Inspector with a Legal Background at IVO in Jönköping

Do you want to make a difference and contribute to safer care and support? The Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) is now looking for one to two inspectors with a legal background in Jönköping to supervise municipalities that do not implement their decisions within a reasonable time.

About the Job

As an inspector with a legal background, you will work on cases involving unimplemented decisions, which means you will be a decision-maker and provide legal support to other inspectors in assessments and in applications for special fees to the administrative court. As an inspector, you will always work from a user and patient perspective, supported by our supervision policy to focus on what is important for individuals and various groups of people.

Your main tasks will include:

• making legal assessments within the case category
• leading assessment meetings for case presentations
• being a decision-maker in applications for special fees to the administrative court
• supporting operational development with legal assistance in the development of routines, assessment support, and various technical solutions

The position is a permanent employment with a six-month probationary period. Your formal title will be inspector based in Jönköping.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• a law degree or another legal qualification that we consider suitable for the position
• current and several years of experience in case management (legal work and relevant experience) within public administration.
• experience in investigative work
• very good ability to express yourself in spoken and written Swedish

To succeed in this role, you need to have good collaboration skills and a high level of integrity. Furthermore, the role requires that you are confident in your profession and have good judgment. As IVO is in an exciting expansion phase, it is important that you can easily adapt to changes and see opportunities in changes.

In the recruitment process, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

We consider it an advantage if you also have:

• experience in supervisory and investigative work
• knowledge of laws and regulations within the social services area and the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS)
• experience in operational development such as developing routines and assessment support for processing within public operations

What can IVO offer you?

We offer you a developing role in an exciting knowledge organization. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you, together with your colleagues, contribute to our ongoing work to develop modern and powerful supervision in Sweden. We continuously work with new methods, approaches, and tools to achieve the best results. We strive for a composition of employees that reflects the diversity of society. We offer favorable conditions such as wellness grants, flexible working hours, and good vacation and pension benefits. We also offer the possibility to agree to work partially remotely.

Application

You apply by answering our selection questions and attaching your CV. In your application, you should indicate how you meet the requirements profile. The questions are based on the requirements profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. Your application is considered complete only when you have answered the questions.

Apply by February 15, 2026.

Workplace Description

The Southeast Department is a supervisory department located in Jönköping.

IVO contributes to safe care and support

The mission of the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) is to contribute to care and support that is safe, of good quality, and conducted in accordance with laws and other regulations through supervision and licensing.

The authority is characterized by great commitment as well as broad and deep knowledge and understanding of health care and social services in Sweden. IVO is driven by the vision that we are in control, that we create learning, and that we make care and support safer and better. We exist for the care and support recipients.

The authority has about 800 employees. The supervision work is carried out at six regional departments across the country. The departments for licensing, analysis, planning, communication, and operational support are located in Stockholm, as is the director general's office.