Vacant job

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we work with one of the major societal issues of our time - migration. We are approximately 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

We are looking for a team leader for the detention center in Märsta.

With us, you will work on current societal issues that are affected by what happens in our environment. Issues that concern and engage. We offer a dynamic environment where continuous improvement and meeting people are in focus.

In a detention unit, individuals who have received a deportation or expulsion decision are placed and need to be available for enforcement. A person can also be detained if their right to stay in the country or identity needs to be investigated. The detention center is a closed unit, and operations are conducted around the clock. The operations must be designed in a legally secure, safe, and dignified manner with the individual in focus.

You can read more about what it is like to work at the detention center here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Jobba-pa-forvaret.html).

What does a team leader do?
As a team leader, you represent the employer and support the immediate manager in the operational management work at the unit. This means that you allocate resources, coordinate and follow up on the team's daily work, and report continuously to the unit manager. Through a coaching approach, you guide the employees in the team.

You lead the team towards results and goal fulfillment and ensure that standards are followed. You drive the work of continuously improving methods and working practices. As a team leader, you contribute to ensuring that the unit has good conditions in terms of a developing work environment, the right competencies, reasonable workload, clear goals, and good planning.

Who are you?
We are looking for someone who leads and motivates others to achieve common goals. You coordinate groups, create engagement and participation. You have good collaboration skills, are attentive, and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner. Furthermore, you see the whole and take into account the best interests of the entire operation in your actions and decisions. You quickly and judiciously weigh information and make swift decisions, despite limited information or difficult circumstances.

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

You who apply have

• A university degree of at least 120 credits with a legal, social science, or behavioral science focus, or other education combined with relevant experience for the role
• Current experience in administrative legal case management
• Good communication skills and express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Good knowledge of the Office suite

It is meritorious if you have

• Leadership training
• Experience in leading and developing groups and/or individuals
• Experience in coaching leadership
• Experience in public sector work
• Experience in leading change
• Experience of working in a locked environment, such as detention, correctional services, forensic psychiatry, or similar
• Experience in a leadership position in a locked environment

Information
Employment type: Permanent with a probationary period and fixed-term employment
Working hours: Scheduled working hours day/evening or night, weekend work may also occur. A placement with office working hours may also be relevant.
Location: Märsta
Start date: As soon as possible by agreement
Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-villkor.html).

Application
Welcome with your application documents no later than February 8, 2026. We accept your application via our recruitment system.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

About the recruitment process
It is important for us to utilize all competencies in the labor market. Therefore, we welcome all applicants and strive for an even gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and ability. You can read more about what this means here (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application process. Please answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your responses are significant for whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. During a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

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

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

More information about personal data (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/det-har-gor-migrationsverket/personuppgifter.html).

Recruitments at the Swedish Migration Agency are conducted entirely by our own or contracted suppliers. Therefore, we ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.