Vacant job

Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 21 million decisions that affect people's lives and the entire society. We disburse approximately 260 billion SEK each year. These are the tax funds we manage, which is a significant responsibility. Therefore, we thoroughly examine each case, adhere to 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.

We are looking for a manager who is motivated by clear goals and takes responsibility for creating results. With a present and clear leadership style, you will drive the operations forward and contribute to both good results and development in the work with young people receiving activity compensation. You are also expected to collaborate with other stakeholders so that more young people with activity compensation can have the opportunity to enter work or studies.

Close Leadership, Change, Collaboration

As a unit manager, you are the leader closest to the employees and the operations. You are responsible for leading and managing the daily work based on the department's mission and goals, where the state value system 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 with, for example, the Public Employment Service and municipalities.

Your unit consists of 14 employees who work with activity compensation and are located in Växjö and Karlskrona. 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 target images set by the department and develop the plans your operations need. As a unit manager, you are a support for the area manager and are part of the area's management group, which consists of about 18 people, where you contribute with your expertise and engagement. 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 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, fostering a trust-building work climate
• promotes 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 remote leadership
• 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 Swedish Social Insurance Agency's mission
• have experience in inter-agency collaboration.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Other

A 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. Possibility for remote work exists if the work allows. In this recruitment, psychological tests may be used as part of the selection process. Place of employment: Växjö.

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Contact Persons

Manager: Fredrik Samnegård, 010-116 28 30. HR Specialist: Ottilia Rasimus, 010-112 24 09 or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Christel Lind, 010-114 01 67, Saco-S: Fredrik Svensson, 010-114 08 79, Seko: Eliza Grundström, 010-115 34 02.

Application

Welcome with your application by February 8, 2026. Please upload your degree certificates, grades, and references along with your application.

If you have protected personal information or no access to Bank-ID, please 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.