Vacant job

Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 21 million decisions that affect people's lives and society as a whole. We disburse approximately 260 billion kronor 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 Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

The main task of the Control Investigation Unit is to investigate suspected benefit fraud and to return knowledge from these investigations to the various departments of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. The investigations range from relatively uncomplicated cases to organized and systematic crime.

Close leadership and a broad mandate

As a unit manager, you are the closest manager 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 convey 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 responsibility for results and follow-up for the teams in your unit. You also represent the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in external collaborations.

Your unit consists of about 20 employees who work with control investigations and are located in Gothenburg. 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 an understanding of context, direction, and the goals the department has set and develop the plans your operations need. As a unit manager, you support the area manager and are part of the area's management group, which consists of 5 unit managers where you contribute your expertise, engagement, and good collaboration. 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 handling. Therefore, it is important that you, who will work with us, have a high security awareness.

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

We are looking for someone who

• has a university degree or equivalent experience and qualifications
• 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 of operational management and leadership in similar operations
• have experience in control operations
• have experience in coaching leadership and leading through change
• have experience in production management of case handling
• have experience in collaboration with authorities
• have completed our internal competency development program for unit managers.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other

1 position, permanent, full-time, with start date by agreement. A probationary period may be applicable. In accordance with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's security guidelines, background checks will be conducted in this recruitment. For this position, Swedish citizenship is required. Remote work is possible if the job allows. In this recruitment, psychological tests may be used as part of the selection process. Place of employment: Gothenburg.

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

Contact persons

Manager: Henrik Thapper, 010-112 25 23 (for questions about the position). HR specialist: Frida Skogsborn, [email protected], 010-112 24 18 (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Daniel Källström, 010-119 61 29 or Annica Borg, 010-117 61 32, Saco-S: Sara Holmkvist, 010-112 44 05, Seko: Johanna Grundström, 010-115 30 44.

Application

Welcome with your application by February 4, 2026. Please upload your diplomas, grades, and certificates with your application.

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

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