Head of the Permit Assessment Section in Region West, Gothenburg

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we are working on one of the major societal issues of our time – migration. We are about 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

Do you want to be part of leading a socially important operation that makes a difference every day? We are now looking for an engaged and present manager for the Permit Assessment Section in Region West, Gothenburg.

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

Your workplace

The section currently consists of seven units located in Gothenburg and Örebro. The section is responsible for permit assessments as well as the overall approach to service issues in the region. If you want to know more about what is happening within the Swedish Migration Agency now, please read here: The EU's new migration and asylum pact (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0).

Your mission

As section manager, you play a central role in leading and developing an operation in constant change, in accordance with the Swedish 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 working environment.

You ensure continuous operational development within the section and the region. The work takes place in very close collaboration with other regions and departments.

You are responsible for leading the section's management team where you work closely with unit managers and seek their support in your work as you lead and develop the section. You ensure that there are conditions for participation, collaboration, and for the goals to be implemented, realized, and followed up.

You have overall responsibility for personnel, budget, and working environment, report to the regional director, and are part of the region's management team.

Qualifications

Leadership skills and personal qualities

As a manager and leader at the Swedish Migration Agency, you see the big picture, create conditions, and act consciously in your leadership. You strive to be a present and empathetic leader who creates a safe and open working 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 collaborative ability enables you to create results through cooperation 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 education of at least 120 higher education credits in a relevant field
• current managerial experience with responsibility for operations, personnel, working environment, and budget
• experience leading through other managers and/or working at a strategic level with cross-agency assignments
• experience leading and developing operations in change with good results
• very good ability to communicate fluently in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

It is advantageous if you have:

• good knowledge of the Swedish Migration Agency's mission, operations, and governance model
• good insight into the state budget process

Conditions

Employment type: permanent employment, probationary employment may apply

Working hours: flexible working hours may be introduced through individual agreement

Location: Gothenburg

Start date: by agreement

Employment benefits: Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html).

Welcome with your application documents by February 3, 2026. We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all competence in the labor market is utilized. We therefore welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. You can read more about what this means at this link (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application. Please answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your answers are important for whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process or not. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. In a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you want to contact union representatives, contact information for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page “Job vacancies and expressions of interest” (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0) on migrationsverket.se.

To work at the Swedish Migration Agency, you must have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of the following grounds: Swedish citizenship (requirement for certain positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal information, or other information that you consider to be sensitive, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before you submit your application, and we will tell you more about our security procedures.

Recruitment at the Swedish Migration Agency is conducted entirely by our own or contracted suppliers. We therefore ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.