Unit Manager at the Social Insurance Agency in Kalmar

Every year, the Social Insurance Agency makes 21 million decisions that affect people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 260 billion SEK each year. These are public funds that we manage. It is a significant responsibility. Therefore, we take the time to understand each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care, and show compassion. This is a job for you who want to take responsibility. Welcome to the Social Insurance Agency.

Responsibilities and Tasks

As a unit manager, you are the leader who is closest to the employees and the operations. You are responsible for leading and driving the daily work based on the department's mission and goals, where the state value base permeates your work. Through your leadership, you communicate clear expectations, follow up on goals, and provide your employees with the right conditions to take their responsibility. You have personnel responsibility as well as result and follow-up responsibility for the teams in your unit.

Your unit consists of 20 employees who work with Housing Allowance and Housing Supplement and are located in Kalmar. Through close leadership, you create the predictability, security, and sustainability necessary for employees to take their responsibility and meet the need for change. You create understanding of context, direction, and the goals the department has set and develop the plans your operations need. As a unit manager, you are a support for the area manager and you are part of the area's management group consisting of 19 people where you contribute with your competence and commitment. You adapt and exercise your leadership in a way that creates conditions for employees to use their judgment and competence.

The position involves handling confidential information, which places high demands on proper management. Therefore, it is important that you, who will work with us, have a high level of security awareness.

This is a job for you who want to take responsibility.

We are looking for someone who

• has a university degree or experiences and qualifications that can be deemed equivalent
• has good leadership skills
• promotes others' professional and personal development
• works to achieve goals and results, follows up on the effects of their own and others' activities
• has a systematic approach to work
• collaborates effectively with others to achieve common goals
• has good self-awareness and is stable as a person, promotes a trust-building work climate
• encourages mutual dialogue, is attentive, and adapts their communication according to needs and situations.

It is advantageous if you

• have experience in operational leadership
• have experience in leadership in similar operations
• have experience in coaching leadership and leading through change
• have experience in leading teams
• have experience in leading remotely
• have experience in production management of case handling
• have experience in planning your operations in collaboration with colleagues at a distance
• have a good understanding of the Social Insurance Agency's mission.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other

This is a permanent, full-time position, with start date according to agreement. A probationary period may be applicable. In accordance with the Social Insurance Agency's security guidelines, background checks will be conducted in this recruitment. Remote work is possible if the work allows. In this recruitment, psychological tests may be used as part of the selection process. Place of employment: Kalmar.

Would you like to know more about the Social Insurance Agency as an employer? Visit fk.se/jobbahososs (https://www.fk.se/jobbahososs)

Contact Persons

Manager: Jenny Klang, 010-1118105 (for questions about the position). HR Specialist: Annika Sörensen, [email protected], 010-1116600 (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Kalle Greiff, 010-1184114, Saco-S: Tobias Schelin, 010-1142490, Seko: Johanna Grundström, 010-1153044.

Application

Welcome with your application by January 27, 2026. Please upload your degree certificates, grades, and references along with your application.

If you have protected personal information or no access to BankID, please call the HR specialist named in the ad for assistance in submitting your application.

In everything we do, we act based on the principle of the equal value of all people, legal certainty, and good service.