected] and Jenny Eriksson, chair of ST, [email protected].

Warm welcome with your application!

ESV develops economic governance for the government, the Government Offices, and other state authorities, and conducts analyses and forecasts of the state’s economy. ESV is also Sweden's national audit body for EU funds. We are located in Stockholm and have 165 employees.