Section Manager for Reception and Return Center in Märsta

Do you want to lead a socially important operation that makes a difference every day? We are now looking for an engaged and present section manager for the Reception and Return Center in Märsta.

With us, you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of migration operations. You will have a meaningful and socially important management role in an organization characterized by development, change, and great responsibility. You will lead managers with high competence and strong commitment in a workplace where participation, collaboration, and development are central.

Your Workplace

Region North has about 2,000 employees and is one of the agency's three regions. The operations in the region encompass all types of the agency's case categories and detention and are organized into 9 sections, about 90 units, and a regional office. The region is based in Sundbyberg with operations from Flen to Boden. In the coming years, significant changes will occur in many areas of the Migration Agency, and the organization will be continuously adjusted and changed to provide the best possible conditions for development.

Your Mission

As a section manager, you play a central role in leading and developing an operation in constant change, in accordance with the Migration Agency's operational plan and strategies. You are responsible for creating an efficient and sustainable organization and ensuring that the units within the section achieve set goals with a good work environment.

You are responsible for leading the section's management team, which consists of the section's unit managers. As a section manager, you provide the unit managers with the conditions to carry out their respective unit assignments and ensure continuous operational development within the section and the region.

You work closely with the unit managers and take their support in your work as you lead and develop the section, both in the daily and long-term perspective. You ensure that there are conditions for participation, collaboration, and that the goals are implemented, realized, and followed up.

You have overall responsibility for personnel, budget, and work environment, reporting to the regional director. You are part of the region's management team and contribute your commitment and competence to develop the operational activities in Region North as a whole. You also participate in one or more cross-agency operational management groups within the areas you are responsible for. There, you ensure together with section managers from other regions that the operations are conducted efficiently and lawfully, and develop to meet future needs.

About Leadership – COURAGE, EMPATHY, and CLARITY in Practice

We build our leadership profile based on the Migration Agency's core values.

• COURAGE – You dare to make decisions, even in changing and complex situations. You stand confidently in your role and drive development with initiative.
• EMPATHY – You are attentive and see each individual. You create an open and safe work environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and supported.
• CLARITY – You communicate clearly and consistently. You ensure that everyone in the team understands the goals and how you collectively contribute to the whole.

Your Competencies

Leadership Ability and Personal Qualities

As a manager and leader at the Migration Agency, you see the whole picture, create conditions, and act consciously in your leadership. You strive to be a present and empathetic leader who creates a safe and open work environment and an efficient operation.

You lead with courage and clarity, which means you do not hesitate to make decisions even in changing times. You ensure that everyone understands why decisions are made and what they mean for them and the organization as a whole. You have the ability to work strategically and analytically, with a clear overall perspective and good communication skills. Your working method is structured, and you are driven by creating results through collaboration and development.

In our work as civil servants, high demands are also placed on good judgment and a high level of security and confidentiality awareness.

We are looking for someone who has:

• an academic degree (at least 120 credits) in a relevant field or other education combined with current and relevant work experience that the employer assesses as equivalent
• management experience with responsibility for operations, employees, work environment, and budget
• experience of being a manager over other managers
• several years of experience in leading and developing operations in change
• experience in breaking down strategic assignments into operational goals
• very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience of management assignments within a government agency and experience of a process-oriented working method
• good insight into the government budget process and Swedish public administration
• knowledge of the Migration Agency's operations and assignments.

Information

Employment type: Permanent employment (probationary employment may be relevant)

Working hours: Office working hours with the possibility of an agreement on trust-based working hours

Location: Märsta, travel within Sweden may occur in the position

Start date: By agreement

Employment benefits: Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner-och-villkor.html).

Welcome with your application documents by January 12, 2026. We accept your application via our recruitment system.