Vacant job

On behalf of the government, the National Property Board of Sweden (SFV) manages our common natural and cultural heritage. We manage a variety of state-owned properties – including government buildings, courts, castles and royal estates, theaters, museums, embassies, as well as one-seventh of the country's area consisting of forests and land.

As employees, we are proud to work for an authority, operate based on the state value framework, and contribute to positive societal development.

Your Role

Do you want to lead Management Support with responsibility for legal and security issues? Then we can offer you a challenging and varied job in a leadership position alongside knowledgeable colleagues.

As the Chief Legal Officer, you will have overall responsibility for legal and security issues as well as support and advice to the Director General and the authority in administrative legal matters. You will also be responsible for property law issues, including the acquisition and disposal of real estate. Furthermore, you will be responsible for the development and follow-up of the authority's legal work and value framework, as well as providing strategic support in development and change work. The Chief Legal Officer is responsible for coordinating the preparation of decisions made by the board or the Director General and is responsible for a final legal review and suitability assessment prior to these decisions. You will represent the authority in external contexts such as contacts with other authorities, the Government Offices, and in legal proceedings. The units for property law, archive and information management, as well as security and protection are currently included in the area of responsibility.

Your Profile

We are looking for someone who has:

• A law degree and has completed court clerk training
• Many years of managerial experience where you have achieved good results
• Solid experience as an employer representative
• Experience working with collaboration and dialogue both within and outside the organization
• Broad experience of qualified work within public administration
• Very good legal knowledge, especially in administrative law

It is meritorious if you have:

• Judicial training
• Experience from working in a law firm or a similar role within another authority or property management organization
• Experience leading through other managers
• Experience in management group work
• Knowledge of property law issues
• Had an active role in security and protection work.

Personal Qualities

We place great importance on your personal qualities. You have the ability to see the big picture, lead towards results, and create participation and involvement. You are secure in your role, have high integrity, and good judgment. You have the ability to create and maintain good relationships. With a very good analytical ability, you can see solutions in complex issues and coordinate various interests that you can summarize, illustrate, and present in an educational manner. Furthermore, you are a skilled negotiator and have very good oral and written communication skills.

How to Apply

To apply for the position, we ask you to attach your CV and answer a number of selection questions based on the requirement profile. In the first selection, we will only consider your CV and your answers to the questions. We wish for you to respond concretely and succinctly, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV.

If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the recruiting manager to submit your application.

For questions, please contact the recruiting manager, Director General Max Elger at phone 010-478 70 00. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Director Marie-Louise Schüssler at phone 010-478 70 00.

Union representatives for Saco, Seko, and OFR/S can be reached via our switchboard at 010-478 70 00. More information about SFV can be found at www.sfv.se (http://www.sfv.se).

Application deadline: 2026-01-11

More Information

Employment form: The position is a permanent full-time employment. SFV applies fixed-term managerial appointments.

Location: Stockholm

Start date: By agreement

Possibility for remote work: There is an opportunity to work part of the time remotely.

Before a decision on employment is made, a security review according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may be conducted. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security review will also include a background check and in some cases, Swedish citizenship is required.

The National Property Board of Sweden operates in sectors exposed to various risks of irregularities; therefore, there are positions where suitability assessments are conducted as a preventive measure.

Work with Us

At SFV, we work on behalf of the citizens, based on the state value framework and our employee policy. Employees at SFV have a good understanding of SFV's mission and goals, take responsibility, and collaborate. Our managers lead our work by having a holistic view, leading towards results, and creating participation and involvement.

Read about our employee policy and what it is like to work with us at Work with Us | SFV (http://www.sfv.se).

Welcome to us!